LF Nelson 'Tracks' Ziersch #20
Charleston Sea Dogs ABA
Age: 21 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
09/05/2024
 OA: 80 POT: 80
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LF NELSON 'TRACKS' ZIERSCH #20 - AGE: 21 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
101 417 139 46 10 10 54 71 132 .333 .433 .564 65 6.5
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
09/04/2024 @ OAK Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/03/2024 @ OAK Loss, 2-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/02/2024 @ OAK Win, 10-4 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/01/2024 SYR Win, 5-1 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 0
08/31/2024 SYR Win, 12-1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/30/2024 SYR Win, 8-7 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
08/28/2024 @ CHG Win, 4-3 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 1
08/26/2024 @ CHG Win, 11-7 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
08/25/2024 @ BOS Win, 8-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/2024 @ BOS Win, 7-2 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
PERSONALITY
Ziersch has great knowledge of the game.
Birthday:09/23/2002
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 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, 120 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 120 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
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 101 417 139 46 10 10 54 96 71 132 .333 .433 .564 .996 .417 .230 171
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 101 491 2 6 0 5 1 0 235 66 65 13 83.3 113.3 10.30 6.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   133 42 13 1 3 14 30 19 47 0 0 0 .316 .401 .496 .898
Versus Right   284 97 33 9 7 40 66 52 85 0 1 2 .342 .447 .595 1.042
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   12 3 0 1 1 2 4 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .308 .667 .974
Last Week   18 8 2 1 1 4 6 7 3 0 0 0 .444 .600 .833 1.433
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   17 5 1 1 2 5 5 1 4 0 0 0 .294 .333 .824 1.157
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
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   1411 420 125 36 51 214 348 306 517 4 2 14 .298 .427 .546 .972
Home   187 69 23 4 4 30 45 27 57 0 0 1 .369 .451 .599 1.050
Road   230 70 23 6 6 24 51 44 75 0 1 1 .304 .418 .535 .953
Grass   388 126 43 9 6 44 86 63 125 0 1 2 .325 .422 .528 .950
Turf   29 13 3 1 4 10 10 8 7 0 0 0 .448 .568 1.034 1.602
Day   222 76 27 4 5 28 49 35 72 0 0 1 .342 .434 .568 1.002
Night   195 63 19 6 5 26 47 36 60 0 1 1 .323 .431 .559 .990
As Starter   417 139 46 10 10 54 96 71 132 0 1 2 .333 .433 .564 .996
Close/Late   68 19 6 0 2 8 15 16 24 0 0 1 .279 .424 .456 .879
Inning 1-3   176 57 18 3 4 16 39 24 56 0 1 1 .324 .408 .528 .936
Inning 4-6   117 45 17 7 3 21 32 19 35 0 0 0 .385 .471 .726 1.197
Inning 7-9   119 35 11 0 2 16 22 26 40 0 0 1 .294 .425 .437 .862
Extra Innings   5 2 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .571 1.000 1.571
0 Outs   201 67 19 6 5 9 54 29 67 0 1 1 .333 .420 .562 .982
1 Outs   110 39 17 3 3 22 28 17 34 0 0 1 .355 .445 .645 1.091
2 Outs   106 33 10 1 2 23 14 25 31 0 0 0 .311 .443 .481 .924
Scoring Position   107 33 14 1 1 39 20 21 31 0 1 0 .308 .422 .486 .908
Bases Empty   258 81 21 6 8 8 63 45 91 0 0 2 .314 .420 .535 .955
Runner on 1st   52 25 11 3 1 7 13 5 10 0 0 0 .481 .526 .865 1.392
Runner on 2nd   40 17 5 1 1 12 10 12 11 0 1 0 .425 .558 .675 1.233
Runner on 3rd   17 4 2 0 0 5 3 2 3 0 0 0 .235 .316 .353 .669
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 8 0 0 0 .143 .182 .190 .372
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .429 .556 .571 1.127
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Bases Loaded   18 5 5 0 0 14 3 3 5 0 0 0 .278 .381 .556 .937
Two Strikes   335 100 33 6 7 41 61 28 132 0 0 1 .299 .354 .496 .850
First Pitch   17 11 1 2 2 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 .647 .714 1.294 2.008
Count 0-1   20 6 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .700 1.000
Count 0-2   39 5 3 1 0 0 3 0 28 0 0 0 .128 .128 .256 .385
Count 1-0   9 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .222 .300 .667 .967
Count 1-1   18 12 3 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Count 1-2   83 16 11 0 1 9 8 0 49 0 0 0 .193 .193 .361 .554
Count 2-0   5 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   11 4 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053
Count 2-2   74 20 6 0 0 3 9 0 33 0 0 0 .270 .270 .351 .622
Count 3-0   1 1 1 0 0 1 7 17 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 3-1   1 1 0 0 0 0 8 20 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Full Count   139 59 13 5 6 29 41 28 22 0 0 1 .424 .524 .719 1.243
Behind in Count   142 27 18 3 1 11 13 0 77 0 0 0 .190 .190 .380 .570
Ahead in Count   27 10 5 0 1 3 23 39 0 0 1 1 .370 .746 .667 1.413
Batting Leadoff   413 136 45 10 10 54 96 70 131 0 1 2 .329 .429 .559 .988
Batting 3rd   4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.000 1.800
Low Leverage   165 54 16 5 5 13 34 31 51 0 0 1 .327 .437 .576 1.012
Medium Leverage   188 64 21 4 4 24 48 28 61 0 1 0 .340 .426 .559 .984
High Leverage   62 20 9 1 1 17 14 12 19 0 0 1 .323 .440 .548 .988
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 .176 146
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 21 101 417 139 46 10 10 54 96 71 2 0 132 65 13 .333 .433 .564 .996 168 171 6.5
Total ABA 363 1411 420 125 36 51 214 348 306 14 4 517 224 37 .298 .427 .546 .972 160 163 21.1
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 .925 133 146 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
Total ABA 16 65 17 5 0 4 8 15 8 0 0 24 9 2 .262 .342 .523 .866 125 124
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 4 3 21 4 1 25 0 1.000 28.0 8.04 +0.2 1.029
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 98 98 146 3 0 156 7 .955 862.2 1.55 +1.6 1.033
TOTAL 1B 26 22 184 10 14 194 0 1.000 193.0 9.05 +0.1 .984
TOTAL LF 392 392 608 14 0 638 16 .975 3492.0 1.60 +11.3 1.029
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.
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
Year 3B Rank
2023 21 1
Year SB Rank
2021 16 1
2022 46 8
2023 113 1
Year R Rank
2021 37 7
2023 157 1
Year BB Rank
2021 46 1
2022 86 10
2023 149 1
Year IBB Rank
2021 2 5
2022 9 3
2023 4 7
Year EBH Rank
2021 24 6
2023 97 2
Year AVG Rank
2023 .294 10
Year OBP Rank
2022 .401 6
2023 .440 1
Year SLG Rank
2023 .587 3
Year RC Rank
2021 47.14 6
2023 185.52 1
Year RC/27 Rank
2022 7.73 8
2023 11.70 1
Year ISO Rank
2023 .293 2
Year wOBA Rank
2023 .424 2
Year OPS Rank
2022 .871 10
2023 1.027 2
Year WAR Rank
2023 9.9 1
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