#33 CJ Ziegler - 1B
Career Highlights: Sixth season of professional baseball and second with the Wingnuts…re-signed by Wingnuts on 1/7/13…originally signed by Wingnuts on 1/24/12…lifetime .275 batting average with 71 home runs and 296 RBI in 391 games played…231 runs scored in career with 101 doubles, two stolen bases, and 210 walks…career .370 on-base percentage and .494 slugging percentage in career…has averaged 96 runs scored, 42 doubles, 30 home runs, 123 RBI, and 88 walks per 162 games in his career…has reached the playoffs in each of first five years of professional career….310 hitter with 17 runs scored, six home runs, and 16 RBI in 26 career playoff games…drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 16th round in 2008…also drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 37th round in 2007…played college baseball at the University of Arizona from 2007-08…hit a combined .346 with 33 home runs and 123 RBI in 119 games for the Wildcats during junior and senior seasons…majored in History with Business minor…also played at Pima Community College…hit.336 with six home runs and 41 RBI in 45 games as a sophomore in 2006…played at Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, AZ which has produced seven Major Leaguers, including Chris Duncan, Shelley Duncan, Scott Hairston, and Ian Kinsler…was named Arizona’s State Player of the Year in 2004…holds high school single-season records for batting average and home runs…also quarterbacked football team in high school…father Mark and mother Kimberly both graduated from Arizona…works as an accountant for construction business during the offseason…enjoys golf…full name is Craig James Ziegler
2012
Tabasco (Mexican/AAA): Hit .182 for the Olmecas with two home runs and nine RBI in 22 games…scored 12 runs with six doubles and eight walks…hit safely in 10 of 22 games…had four multi-hit games…2 for 5 with run, double, and three RBI on 6/30 at Laguna…2 for 4 with run and double on 7/8 vs. Reynosa…2 for 5 with two runs, two home runs, and four RBI on 7/20 at Ciudad del Carmen…2 for 4 with double on 7/27 vs. Minatitlan…helped Olmecas reach the Mexican League playoffs
Wichita (American Association/Ind.): Hit .320 with 18 home runs and 61 RBI for the Wingnuts in 58 games…scored 46 runs with 15 doubles and 34 walks…had a .408 on-base percentage and a .631 slugging percentage…finished tied for third in the American Association in home runs, and fell 10 plate appearances shy of finishing first in slugging percentage…hit safely in 45 of 58 games…had 21 multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games and one 4-hit game…reached base in 53 of 58 games with a hit, walk, or hit by pitch…hit .338 with runners in scoring position (68 AB) and .417 with two outs and runners in scoring position (24 AB)…reached base in 23 consecutive games to begin the season with a hit, walk, or hit by pitch from 5/17-6/10…had 17-game hitting streak from 5/23-6/10 (27 for 73, .370, 22 RBI)…hit game-ending solo home run in bottom of the 10th inning on 6/2 vs. Grand Prairie…3 for 5 with three runs, double, two home runs, and three RBI on 6/9 at Kansas City…1 for 2 with two runs, home run, RBI, and three walks on 6/16 vs. Kansas City…drew three walks on 6/18 vs. Amarillo…2 for 5 with two runs, two home runs, and five RBI on 6/19 vs. Amarillo…4 for 7 with two runs, double, and four RBI on 6/21 vs. Sioux City…2 for 4 with two runs, two home runs, and three RBI on 6/26 vs. St. Paul…walked three times on 6/28 vs. St. Paul…had 9-game hitting streak from 8/17-8/26 (14 for 36, .389)…hit game-ending single in the bottom of the 11th inning on 8/17 vs. Sioux City…2 for 5 with three runs, double, and two RBI on 8/21 at El Paso…helped Wingnuts reach the American Association Championship Series…6 for 21 (.286) with five runs scored, one home run, three RBI, and six walks in six playoff games
2011
Calgary (North American/Ind.): Hit .329 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI in 36 games for the Vipers…scored 39 runs with 13 doubles and 18 walks…had a .412 on-base percentage and a .629 slugging percentage…North American League All-Star…finished tied for third in the NABL with 24 total home runs (combined between Calgary and Lake County), and fourth in slugging percentage…hit .390 with runners in scoring position (59 AB)…hit safely in 29 of 36 games…had 13 multi-hit games, including one 3-hit game, and two 4-hit games…had seven multi-RBI games, including two 4-RBI games, one 6-RBI game, and one 7-RBI game…totaled four multi-home run games (including games played with Lake County) had 8-game hitting streak from 7/15-7/24 (15 for 37, .405, 11 R, 11 RBI)…scored a run in nine straight games from 7/15-7/27 (12 total runs)…3 for 5 with two runs, two home runs, and four RBI on 7/21 vs. Edmonton…4 for 6 with four runs, two home runs, and six RBI on 8/6 at Lake County…2 for 3 with three runs, home run, and four RBI on 8/19 vs. Yuma…4 for 4 with four runs, two home runs, and seven RBI on 8/27 at Edmonton…helped the Vipers reach the North American League playoffs…hit .364 with seven runs scored, two home runs, eight RBI, and seven walks in six playoff games
