University of Iowa Athletics
OF/1B

#5 Zeb Adreon

Height 6-2
Weight 210 lbs.
Class Junior
B/T L/L
Hometown Pleasantville, Iowa
High School Pleasantville
Previous School Southeastern CC
Zeb Adreon - Baseball - University of Iowa Athletics

2021 Honors — Academic All-Big Ten… Big Ten Player of the Week on April 27. 2021 — Started 42 games — 40 in right field and two at first base… hit .279 (43-of-154) with 25 RBIs and 28 runs… had 13 extra base hits (five doubles, four triples, and four home runs) and went 6-for-7 in steal attempts… his four triples tied for the Big Ten lead… hit safely in 26 games with 14 multi-hit contests… went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in series finale at Michigan State (5/30)… went 2-for-3 with a home run — his fourth of the year — in the series-opening win over Penn State (5/7)… named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 27 after hitting .714 (10-of-14) with a 1.071 slugging and .765 OBP during Maryland/Northwestern pod (4/23-26)… had four multi-hit games in the series and reached base safely in each of his final 10 plate appearances (seven hits, two walks, one HBP)… had a career-high four hits, finishing 4-for-4 with four runs and four RBIs with a triple against Northwestern (4/25)… went 2-for-2 with a triple, two walks and a hit by pitch in game two against Northwestern (4/26)… hit .500 (7-of-14) with five RBIs in sweep of Minnesota (4/9-11)… went 2-for-4 with a triple in game one, 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two RBIs in game two and 3-for-6 with three RBIs in series finale… raised his average 54 points in three game… went 2-for-4 with a triple and home run — a ninth-inning two-run blast that broke a four-all tie in the 6-4 victory over Maryland (3/27)… hit .455 (5-11) and had a had a pair of two-hit games in the series against Nebraska (3/19-21)… went 2-for-3 in the series opener and went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in game two… went 2-for-4 with a run scored on Opening Day and was 1-for-4 with a game-tying three-run double in the series finale against No. 18/21 Michigan (3/8).

2020 Honors — CambriaCollegeClassic All-Tournament Team selection… Academic All-Big Ten honoree. 2020 — Season canceled by Big Ten Conference and NCAA on March 12 due to concerns of coronavirus (COVID-19)…started all 15 games — nine in left field and six in right field… hit .333 (17-of-51) with 13 RBIs and nine runs… hit safely in 12 games with four multi-hit contests… tied for ninth in the Big Ten with a .462 on-base percentage… went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks against Kansas (3/10)… named to the all-tournament team at the CambriaCollegeClassic after hitting .500 (5-of-10) with two doubles, three runs, and two RBIs in three games… went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs against No. 8 NC State (2/28) and 2-for-4 with an RBI in win over No. 14 Duke (3/1)… finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs against Grand View (3/3)… went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and two walks at San Diego (2/23).

2019 Honors — Big Ten Player of the Week on April 29. 2019 — Started 28 games — 14 at first base, eight in right field, six at designated hitter, and once in left field… hit .299 (35-of-117) with 24 RBIs, 20 runs, and 11 doubles… had nine multi-hit games (five 2-hit, four 3-hit)… had eight doubles in Big Ten play, which tied for fifth in the league… went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in series opener at Maryland (5/16)… went 1-for-5 with a first-inning grand slam — Iowa’s first of the season –in a series-opening victory over Michigan State (5/10)… named Big Ten Player of the Week on April 29 — Iowa’s first since Jake Adams in 2017 — after hitting .714 (5-of-7) in three-game series at Ohio State (4/26-28) with five RBIs and three runs… had back-to-back two-hit games, finishing 2-for-3 with a double and home run — the first of his career — in game one and 2-for-2 with a double and three RBIs in a game two, series-clinching win… had the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning in Iowa’s 3-2 series-opening victory over No. 30 Nebraska (4/19) and finished 2-for-4 with a double and run scored in the victory… went 3-for-3 with two doubles, four RBIs, and a run scored in series-clinching victory over Rutgers (4/6)… had a pinch-hit triple in the win over Clarke (4/2)… went 3-for-5 with three doubles, four RBIs and two runs scored in series opener at Evansville (3/9)… three doubles tied a single-game school record… went 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI at Hawaii (2/23) for his first career multi-hit game… had his first career hit against Marshall on Feb. 17.

At Southeastern CC (2017-2018) — Two-time second-team all-region honoree… hit .351 (59-of-168) with 12 doubles, five home runs, and two triples as a sophomore… had 41 RBIs and scored 48 runs… posted a .486 on-base and .536 slugging percentage… posted 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-hit contests… hit .362 with 60 runs, 59 RBIs, and a .458 on-base and .624 slugging percentage… led the NJCAA with 29 doubles and had eight home runs, two triples, and nine steals.

High School — Four-time all-state selection in high school, earning first-team honors sophomore through senior seasons… named to the All-State Elite Team as a senior… helped lead team to two conference titles, a state runner-up finish in 2015 and a semifinal appearance in 2016… three-time academic all-state selection…also was all-state in football. all-conference in basketball, and a member of the 4×100 state champion relay and third-place 4×200 relay… high school coach was Sheldon Card.

Personal — Born Feb. 19, 1998, in Des Moines, Iowa… son of Sonya Bacon and Rob Adreon… has a younger brother, Caleb… father played collegiate baseball at William Penn and grandfather, Tom Adreon, played football at William Penn… cousin, Chelsea Thomas, was an All-America pitcher at Missouri and a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team… cousin, Collin Thomas, played collegiate baseball at Upper Iowa… majoring in interdepartmental studies.