Zack Sanders

Zack Sanders is a player for the Boston Flowers, and has been with the team since Fall Ball. Sanders has played for the Philly Pies and Hellmouth Sunbeams.
==Official League Records==
Sanders joined the ILB as a pitcher for the Moab Sunbeams with .
During the the Hellmouth Sunbeams received the blessing and benefited from the blessing the Boston Flowers received, resulting in a combined stat increase.
During the the Hellmouth Sunbeams received the blessing, resulting in a combined stat increase.
During the the Sunbeams benefited from the blessing the Unlimited Tacos received, decreasing Sanders' pitching from .
During the Coffee Cup, Sanders played for Atlético Latte as a lineup player.
During the the Sunbeams benefited from all four blessings, which increased Sanders' pitching and defense by 4%.
Sanders was traded to the Philly Pies in exchange for Elvis Figueroa during the via the Sunbeams' will.
During the , Sanders' pitching increased from and batting decreased as a result of the Pies' will. Sanders was then traded to the Hellmouth Sunbeams in exchange for Elvis Figueroa via the Sunbeams' will.
During the , Sanders gained the modification as a result of the blessing.
Over the course of , Sanders entered and exited the Sunbeams' Shadows three times as a result of Lower Moab Scenic Overlook Field events, ending the Season in the Shadows.
On , Day 32, Sanders rejoined the Sunbeams' pitching rotation in exchange for Miguel James at Lower Moab Scenic Overlook Field via the Fax Machine.
During the November 4, 2022 Fall Ball, Sanders fell to the Boston Flowers. 
In the Season 1 elections a result of the Flowers winning the NEW Team Boost, Sanders recieved an overall boost to their Attributes.
==Personal Life==
According to the pseudo-official Sunbeams twitter account, Sanders "know[s] twelve martial arts and none of them are good".
Sanders is well-known for their unique tornado-style windup and delivery, which tends to cause sandstorms on the field. It is unknown if this has anything to do with Sanders's last name, or if the presence of the word "sand" in both the name Sanders and the word sandstorm is purely a coincidence.
Sanders was an avid sunflower seed chewer, according to multiple teammates.
Sanders remains dedicated to their practice of the martial arts despite their transformation, and have even benefited from the change. They are now on track to excel at one martial art and be no good at only 11 of them. Which martial art is currently unknown, but Sanders has confirmed that they are "totally killin' it." Sanders is also a member of the Hellmouth Beautification Society, as their half-plant status makes them somewhat of an expert on what plants need in order to thrive in the Hellmouth.
Sanders runs a blog, "Zack's Basks", at , where she reviews remote locations around Utah and Hellmouth for how nice they are to rest in motionless for several days at a time and absorb sunlight.While Sanders has always been the primary blog author, occasional guest contributors have included Tigers player Ren Morin, Alaynabella Hollywood prior to her move to the Flowers, and several cacti from around the Colorado Plateau. Her blog output dipped a little towards the end of season six, when she began to spend more time with Boston Flowers hitter Hiroto Cerna, but picked up again following the arrival of a newly-draconic Hendricks Richardson to the Sunbeams. Richardson and Sanders are often heard discussing ideal sunbathing spots in the lockers before games.
==Appearance (Helioanthropy)==
Sanders underwent a dramatic transformation sometime in Season 2 or Season 3. 
Multiple theories as to the nature of the change have been documented:
*Some speculate that after the Book was opened in Season 2, and the resulting transformation of the Moab Desert into the Hellmouth, Sanders also was transformed.
*The more supported theory is that in Season 3 when the events of the Blasphemy took place and The Peanut appeared, Sanders was evaporated as one of the perpetrators. The Sunbeams assumes an incineration took place, but were confused by the lack of a new player joining the team.Randall Marijuana was the only teammate unaware anything took place. During the next inning of the game a sunflower sprouted and rapidly grew from the clothing, and began to play.
The Heliolatry, specifically the Children of the Bright Light, have issued this statement regarding the transformation: "The Sun took pity on Sanders. Using Its glorious light, it imbued the single remaining sunflower seed resulting in Sanders being reborn in Its image."There could be no follow-up investigation to this claim as no Pale Eyed members would comment.Also this specific member promptly jumped into the Hellmouth after this comment was received.
Sanders's head is constantly pointed towards The Sun when during the helioanthropic transformation.
According to game records: Since their initial transmogrification, Sanders can be found in either their original human form, or their allegedly Sun-gifted floral form. Which form they take seems to be directly influenced by their level of vibes, with higher levels bringing forth their full sunflower power. Naturally, Sanders likes to practice the many meditations they have learned during their studies of twelve martial arts to "bring out the bloom" as they refer to their transformations.
The Photosynthetics Sect of the Heliolatry has taken a special interest in Sanders's helioanthropy, even so far as certain members attempting to recreate the rumored circumstances that began the process. So far there have been no successful results.
