2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Zane Starling
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 203
- Bats / Throws:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Lake City, Fla.
- High School:
- Santa Fe
CAREER HONORS
2024-25, 2023-24 ASUN Academic Honor Roll
2025 (SOPHOMORE)
Starling made 18 appearances out of the bullpen … Posted a 1-0 record across 17.1 innings pitched … Ranked fourth on the team with a 2.37 WHIP … Tallied 18 strikeouts and one save … Didn’t allow a hit in five of his 18 appearances … Allowed just two home runs against 83 batters faced … Registered at least two strikeouts out of the bullpen in three games … Went a career-high 3.1 innings and notched a career-high six strikeouts against Brown on Feb. 21 … Named to the 2024-25 ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
2024 (FRESHMAN)
Starling made 19 appearances out of the bullpen … Posted a 4-1 record and a 6.48 ERA across 25 innings pitched … Tied for the second-most wins on the team … Tallied 31 strikeouts, two saves, a 1.48 WHIP and a .225 opponent batting average … Didn’t allow a hit in six of his 19 appearances … Allowed just two home runs against 89 batters faced … Recorded at least two strikeouts out of the bullpen in nine games … Made his North Florida debut against Delaware on Feb. 16 … Struck out four batters against Yale on Feb. 25 and at Bellarmine March 28 … Notched wins in back-to-back appearances at FAU on Feb. 28 and March 2 … Registered two hitless-innings to earn the win against Eastern Kentucky on April 7 … Needed just six pitches to pick up the save at Kennesaw State on May 3 … Fanned two and posted two scoreless innings to earn the save at North Alabama on May 10 … Named to the 2023-24 ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Starling played at Santa Fe High School in Alachua, Fla. … Two-time district champion … Worked in starting and closing roles for Santa Fe … Posted multiple complete games.
PERSONAL
Starling was born in Alachua, Fla. … Son of Nikki and Chris Starling … Has two siblings, Carson and Easton.
WHY UNF?
"When I visited the campus it just felt like home. I loved the school, its facilities and I really liked the classes and what they have to offer."
