Alec Zumwalt
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Sean Alexander Zumwalt
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 205 lb.
- High School East Forsyth High School
- Born January 20, 1981 in Kingman, AZ USA
Alec Zumwalt opens 2007 as a pitcher for the Nashville Sounds. It is Zumwalt's 9th season in professional baseball, having started out as an outfielder.
Zumwalt was chosen by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. He debuted professionally with the GCL Braves, hitting .207/.284/.282 with 48 strikeouts in 188 AB. Moving up to the Danville Braves in 2000, Zumwalt's batting line improved to .235/.368/.373 with an Appalachian League-best 10 outfield assists. He hit 15 doubles in 204 AB, but struck out 67 times. In 2001, Alec batted just .209/.286/.330 for the Macon Braves, striking out in 101 of 349 AB. The team converted him into a pitcher after that campaign.
Alec pitched for Macon (2-1, 4.31 in 24 games) and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (0-3, 1 Sv, 8.63) in 2002. The next year, he was with the Pelicans (5-2, 6 Sv, 2.22 in 30 games, .190 opponent average) and the Greenville Braves (1-1, 1.42 in 11 games, .191 opponent average, 19 K in 19 IP). He was taken in the minor league part of the Rule V Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays but was returned to the Braves.
In 2004, Zumwalt was with Greenville, going 3-7 with one save and a 5.09 ERA. He was then traded as a player to be named later along with Jose Capellan in exchange for Dan Kolb. With the 2005 Huntsville Stars, Zumwalt had a 1-2, 3 Sv, 4.15 line while he had a 1-0, 1 Sv, 4.61 record in his first 9 AAA appearances, for the Nashville Sounds.
In 2006, Alec split time between Huntsville (1-0, 5 Sv, 2.93) and Nashville (0-3, 15 Sv, 3.69, 45 K in 39 IP). He saved the most games of any pitcher in the Milwaukee farm system.
Sources: 2000-2007 Baseball Almanacs, Nashville Sounds bio, Bravesbeat.com, MILB.com
