Zach Sorensen
Zach Hart Sorensen
Born: January 3, 1977
Salt Lake City, UT US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, CF, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 16 (1995 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
Draft: Round 2 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Highland HS (Salt Lake City, UT)
Wichita State
Career: 1998-2007
Major League Statistics
Zach Sorensen compiled a career batting average of .265 with 41 home runs and 346 RBI in his 840-game career with the Watertown Indians, Kinston Indians, Akron Aeros, Buffalo Bisons, Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Salt Lake Stingers, Nashville Sounds and Albuquerque Isotopes. He began playing during the 1998 season and last took the field during the 2007 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1998 | Short Season A | NYPL | Watertown Indians | 53 | 237 | 200 | 38 | 60 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 35 | 35 | .300 | .404 | .475 | .879 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | 130 | 582 | 508 | 79 | 121 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 24 | 12 | 62 | 126 | .238 | .322 | .339 | .661 | 172 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
2000 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 96 | 433 | 382 | 62 | 99 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 42 | 62 | .259 | .333 | .372 | .705 | 142 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
2000 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 12 | 42 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .263 | .310 | .342 | .652 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2001 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 46 | 208 | 194 | 24 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 30 | .232 | .273 | .351 | .624 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | 14 | 58 | 53 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .245 | .263 | .340 | .603 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2002 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 120 | 499 | 455 | 55 | 120 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 72 | .264 | .300 | .389 | .689 | 177 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 61 | 269 | 238 | 39 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 42 | .239 | .299 | .353 | .652 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
2004 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 95 | 416 | 359 | 73 | 111 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 45 | 58 | .309 | .380 | .401 | .782 | 144 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
2004 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | 26 | 113 | 93 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 19 | .258 | .366 | .333 | .699 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 78 | 338 | 287 | 47 | 87 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 21 | 9 | 34 | 55 | .303 | .372 | .383 | .755 | 110 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 75 | 245 | 202 | 21 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 44 | .262 | .345 | .337 | .681 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
2007 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 11 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | .227 | .433 | .227 | .661 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 823 | 3487 | 3046 | 469 | 807 | 107 | 46 | 41 | 346 | 149 | 61 | 332 | 567 | .265 | .335 | .371 | .706 | 1129 | 49 | 7 | 69 | 33 | 4 |
Fielding:
Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Short Season A | NYPL | Watertown Indians | SS | 52 | 71 | 160 | 12 | 25 | .951 | 4.442 |
1999 | Advanced A | CARL | Kinston Indians | SS | 129 | 175 | 399 | 22 | 68 | .963 | 4.450 |
2000 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | SS | 96 | 161 | 288 | 18 | 58 | .961 | 4.677 |
2000 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 12 | 28 | 42 | 2 | 8 | .972 | 5.833 |
2001 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | SS | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 6 | .970 | 4.000 |
2001 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | SS | 45 | 77 | 140 | 10 | 28 | .956 | 4.822 |
2001 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.500 |
2002 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 62 | 126 | 190 | 5 | 45 | .984 | 5.097 |
2002 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 55 | 85 | 170 | 8 | 42 | .970 | 4.636 |
2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 9 | .000 | |||||
2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 9 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 3 | .917 | 3.667 |
2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 7 | .000 | |||||
2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 2.250 |
2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 30 | 70 | 74 | 4 | 25 | .973 | 4.800 |
2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
2003 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 18 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .951 | 2.167 |
2004 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | OF | 57 | 127 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .978 | 2.333 |
2004 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | OF | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 |
2004 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | SS | 27 | 55 | 89 | 7 | 25 | .954 | 5.333 |
2004 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | SS | 25 | 41 | 63 | 2 | 21 | .981 | 4.160 |
2004 | AA | EL | Akron Aeros | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
2004 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 2B | 12 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 4.417 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 2B | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | CF | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | OF | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | SS | 47 | 73 | 125 | 3 | 37 | .985 | 4.213 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 3B | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
2005 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Stingers | 1B | 24 | 158 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 1.000 | 7.167 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 3B | 8 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .905 | 2.375 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | RF | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.167 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | SS | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.167 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | LF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 2B | 38 | 58 | 98 | 0 | 19 | 1.000 | 4.105 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | OF | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.700 |
2006 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
2007 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 2B | 9 | 10 | 26 | 2 | 5 | .947 | 4.000 |
Totals | 840 | 1496 | 2008 | 108 | 448 | .970 | 4.171 |
Minor League Service:
Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
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1998 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Watertown Indians | CLE | ||
1999 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Kinston Indians | CLE | ||
2000 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | ||
2000 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
2001 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | CLE | ||
2001 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | ||
2001 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
2002 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
2003 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | ||
2004 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | CLE | April 10, 2004 | April 20, 2004 |
2004 | AA | Eastern League | Akron Aeros | CLE | April 23, 2004 | May 20, 2004 |
2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Stingers | ANA | May 10, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Stingers | LAA | May 17, 2005 | September 1, 2005 |
2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 8, 2006 | September 4, 2006 |
2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | FLO | April 5, 2007 | April 21, 2007 |
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