LF Nelson 'Tracks' Ziersch #20
Charleston Sea Dogs ABA
Age: 22 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/09/2024
 OA: 80 POT: 80
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LF NELSON 'TRACKS' ZIERSCH #20 - AGE: 22 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
119 485 159 52 11 11 58 79 154 .328 .425 .548 74 7.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 70
Gap 70 65 75 75
Power 50 50 50 55
Eye 65 60 65 70
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 55
Errors: - 40 60
Arm: 20 50 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 80
Stealing Aggressiveness: 80
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 75
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/07/2024 CIN Win, 3-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10/05/2024 @ CIN Win, 3-0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/2024 @ CIN Loss, 5-14 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/03/2024 @ CIN Win, 5-2 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
10/01/2024 CIN Win, 4-3 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 1
09/30/2024 CIN Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/24/2024 DBST Win, 5-4 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
09/23/2024 DBST Loss, 4-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2024 DBST Win, 6-5 6 1 1 0 0 0 5 0
09/21/2024 OAK Loss, 2-14 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
PERSONALITY
Ziersch is a thinking man's ballplayer.
Birthday:09/23/2002
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 132 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 132 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$106,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:2021, 10th Pick in Round 1
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 119 485 159 52 11 11 58 111 79 154 .328 .425 .548 .973 .408 .221 165
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 119 568 3 7 0 7 1 0 266 74 74 15 83.1 125.1 9.68 7.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   167 54 18 1 3 17 36 24 56 0 0 0 .323 .408 .497 .905
Versus Right   318 105 34 10 8 41 75 55 98 0 1 3 .330 .434 .575 1.009
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 .174 .174 .304 .478
March   12 4 4 0 0 3 3 3 4 0 0 0 .333 .467 .667 1.133
April   19 6 3 1 0 3 5 3 8 0 0 0 .316 .409 .579 .988
May   83 33 14 1 2 13 18 8 25 0 0 0 .398 .451 .663 1.113
June   106 30 12 1 3 14 24 17 36 0 0 0 .283 .382 .500 .882
July   98 37 9 2 1 6 17 13 32 0 1 1 .378 .455 .541 .996
August   82 24 3 4 2 10 24 26 23 0 0 1 .293 .468 .500 .968
September   85 25 7 2 3 9 20 9 26 0 0 1 .294 .368 .529 .898
All-Star Game   3 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.333 3.333
Spring Training   44 13 3 1 2 7 6 4 10 0 0 0 .295 .354 .545 .900
Postseason   27 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 8 0 0 0 .148 .148 .259 .407
Last Year   581 171 50 21 26 95 157 149 220 4 0 5 .294 .440 .587 1.027
2 Years Ago   413 110 29 5 15 65 95 86 165 0 1 7 .266 .401 .470 .871
Career   1479 440 131 37 52 218 363 314 539 4 2 15 .297 .424 .542 .966
Home   244 87 28 5 5 34 60 33 78 0 0 1 .357 .435 .574 1.009
Road   241 72 24 6 6 24 51 46 76 0 1 2 .299 .415 .523 .938
Grass   456 146 49 10 7 48 101 71 147 0 1 3 .320 .415 .518 .933
Turf   29 13 3 1 4 10 10 8 7 0 0 0 .448 .568 1.034 1.602
Day   259 87 29 4 6 32 55 39 81 0 0 2 .336 .427 .548 .975
Night   226 72 23 7 5 26 56 40 73 0 1 1 .319 .423 .549 .972
