Berkley Zache

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
RHP
Height:
6-0
B/T:
R/R
Hometown:
Niles, Mich.
High School:
Saint Joseph (Ind.)

Before Michigan
• Spent one year at the University of Oklahoma (2026)
• Posted a 2.28 ERA and 1-0 record as a freshman at Oklahoma, working 15.1 innings across 14 relief appearances
• Struck out 14 batters and didn't allow an earned run in 11 of her 14 outings
• Fanned two in her SEC debut against Kentucky (April 2, 2026)
• Named to the 2026 SEC First-Year Honor Roll

Prep
• Graduated from Saint Joseph High School (2025)
• Named a 2023 MaxPreps First Team All-American
• Three-time Softball Coaches Association of Indiana (SCAI) All-State first team honoree
• Three-time All-Northern Indiana Conference (NIC) selection, earning conference MVP honors in 2024
• Helped lead Saint Joseph to the 2022 Indiana Class 3A state championship
• In the 2022 state championship game, boasted 20 strikeouts and no walks en route to a 1-0 win in nine innings
• Posted a 44-4 record over a three-year prep career with a sterling 0.22 ERA, 714 strikeouts and a .063 batting average against
• Holds the single-season records for strikeouts, ERA, no-hitters, consecutive scoreless innings and shutouts
• Played travel ball with Virginia Unity, helped her club to two top-five finishes at the PGF National Championships
• Two-time PGF All-American (2023, '24)
• National Honor Society; high honors student
• Rated as the No. 3 player in Extra Inning Softball's 2025 Extra Elite 100 rankings

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts; undeclared major
• Born on August 31, 2006
• Daughter of Bobby and Leslie Zache
• Mother played softball at Ferris State (1994-95), while father ran track and field at Western Michigan (1992-96)
• Has one sister, Riley , who also currently plays softball at Michigan
• Aunt Kelli Martin played softball at Western Michigan and Bethel College; aunt Kendra LeBold played softball at Bethel; uncle Tommy Stilson played baseball at Stanford