Zych comes to Madison after earning four letters in baseball at St. Rita High School (Chicago, Ill.) where he received numerous awards including being named to the Rawlings Preseason All-American Team and National Baseball Coaches Association All-District Team. As a senior he hit .426 with eight home runs and 30 RBIs while also posting a 7-2 record and 2.63 ERA on the mound. Zych was selected in the 46th round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. As of May 16 Zych was 4-2 with a 3.62 ERA in 19 relief appearances over 32.1 innings of work. Opposing batters were hitting .237 off the right-hander. In mid-April Zych was invited to tryout for the 2009 USA Baseball National Team during trials to be held in June. He won’t join the Mallards until early July.