==Trivia== 
*Sanders is a fashion pioneer when it comes to petal hairstyles. Or at least, that’s what she’s told.
*Sanders was known in high school for being one half of a dynamic duo who threw rocks at Emmett Internet. Reportedly, he enjoyed it.
*Sanders's fans call their fanbase the "Standers."
*Sanders and their teammate, Iggy Delacruz, have become a figure skating duo since their experience on Atlético Latte in the Coffee Cup. Despite being both rivals and best friends their justification is that because “them hating each other creates off the ice drama they can bring to their on the ice routines or something along those lines.” Nobody fully gets what this means, but they’re not great at ice skating.
*Sanders finds koalas adorable and keeps three different albums of koala photos on her phone that she claims are organized by vibes.
*Sanders keeps a secret spice collection. It currently numbers 14. She is looking for three more, and something horrible, or wonderful, will happen when she finds them.
==Fan Works==
Fanfiction
For more fanfiction see the 'Zack Sanders' tag on AO3
*golden by waveridden - An incomplete history of the Solympic Flame; the ballad of Paula Turnip and Zack Sanders.
*the rebirth of zack sanders by dasyuridae - Zack is reborn after her incineration.
*The Queen of Monsters and the May Queen by Lyric Hartwell - Hiroto Cerna and Zack get ready to go to Daleween.
*regrowth by dasyuridae - A history of Zack Sanders and Cannonball Sports.
*power isn't pain by staradavid - When the Hellmouth opens, it’s far more painful for Zack Sanders than it is for Miguel James.
*the many lives of zack sanders by dasyuridae - She is Zack Sanders, she is better than this, and she is lonely.
Videos
*iced tea doesnt go IN A MICROWAVE by Miguel
File:Zack-sanders.png|by Discord user Ephesos
File:Zack.png|Tornado Pitches+ Lots of Birds = A bit of a mess on the mound, really.
File:Zack sanders1.png|Season 4 Tlopps cardby 
File:Zackseason7.jpg|Season 7 Tlopps cardby licomice#3006
File:Zack sanders.png|by 
File:Zack hlomecoming.png|Sanders at Season 8 Hlomecomingby 
File:ZackSanders by JustMako.png|by @JustMako
File:Beck voidteatime.jpg|Zack with Beck Whitneyby voidteatime#4583
File:Zack.jpg|by @churgalax
File:Zacksanders.jpg|by voidteatime#4583
File:Zackbeast.jpg|by voidteatime#4583
File:Zack by pysics.png|by 
File:Zacknew by coblin.png|by 
File:Plantpals by coblin.png|Zack and Eugenia Bickleby 
File:ZACK.png|by 
File:Thinking bout zir.jpg|alt=An image of Zack Sanders in a Sunbeams uniform, holding one hand up to her face and blushing while thinking of Boston Flowers player Hiroto Cerna.|Thinking 'bout zirby @_pysics
File:Zack by sidelys.png|by Sidelys
File:Minizack.png|Mini-Blaseballerby @HetreaSky
File:BIGminizack.png|Alternate Mini-Blaseballerby @HetreaSky
File:Zackadaptation.jpg|by @_pysics
File:ZackBAT.jpg|Sanders batting for Atlético Latte by @_pysics
File:Zackskate.png|alt=A drawing of Zack Sanders standing on a skateboard, surrounded by vines. Text in the background reads \"PHOTOSYNTHESISE\".|by larkine
File:Suns out suns out zack sanders babey!!.png|by @glassgoblin
File:Pssst wanna know a secret? the color palette here is from fibbage 3 dont tell anyone i told you this.jpg|alt=A digital drawing of Zack Sanders. She's a dark skinned woman with a sunflower for a head and 4 arms. She's wearing a light blue skater dress over a white t-shirt, and orange rollerskates with yellow wheels along with white crew-cut socks. In one of her right hands she's holding an orange drink with a straw. The background is pale yellow with a row of faded blue, green, dark yellow, and orange stripes cutting across.|by @_pysics
File:Do NOT talk to us we are VIBING.jpg|vibingby Ash
File:Middle sibling energy.jpg|Sanders before the opening of the Hellmouthby @_pysics
File:Zack Sanders.png|Zack Sandersby @pikatzke
File:Yoink!.jpg|alt=A digital drawing of Sanders, a person with sunflower petals as hair, stealing runs via stadium tunnels.|“Yoink!”by Ash
File:✌️🌻.jpg|alt=A digital drawing of Zack Sanders in sunbeast form, a green plant monster with a long tail ending in yellow petals and a sunflower for a face. She is wearing a light blue dress and raising her right hand up in a peace sign.|by Chamomile
