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2026 Baseball Roster

42 Zach Bender

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Sophomore
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Las Vegas, Nev.
  • High School Palo Verde HS
  • Major Business

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL
  • High School: Palo Verde High School (Graduated 05/24) 
  • League/Conference: 5A Mountain 
  • Head Coach: Dustin Romero 
  • Varsity Letters: Sophomore, Junior, Senior 
  • All-League/Conference: Senior 
  • All-City/All-Area: Senior 
  • All-State: Senior 
  • Notable Performances: 
  • Pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts in the state championship against Bishop Manogue HS. 
  • Team and Individual Honors: 
  • 2024 Nevada 5A State Champion 
Club Baseball 
  • Teams & Years Played: 
  • Ohio Warhawks: Summer 2024 
  • Dodgers Elite Scout Team: Fall 2022, Fall 2023 
  • Atlanta Blue Jays: Summer 2022, Summer 2023 
  • Team Nevada: June 2023 
  • Nevada Panthers/Nevada Athletics: Summer 2019 - Fall 2021 
  • Notable Performances: 
  • Perfect Game with Atlanta Blue Jays (Summer 2022) 
  • No-hitter with Nevada Panthers (Summer 2020) 
  • Honors & Achievements: 
  • Perfect Game Pre-season All-American West Region Second Team (2024) 
  • 4 All-Tournament Teams (2021) 
  • 3 All-Tournament Teams (2022) 
  • 5 All-Tournament Teams (2023) 
Family Information 
 
Son of Kimberly Dawn Bender (LMU, 91-95) and Anthony Bender (UCLA, 87-92, baseball alum), has one brother Brayden.
 
Why LMU? Liked the campus feel and surrounding area; appreciated the approach of the coaches and felt he could grow within the program. 

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Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2025Freshman

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    6'4" 180 lbs
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  • 42

    2026Sophomore

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    6'4" 180 lbs
    42