Lake County (North American/Ind.): Hit .340 with 14 home runs and 39 RBI in 38 games for the Fielders…scored 27 runs, hit seven doubles, and drew 31 walks…had .463 on-base percentage and .688 slugging percentage…hit .326 with runners in scoring position (46 AB)…hit safely in 30 of 38 games…had 14 multi-hit games, including four 3-hit games…had 11 multi-RBI games, including three 3-RBI games and one 5-RBI game…3 for 5 with two runs, two home runs, and five RBI on 5/26 at Maui…drew three walks on 5/29 at Maui…had 14-game hitting streak from 6/10-6/24 (24 for 53, .453, 15 R, 6 HR, 16 RBI)…had an RBI in five straight games from 6/13-6/17 (six total RBI)…scored three runs on 6/13 at Edmonton…scored a run in five straight games from 6/15-6/19 (six total runs)…had an RBI in five straight games from 6/19-6/24 (eight total RBI)…had 7-game hitting streak from 6/26-7/6 (9 for 28, .321, 3 HR, 8 RBI)…walked three times on 7/7 vs. Yuma
2010
Traverse City (Frontier/Ind.): Hit .226 with 13 home runs and 53 RBI in 93 games for the Beach Bums…scored 39 runs, hit 19 doubles, and walked 48 times….328 on-base percentage and .399 slugging percentage…had 19 multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games…hit .203 at home in 187 AB, .255 on the road in 149 AB…had 9-game hitting streak from 5/21-5/30 (12 for 34, .353, 7 RBI)…2 for 4 with a run, double, home run, and three RBI on 6/11 at Florence…2 for 3 with three runs, two home runs, and four RBI on 6/25 vs. Lake County…walked three times on 6/29 at Southern Illinois…scored a run in five straight games from 7/19-7/23 (five total runs)…2 for 4 with a run, home run, and three RBI on 7/26 at Kalamazoo…2 for 5 with two runs, double, home run, and seven RBI on 7/27 at Kalamazoo…had three RBI on 8/22 at River City…helped Beach Bums reach the Frontier League Championship Series…hit .310 with four runs scored, two home runs, and four RBI in eight playoff games
2009
Salem-Keizer (Northwest/A-): Hit .404 with two home runs and 13 RBI in 14 games for the Volcanoes…scored 10 runs, hit seven doubles, and drew 12 walks…hit safely in 10 of 14 games…had seven multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games…2 for 4 with a run, a home run, and four RBI on 6/20 at Eugene…3 for 3 with a run and a double on 6/28 at Vancouver…2 for 3 with two runs, two doubles, and an RBI on 7/4 vs. Tri-City…helped Volcanoes win the Northwest League championship
San Jose (California/A+): Hit .263 with five home runs and 28 RBI in 45 games for the Giants…scored 21 runs with nine doubles and 16 walks…hit .326 on the road in 86 AB, .189 at home in 74 AB…had 11 multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games, one 4-hit game, and one 5-hit game…hit .306 with runners in scoring position (49 AB)…hit .304 with two outs and runners in scoring position (23 AB)…had an RBI in five straight games from 7/15-7/19 (five total RBI)…3 for 5 with three runs, a double, and an RBI on 7/17 vs. Modesto…5 for 5 with two runs, a double, and an RBI on 7/19 vs. Bakersfield…walked three times on 7/20 vs. Bakersfield…3 for 5 with two doubles and three RBI on 7/28 at Stockton…1 for 4 with a run, home run, and three RBI on 8/18 at Visalia…had 6-game hitting streak from 8/27-9/3 (10 for 21, .476, 5 R, 5 RBI)…4 for 5 with a run, two doubles, and three RBI on 9/2 at Inland Empire…helped Giants win the California League championship
Augusta (South Atlantic/A): Hit .231 with 10 RBI in 31 games for the GreenJackets…had 11 runs scored, eight doubles, and eight walks…had seven multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games…had 5-game hitting streak from 4/12-4/17 (9 for 20, .450, 3 R, 3 2B, 5 RBI)…3 for 5 with two runs, two doubles, and three RBI on 4/12 at Savannah…had 6-game hitting streak from 4/22-4/28 (9 for 26, .346, 6 R)…3 for 5 with three runs, a double, and an RBI on 4/27 at Rome…hit two doubles on 5/11 at Greenville
2008
Giants (Arizona/R): Hit .262 with seven home runs and 43 RBI in 53 games during professional debut…scored 26 runs with 17 doubles and 35 walks….397 on-base percentage and .465 slugging percentage…hit safely in 31 of 53 games…had 15 multi-hit games, including three 3-hit games…hit .308 with runners in scoring position (65 AB)…hit .393 with two outs and runners in scoring position (28 AB)…opened professional career with a 7-game hitting streak from 6/22-6/29 (11 for 27, .407, 3 HR, 11 RBI)…made professional debut on 6/22 at the Athletics’ Arizona League affiliate, going 2 for 4 with a double and four RBI…hit first career home run on 6/24 at the Cubs’ Arizona League affiliate…2 for 5 with two runs, a home run, and four RBI on 7/12 at the Athletics’ Arizona League affiliate…drew a walk in seven consecutive games from 7/20-7/29 (nine total walks)…2 for 4 with two runs, two doubles, and four RBI on 8/1 at the Athletics’ Arizona League affiliate…walked three times on 8/6 vs. the Rangers’ Arizona League affiliate…helped Giants win the Arizona League championship…went 2 for 4 with home run and RBI in Arizona League championship game
Kevin Hooper on CJ: We are obviously very excited to have CJ coming back for the 2013 season. ‘Z’ was on pace to break numerous league records before departing for Mexico. I see him feeding off of that production, and once again being a huge piece of our puzzle. He will be right back in the middle of our lineup contributing as a run producer.