As Starter   485 159 52 11 11 58 111 79 154 0 1 3 .328 .425 .548 .973
Close/Late   80 22 6 0 2 10 16 18 29 0 0 1 .275 .414 .425 .839
Inning 1-3   209 69 23 4 5 17 49 27 65 0 1 1 .330 .409 .550 .960
Inning 4-6   135 48 18 7 3 22 35 22 41 0 0 1 .356 .449 .659 1.109
Inning 7-9   135 40 11 0 2 18 24 28 46 0 0 1 .296 .421 .422 .843
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .833 1.333
0 Outs   238 81 24 7 6 10 65 31 78 0 1 1 .340 .419 .576 .994
1 Outs   122 41 17 3 3 23 31 20 39 0 0 2 .336 .438 .598 1.036
2 Outs   125 37 11 1 2 25 15 28 37 0 0 0 .296 .425 .448 .873
Scoring Position   118 35 14 1 1 42 21 24 35 0 1 0 .297 .415 .458 .873
Bases Empty   299 94 26 7 9 9 74 48 106 0 0 3 .314 .414 .538 .953
Runner on 1st   68 30 12 3 1 7 16 7 13 0 0 0 .441 .493 .750 1.243
Runner on 2nd   44 18 5 1 1 12 10 14 12 0 1 0 .409 .552 .636 1.188
Runner on 3rd   19 4 2 0 0 5 3 2 4 0 0 0 .211 .286 .316 .602
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 8 0 0 0 .136 .208 .182 .390
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   21 6 5 0 0 16 3 3 7 0 0 0 .286 .375 .524 .899
Two Strikes   387 114 37 7 8 42 70 32 154 0 0 1 .295 .350 .488 .838
First Pitch   23 13 2 2 2 7 5 5 0 0 0 1 .565 .655 1.087 1.742
Count 0-1   22 6 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .636 .909
Count 0-2   47 5 3 1 0 0 3 0 34 0 0 0 .106 .106 .213 .319
Count 1-0   11 4 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .727 1.144
Count 1-1   22 14 4 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 .636 .636 .818 1.455
Count 1-2   98 19 13 0 2 10 11 0 59 0 0 0 .194 .194 .388 .582
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   12 4 3 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .385 .583 .968
Count 2-2   86 25 7 1 0 3 11 0 38 0 0 0 .291 .291 .395 .686
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 1 8 18 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 8 22 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   156 65 14 5 6 29 45 32 23 0 0 1 .417 .519 .686 1.204
Behind in Count   167 30 20 3 2 12 16 0 93 0 0 0 .180 .180 .371 .551
Ahead in Count   31 12 5 0 1 4 26 42 0 0 1 1 .387 .743 .645 1.388
Batting Leadoff   481 156 51 11 11 58 111 78 153 0 1 3 .324 .422 .545 .966
Batting 3rd   4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.000 1.800
Low Leverage   190 62 19 5 5 13 39 34 60 0 0 2 .326 .434 .558 .992
Medium Leverage   219 72 24 5 5 25 56 33 70 0 1 0 .329 .417 .553 .969
High Leverage   73 24 9 1 1 20 16 12 23 0 0 1 .329 .430 .521 .951
ABA DOUBLE A 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 4 17 5 0 0 1 7 4 4 3 .294 .455 .471 .925 .423 .176 147
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 4 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 3 0 100.0 4.9 11.11 .3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 0 1 .286 .444 .714 1.159
Versus Right   10 3 0 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .300 .462 .300 .762
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   17 5 0 0 1 7 4 4 3 0 0 1 .294 .455 .471 .925
2 Years Ago   138 35 4 4 7 28 38 40 48 0 0 2 .254 .428 .493 .921
Career   155 40 4 4 8 35 42 44 51 0 0 3 .258 .431 .490 .921
Home   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Road   13 4 0 0 1 7 4 3 3 0 0 1 .308 .471 .538 1.009
Grass   17 5 0 0 1 7 4 4 3 0 0 1 .294 .455 .471 .925
Day   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Night   13 4 0 0 1 7 4 3 3 0 0 1 .308 .471 .538 1.009
As Starter   17 5 0 0 1 7 4 4 3 0 0 1 .294 .455 .471 .925
