Darren Zack (born 1960 in Garden River, Ontario, Canada), also known by his nickname "Z-MAN" is a fastpitch softball player.
[1] Zack is an Ojibwa softball player and he has set records at every level, pitching the most wins, strikeouts and consecutive scoreless innings, and capturing three gold medals at the Pan Am Games.
[2] Zack believes his family's love for Fastpitch and the fact they would throw the ball around with him as a child was instrumental to his career success.
[1][9] In 1987 he joined Ashland ESS, and then had a stint with the Vancouver Magicians (1990-1992) of the Norwest League, while also spending two seasons pitching in New Zealand.
[4] He won four ISC World Tournament Championships, that were 1993 and 1995 with the Toronto Gators, 1998 with the Tamper Smokers, and 2000 with Decatur Pride.
[4] A highlight of his career was pitching 150 strikeouts over the course of 69.66 consecutive scoreless innings and winning 10 games at the 1995 ISC World Tournament in Iowa.
[12] Zack has also played for several Canadian Native Fastball Championships (CNFC) teams including Garden River, Horse Lake Thunder, Sapotaweyak, and Invermere A's.
[1] Usually, there is a three-year waiting period after an athlete retires to be induced, but based on Zack's success and ability to give Sault Ste.
[14] Zack has also won the ISC Legends World Championship twice with the Cobourg Force and was named MV Pitcher in 2010 and 2012.