Honors & Awards
• Two Letters (2011, 2012)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2012)
• First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2011)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

2012: Zach Hirsch started a team-high 13 games in 2012 after not starting a game and making 13 appearances out of the bullpen during his first season of action at Nebraska as a redshirt freshman in 2011 • Posted a 4-5 record on the year with a 5.52 ERA over a team-high 60.1 innings of work • Struck out 32 batter, while issuing just 14 walks • Made his first and only relief appearance against Michigan State at the Big Ten Tournament • Threw 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against the Spartans • Earned his fourth win of the season in the second game of a double-header sweep at Ohio State on April 15 • Struck out two and gave up two runs over 6.0 innings against the Buckeyes • Gave NU a career-high tying 7.0 innings against Illinois on March 25, as he gave up just three hits in a 13-3 win • Registered three strikeouts and gave up five hits over 5.1 innings in a win over Louisiana Tech on March 15 • Went a career-high 7.0 innings and punched out six batters for the second straight start in a 4-1 loss to West Virginia during the Dairy Queen Classic at the Metrodome on March 2 • Set a career-high in strikeouts with six and earned his first career win against Utah in 6.0 innings of work at the Kleberg Bank College Classic on Feb. 24 in Corpus Christi, Texas • Started the season opener against Gonzaga in Peoria, Ariz., on Feb. 17 and wasn't a factor in the decision after striking out two and giving up two runs on five hits over 4.2 innings of work.

2011: Hirsch appeared in 13 games and posted a 2.04 ERA in his first season of action in 2011 • Pitched 17.2 innings, giving up 15 hits and four earned runs, while striking out 13 • Had two or more strikeouts five times • Came in against No. 11 Texas A&M on May 14 and held the Aggies scoreless for 3.2 innings, as he gave up two hits and struck out three • Pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless ball with two strikeouts against No. 5 Texas on May 7 • Went 6.2 innings over six games without giving up a run after giving up two to Texas State in his Husker debut on Feb. 18.

2010: Hirsch took a redshirt season after undergoing season-ending elbow surgery in February of 2010.

Before Nebraska: Hirsch was one of the top high school pitchers in Illinois playing for Coach Todd Genke at St. Charles North High School • Compiled a 17-5 career record with a 0.99 ERA in his three varsity campaigns • Struck out 175 batters and allowed just 108 hits in 148.1 career innings • Named first-team all-state as a senior, going 5-2 with a 1.15 ERA, as he fanned 66 and allowed 39 hits in 55 innings • Selected to play for Team Illinois by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association • Chosen as a three-time all-area pick and three-time unanimous Upstate Eight Conference honoree • Went 4-3 with a 0.87 ERA as a junior, allowing 34 hits over 48.1 innings, while posting a 58-to-13 strikeout-to-walk ratio • Turned in a dominant sophomore campaign, going 8-0 with a 0.93 ERA, striking out 51 and allowing 35 hits over 45.1 innings of work • Pitched for the Downers Grove Longshots and Coach Rob Rooney, going 4-0 with a 1.38 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 26 innings in helping his club qualify for the Connie Mack World Series in 2008 • Was a member of the school’s honor roll and named academic all-conference in both baseball and basketball as a junior.

Personal: Born on July 6, 1990, in Peoria, Ill. • Parents are David and Nancy Hirsch • Has one younger sister, Taylor, and one brother, Daniel • Earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May 2013 as a finance major • Was featured on NBC’s Today Show in December of 2009 for his friendship with Graham Jackson, a St. Charles North High school student with Asperger’s syndrome.