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Charleston - ABA 19 111 413 110 29 5 15 65 95 86 7 0 165 46 10 .266 .401 .470 .871 139 140 4.2
2023 Charleston - ABA 20 151 581 171 50 21 26 95 157 149 5 4 220 113 14 .294 .440 .587 1.027 169 174 10.4
2024 Charleston - ABA 21 119 485 159 52 11 11 58 111 79 3 0 154 74 15 .328 .425 .548 .973 162 165 7.1
Total ABA 381 1479 440 131 37 52 218 363 314 15 4 539 233 39 .297 .424 .542 .966 158 162 21.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 Jesuit High School - HS 14 40 139 49 9 3 11 34 38 30 7 0 49 15 11 .353 .489 .698 1.186 198 191 2.4
2018 Jesuit High School - HS 15 40 134 60 9 6 13 35 46 32 11 0 39 27 16 .448 .582 .896 1.477 263 253 3.6
2019 Jesuit High School - HS 16 40 144 53 7 3 11 50 41 41 5 0 41 18 14 .368 .521 .688 1.209 202 202 2.7
2020 Jesuit High School - HS 17 40 145 46 7 2 4 16 35 32 4 0 42 27 21 .317 .453 .476 .929 135 144 1.2
2021 Jesuit High School - HS 18 40 145 47 11 1 8 23 30 33 2 1 40 17 3 .324 .453 .579 1.032 166 169 2.1
2021 (CHS) Jupiter - DL 18 47 175 53 15 2 7 22 37 46 3 1 34 16 9 .303 .453 .531 .985 150 151 1.9
2021 Ft. Wayne - R 18 19 73 23 5 3 5 11 19 14 1 1 16 5 2 .315 .427 .671 1.098 148 142 0.6
2021 Dollywood - A 18 21 69 21 5 1 1 10 15 21 3 0 21 1 0 .304 .484 .449 .933 146 150 1.0
2022 Winchester - AA 19 39 138 35 4 4 7 28 38 40 2 0 48 12 0 .254 .428 .493 .921 151 142 1.9
2024 Winchester - AA 21 4 17 5 0 0 1 7 4 4 1 0 3 3 0 .294 .455 .471 .925 133 147 0.3
Total AA 43 155 40 4 4 8 35 42 44 3 0 51 15 0 .258 .431 .490 .921 149 143
Total A 21 69 21 5 1 1 10 15 21 3 0 21 1 0 .304 .484 .449 .933 146 150
Total AHS 200 707 255 43 15 47 158 190 168 29 1 211 104 65 .361 .499 .663 1.163 193 192
Total AR 19 73 23 5 3 5 11 19 14 1 1 16 5 2 .315 .427 .671 1.098 148 142
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2023 Charleston - ABA 20 16 65 17 5 0 4 8 15 8 0 0 24 9 2 .262 .342 .523 .866 125 124 0.6
2024 Charleston - ABA 21 6 27 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 8 1 1 .148 .148 .259 .407 8 1 -0.7
Total ABA 22 92 21 5 0 5 11 17 8 0 0 32 10 3 .228 .290 .446 .736 93 91
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 (CHS) Jupiter - DL LF 47 47 80 0 0 82 2 .976 420.1 1.71 +1.1 .995
2022 Charleston - ABA 1B 18 15 131 3 12 134 0 1.000 129.0 9.35 -0.6 .954
2022 Charleston - ABA LF 96 96 153 4 0 160 3 .981 858.0 1.65 +0.1 .985
2023 Charleston - ABA LF 151 151 229 7 0 240 4 .983 1351.0 1.57 +8.5 1.072
2024 Charleston - ABA 1B 6 5 35 7 3 43 1 .977 46.0 8.22 -0.4 .914
2024 Winchester - AA 1B 4 4 32 3 1 35 0 1.000 36.0 8.75 +0.4 1.024
2024 Charleston - ABA LF 114 114 170 3 0 181 8 .956 996.0 1.56 +3.0 1.044
TOTAL 1B 28 24 198 13 16 212 1 .995 211.0 9.00 -0.6 .963
TOTAL LF 408 408 632 14 0 663 17 .974 3625.1 1.60 +12.7 1.032
PLAYER HISTORY
01/20/2017 Joined the Jesuit High School Tigers.
04/15/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA High School All-Star Game.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 60 (80).
03/26/2018 Goes 5-5 against the Parkview High School Panthers, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 3 R.
04/04/2018 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA High School All-Star Game.
06/13/2018 Finished 2nd in 2018 AHS Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (80); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 60 (80).
04/15/2019 Was selected to the 2019 ABA High School All-Star Game.
05/01/2019 Wins the AHS Batter of the Month Award.
