Nelson Berkwich

Nelson Berkwich
University of North Carolina Baseball v ECU
Clark-LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC
Friday, February 24, 2023

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Nelson Berkwich
University of North Carolina Baseball v Duke
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Friday, March 24, 2023

Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH

Nelson Berkwich
University of North Carolina Baseball v Coastal Carolina
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH

Position:
LHP
B/T:
L/L
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Major:
Economics
Hometown:
Boca Raton, Fla.
High School:
American Heritage

As a Junior (2023)
Appeared in 22 games this season • Compiled a 2-2 record with a 9.00 ERA • Didn’t allow a run in 14 of 22 appearances • Pitched a total of 10.0 innings • Had a 3:1 strikeout to walk ratio (15:5) • Longest outing of the season was 2.0 innings at Charlotte (3/14) • Fanned two batters in 0.2 innings against East Carolina (2/26) and North Carolina A&T (3/21).

As a Sophomore at Vanderbilt (2022)
Made 18 appearances and compiled a 3.00 ERA in 15 innings pitched • Won his lone decision of the season at Missouri (March 20), striking out three over 1.1 innings • Posted a 2.375 strikeout-to-walk ratio (19:8) • Didn’t allow an earned run through his first 11 appearances • Tossed a 1-2-3 eighth inning vs. 10th-ranked Louisville (May 3).

As a Freshman at Vanderbilt (2021)
Pitched 14.2 innings across the season over 10 appearances • Struck out 19 batters, while surrendering just three walks to the opposition • Made his first appearance of the season in game two of the doubleheader with Georgia State (Feb. 28), throwing 1.0 inning • Struck out two batters in his first scoreless outing of the season, working 1.0 hitless frame against Austin Peay (April 20) • Tossed 1.0 scoreless inning against fourth-ranked Mississippi State, allowing just one hit • Struck out two in 2.0 innings at No. 15 Louisville (May 4) • Recorded his first win against North Alabama (May 11), where he struck out two in 2.0 innings pitched.

High School
Attended American Heritage High School in Boca Raton, Fla. • Compiled a 25-4 career record with 324 strikeouts in 212.0 innings pitched • Posted a 4-0 record in shortened senior season of 2020 and didn’t allow a run • Accrued a 10-0 record with 110 strikeouts and a 0.45 ERA as a junior • 2017 USA Baseball 15U Gold Medalist • Two-time District 4A Pitcher of the Year • Three-time all-county • Led American Heritage to two regional championships and state finals appearance (2017, 2019) • Four-year honor roll student • Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal
Full name is Nelson Marley Berkwich • Born April 3, 2022 in Boca Raton, Fla. • Son of Susan and Ross Berkwich • Has a brother, Jordan • Enjoys golfing, jet-skiing and ping pong.