2009: Saw action in 30 games, drawing eight starts ... hit .304 on the season with four homers and 10 RBIs ... went 4-for-4 with two homers and six RBIs against Concordia (3/27) ... turned in a 2-for-5 effort with a homer and two RBIs against Bowling Green (5/12).
2008: Played in 20 games, drawing the start in six ... batted .207 with one home run and seven RBIs ... drew his first start of the season against Kentucky (2/28), going 1-for-3 ... 1-for-3 with two RBI against George Washington (3/9) ... hit his lone home run of the season, a three-run blast against Central Michigan (4/15) ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Southern Utah (5/16).
2007: Saw action in 19 games ... hit .250 on the season with three RBI... went 2-for-2 with three runs scored and two RBI against Rochester College (4/16) ... one double on the season came in that same game.
2006: Saw action in 25 games with 14 starts ... second start of the season came at Cincinnati (3/18), picking up his first collegiate hits in a 2-for-4 day ... doubled in back-to-back appearances vs. Rochester College (4/2) and Chicago State (4/9), driving in and scoring runs in each.
2005: Redshirted.
High School: Was a four-year letter-winner in baseball at Grosse Pointe North HS ... captained the Norsemen his senior season and was voted the team's MVP in 2004 ... a three-time academic all-conference honoree ... graced the all-conference honorable mention list as a sophomore, making the first team in his final two seasons ... an all-regional selection during his junior campaign ... named all-state, all-district and an East All-Star as a senior ... played for the Grosse Point Redbirds' summer league in 2004, posting a 10-5 team record.
Personal: Born Jonathan Andrew Zalenski on September 23, 1985 in Detroit, Michigan ... parents are David and Lorna Zalenski ... his favorite sport other than baseball is hockey ... the most impressive person he's ever met is Alex Rodriguez.