File:THE GINGER ALE INCIDENT.png|thumb|A screen with the Sunbeams players Miguel James, Lars Taylor, Zack Sanders, Sandoval Crossing, Sigmund Castillo, and Hahn Fox each in boxes waving at the viewer. Miguel is a person on fire with completely yellow eyes and a mouth wearing a pink sun hat and a blue tank top. Lars is a person with dark brown skin, pointy ears, purple hair with stars in it, and one yellow eye dressed as a cowboy with a black shirt, brown hat and vest, and yellow bolo tie. Zack is a person with medium-dark skin, yellow petals for hair shaped like an afro, yellow eyes, and gold streaks down from her eyes wearing gold eye shadow, a green tank-top, and dangle earrings with hearts at the end. Sandy is a person with tan skin, shoulder length white hair partially tied into a bun, a white beard, one normal black eye the other black with sunlight in it, dressed like a crossing guard. Siggy is a grey, stone castle. Hahn is a person with medium brown skin rainbow squid tentacles for hair. Her eyes are closed.|THE GINGER ALE INCIDENT castby @_iznj
File:Judges You From A Cool, Respectable Distance.png|Zack Sanders & Nagomi Navaby Olive
File:🚚🌻.png|alt=A digital drawing of Sunbeams players Paula Reddick and Zack Sanders. Paula is a person with medium brown skin wearing a blue cloak over a pair of brownish-tan work overalls, which are in turn over a white shirt with rolled up cuffed sleeves. Hir wavy grey hair and the hood of the cloak are obscuring the top half of hir face. Shi is sitting and resting hir arms on hir legs. Zack, a darker skinned Black woman with sunflowers curling up around her arms and legs, is sitting next to her. Zack is wearing a cornflower blue button up shirt with a red ribbon around the collar, a black skirt that ends above the knee, and tall lace-up red sneakers. Her left elbow is on her knee, and she's smiling, resting her face in her left hand. A small sunflower obscures her right eye, and two more bloom behind her on each side.|Zack Sanders & Paula Reddickby @viciathief
File:BFFL​​.jpg|alt=A digital drawing of Iggy Delacruz arguing with Zack Sanders over who gets to be Alvin in their Alvin and the Chipmunks group costume. In the foreground, Miguel James is crouched and holding up a peace sign.|BFFLby Ash
File:Zackie!.jpg|alt=A digital drawing of Sunbeams player Zack Sanders, an individual with brown skin, sunflower petals for hair, freckles across her cheeks, and leafy, vine covered skin. They're wearing a yellow striped Sunbeams jersey and smiling. The background is light yellow.|by Olive
File:Losing Hope.jpg|alt=Digital drawing of the moment Miguel James attempted to save Zack Sanders's life during the opening of the Hellmouth, but instead accidentally caught her on fire when he spontaneously burst into flames, killing her. It depicts the two of them engulfed in flames on either sides of the sun, cut in half by a jagged black shadow.|Losing Hopeby Ash
File:Haha Some Funnee OG Pitchers.jpg|alt=A digital drawing of Zack Sanders, Miguel James, and Lars Taylor. The trio is in front of a flat surface, which Zack is leaning on and Lars is resting his arms and head on. Zack is a person with brown skin, sunflower petals for hair, freckles across her cheeks, and leaf-green arms. She is wearing a simple teal sleeveless shirt and is holding her cheek with one hand while looking at Miguel, a person entirely on fire wearing a blue collared shirt and matching blue wizard hat. Next to Miguel is Lars is an individual with purple skin and wavy green hair filled with tiny glittering stars. He is wearing an orange t-shirt and is resting his face on his folded arm.|Sanders with Miguel James and Lars Taylorby Olive
File:Beamsgoo.png|alt=A digital drawing of Sunbeams players Nagomi Nava and Zack Sanders. Nagomi is a Japanese woman wearing a long red coat over a dark button up shirt tucked into a pair of black pants with matching black boots. A black entity with a cluster of red eyes covers where her left eye would be, and her black hair is tied up into a ponytail. She is standing next to Zack, a darker skinned Black woman wearing a red off-the-shoulder button up shirt and high-waisted shorts with black sandals. Sunflowers curl up around their arms and legs, with two large ones framing them on each side and and a small sunflower obscuring their right eye. The background is a light blue, with doodles of suns, and blaseballs.|Sanders & Nagomi Navaby @viciathief
File:We cooking!!!!.png|thumb|alt=A digital drawing of Zack Sanders, Miguel James, and Iggy Delacruz. They are sitting in the desert under the stars. Zack is a person with sunflower petals for hair, and green skin apart from on her face. Iggy has ashy grey skin and a glowing head of blue fire. Zack and Iggy are toasting marshmallows on Miguel, who is a person made entirely of fire.|Sanders, Miguel, and Iggyby Olive
File:Solstice Zackie 🌻.png|alt=A digital drawing of Sunbeams player Zack Sanders. Zack is an individual with tan skin and sunflower petals for hair, which are tied back into two low pigtails. They are wearing a yellow-and-white raglan crop-top and black shorts. They have a glove over their left hand, and one leg raised, ready to pitch.|by Ash
==References==
Category:Original Players
Category:Surviving original players
Category:Atlético Latte