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Georgia Tech Baseball 2019 Player Previews: #3 SS Billy Zinnershine

By Dylan Callaghan-Croley

4 Mar 1998: A general view of a baseball laying in a glove on the grass during an Arizona Diamondbacks spring training game against the Chicago Cubs at Hohkam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Cubs 9-8.
4 Mar 1998: A general view of a baseball laying in a glove on the grass during an Arizona Diamondbacks spring training game against the Chicago Cubs at Hohkam Stadium in Mesa, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Cubs 9-8. /
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Today’s 2019 Georgia Tech baseball player preview shines a light on freshman shortstop Billy Zinnershine out of Marietta, Georgia. 

Billy Zinnershine will look to make an impact with the Georgia Tech baseball team this upcoming season as the Marietta, Georgia native begins his collegiate career.

A 5-foot-11, 170-pound shortstop out of Marietta (GA), Zinnershine was considered by Perfect Game a top 500 baseball prospect coming out of high school in the class of 2018. A member of the East Cobb Yankees, Zinnershine was also ranked as the 137th best shortstop in the recruiting class and the 73rd best player in the state of Georgia.

During his high school career, Zinnershine was awarded multiple awards and honorable mentions including being an honorable mention All-American out of the Southeast Region in 2018. He was also was named to six All-Tournament teams throughout his high school career. His most impressive achievement, however, may have been being named a “high honorable mention” as a 2017 Preseason Underclass All-American for the entire country.  You can read his achievements here.

Zinnershine is also a versatile athlete for the Jackets, with the ability to play shortstop, first base, and second base.

Ultimately, it’s questionable if Zinnershine will make an impact on the field for the Jackets this season. The Jackets currently have a good deal of depth in the infield and at shortstop in particular with Oscar Serratos, Austin Wilhite, and Xzavion Curry all being able to play short.

Overall, it’s easy to see that Zinnershine has the tools to be a solid collegiate baseball player for the Jackets but the question is when he will get the opportunity to begin making impacts. That, of course, will be up to head coach Danny Hall who has one of the more talented teams the Jackets have had over the last few seasons at his disposal this upcoming season.