06/20/2019 Finished 3rd in 2019 AHS Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (80); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 65 (80).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 40 (50); Eye: 70 (80).
06/07/2021 Released by the Jesuit High School Tigers.
06/07/2021 Drafted in the 2021 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Charleston Shiners.
06/13/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Charleston Shiners organization with a signing bonus of $120,000.
06/30/2021 Named the #2 prospect in the ABA
07/27/2021 Injured (fractured rib),out for 4 weeks.
08/10/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 6-7 weeks.
10/05/2021 Wins the 2021 ABA Rookie League World Series with the Ft. Wayne Earthquakes!
11/01/2021 Named the #1 prospect in the ABA
12/16/2021 Named to the 2021 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CHS) Jupiter Hammerheads.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (65); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 75 (80).
01/17/2022 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Charleston Shiners development complex.
02/17/2022 Wins the 2021 Championship Round with the (CHS) Jupiter Hammerheads.
02/24/2022 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Charleston Shiners development complex.
04/01/2022 Named the #2 prospect in the ABA
06/16/2022 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the San Diego Fleet, with 1 RBI and 3 runs scored.
08/01/2022 Wins the ABA NC Rookie of the Month Award.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
12/07/2022 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Charleston Shiners development complex.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 75 (80).
01/14/2023 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Charleston Shiners development complex.
02/20/2023 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Charleston Shiners development complex.
06/19/2023 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
07/01/2023 Wins the ABA NC Batter of the Month Award.
07/19/2023 Was selected to the 2023 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
09/01/2023 Wins the ABA NC Batter of the Month Award.
09/02/2023 Goes 0-3 against the Syracuse Scorpions, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
10/18/2023 Hits three home runs against the Maine Pines, going 5-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/18/2023 Goes 5-5 against the Maine Pines, with 1 2B, 3 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
10/18/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA NC Championship Series MVP Award.
10/28/2023 Wins the 2023 World Series with the Charleston Shiners.
11/12/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA NC Executive of the Year.
11/13/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA NC Most Valuable Player Award.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
12/05/2023 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Charleston Sea Dogs development complex.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 70 (80).
01/10/2024 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Charleston Sea Dogs development complex.
03/01/2024 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/07/2024 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/05/2024 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 1-2 weeks.
07/17/2024 Was selected to the 2024 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
07/19/2024 Earned 2024 American Baseball Association All-Star Game MVP honors.
07/22/2024 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
07/31/2024 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/10/2024 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
10/02/2024 Wins the 2024 ABA Double A World Series with the Winchester Mountaineers!
10/04/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $106,000 with the Charleston Sea Dogs organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 47 1
2023 151 9
Year PA Rank
2021 225 1
2023 739 1
Year AB Rank
2021 175 4
Year H Rank
2021 53 10
2023 171 10
Year K Rank
2023 220 2
Year TB Rank
2023 341 7
Year 2B Rank
2021 15 1
2023 50 3
2024 52 3
Year 3B Rank
2023 21 1
2024 11 1
Year SB Rank
2021 16 1
2022 46 8
2023 113 1
2024 74 2
Year R Rank
2021 37 7
2023 157 1
2024 111 2
Year BB Rank
2021 46 1
2022 86 10
2023 149 1
2024 79 5
Year IBB Rank
2021 2 5
2022 9 3
2023 4 7
2024 7 7
Year EBH Rank
2021 24 6
2023 97 2
2024 74 5
Year AVG Rank
2023 .294 10
2024 .328 2
Year OBP Rank
2022 .401 6
2023 .440 1
2024 .425 1
Year SLG Rank
2023 .587 3
2024 .548 2
Year RC Rank
2021 47.14 6
2023 185.52 1
2024 125.12 5
Year RC/27 Rank
2022 7.73 8
2023 11.70 1
2024 9.68 1
Year ISO Rank
2023 .293 2
2024 .221 8
Year wOBA Rank
2023 .424 2
2024 .408 1
Year OPS Rank
2022 .871 10
2023 1.027 2
2024 .973 1
Year WAR Rank
2023 9.9 1
2024 7.1 1
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