2026 Live Like Lou Jax College Classic All-Tournament Team
2026 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Played one season (2026) at LSU after transferring from Grand Canyon .. for his entire four-season NCAA Division I career (Grand Canyon, LSU), he appeared in 205 games (197 starts), batting .312 (225-for-721) with 34 doubles, two triples, 38 homers, 176 RBI and 155 runs ... named to the 2026 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll as a sport administration major.
At LSU (2026)
• Played in 41 games (34 starts at first base, one at DH), batting .226 (26-for-115) with two doubles, six homers, 19 RBI and 28 runs
• Blasted two homers and collected four RBI in March 24 win over Louisiana Tech
• Named to the 2026 Live Like Lou Jax College Classic All-Tournament Team (Feb. 20-22) after hitting .385 with one homer, four RBI and three runs scored
At Grand Canyon (2023-25)
• Played three seasons (2023-25) at Grand Canyon, batting .328 (199-for-606) with 32 doubles, two triples, 32 homers, 157 RBI and 127 runs … holds the Grand Canyon career records for most homers (32) and RBI (157) in the school’s NCAA Division I era
• Started 48 games in 2025 (44 at first base, four at DH), batting .339 (59-for-174) with 10 doubles, one triple, 13 homers, 46 RBI and 36 runs
High School
• Played final high school season in 20222 at Mountain Ridge HS in Glendale, Ariz. in 2022 … earned 6A all-state first-team recognition at catcher.
• Played first three high school seasons at Archbishop Mitty HS in San Jose, Calif. … batted .305 as a junior in 2021.
Personal
• Parents are David Specht and Robyn Yorke … Father, David, was a swimmer at Air Force from 1979 to 1983 … Mother, Robyn, played softball at Fresno State from 1994 to 1998 and is considered one of the best players in program history … She was a four-time All-American and helped the Bulldogs win the 1998 national championship and helped teach her sons hitting … Aunt, Christa, also played softball at Fresno State from 1991 to 1994.
• Oldest brother, Joe, also played baseball at Archbishop Mitty HS and graduated in 2019 … He spent the 2020 season with the Boise State program … Transferred to Cal Poly after Boise State cut the program and played four seasons with the Mustangs ending in 2024.
• Older brother, Nick, also played baseball at Archbishop Mitty HS and graduated in 2020. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox with the 17th overall pick. Made his MLB Debut on Sept. 16, 2024, with the Pittsburgh Pirates with Zach in attendance.
• Cites his older brothers as the greatest influence on his baseball career … Favorite TV shows are Impractical Jokers and MLB Tonight … Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Angels … Favorite players to watch growing up include Bartolo Colon, Vladimir Guererro Sr. and Torii Hunter.
Yorke’s LSU Career Highs
Hits: 3 twice; most recently vs. Indiana (2/20/26)
Runs Scored: 3 vs. Milwaukee (2/13/26)
Doubles: 1 twice; most recently vs. Sacramento State (3/7/26)
Triples: none
Home Runs: 2 vs. Louisiana Tech (3/24/26)
RBI: 4 twice – vs. Louisiana Tech (3/24/26); vs. Indiana (2/20/26)