Zach Tanner is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Owens baseball program.

This past year, Tanner helped lead the Express to four additional wins and three fewer losses than his first year. Moreover, last year's team made a three and a half game improvement in conference play and finished in second place.

This past summer, Tanner played for the Frontier Greys, who compete in the Frontier League.

Prior to beginning his college coaching career at Owens, Tanner completed an outstanding four-year baseball career that included stops at Wright State University and Lincoln Trail Community College

From 2008-10, Tanner starred at Lincoln Trail, where he hit .506 with 53 runs, 90 hits and seven home runs as a sophomore. He finished second in the nation in hitting and was named First Team All-Region.

As a junior at Wright State, Tanner hit .374 over 52 games. After the season, he was named First Team All-Horizon League, and he was named MVP of the Horizon League tournament. As a senior, he hit .324 with 58 hits, 26 runs and 30 RBIs in 47 games. He graduated with a bachelors degree in organizational leadership.

Prior to his collegiate career, Tanner earned four varsity letters in baseball at Yorktown HS, where he was co-captain as a senior and team MVP his final three seasons. He was a two-time All-State selection and a three-time All-Conference and All-County selection.

Zach is the son of Brad and Lori Tanner. He has one brother, Zeth.