Personal

• Born in Provo
• Parents are Scott Nelson and Julie Nelson
• Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Osorno, Chile
• sister played soccer at Grand Canyon Univ. and is a coach at Iowa Western
• Majoring in history

Before BYU

• Prepped under former BYU Cougar Kim Nelson at Timpanogos High School
• Led THS to the 2008 Utah Class 5A state title, with a 10-0 record, including a 3-0 mark during the title.
• Recorded 78 strikeouts and owned an ERA of 2.02 as a prep junior in while also hitting .441 playing third base and hitting third in the lineup.
• Was the 2008 5A State Tournament MVP and a MaxPreps.com Junior All-American.
• Player of the Year honors from the Salt Lake Tribune, Provo Daily Herald and named 5A MVP by the Deseret News
• Was 2008 Utah Class 5A first team all-state, all-region and National High School Baseball Coaches Association (NHSBCA) all-district selection
• Earned all-region honors as a sophomore in 2007
• Won seven games and hit .415 as a senior in 2009 and was named a First Team All-State player by the Deseret News and 2009 Timpanogos Team MVP.
• Played at Salt Lake Community College under former BYU Cougar DG Nelson
• Played in 2010 for Santa Clara University

  Stats

• 		Year    ERA   W-L  APP  GS  CG  S  IP    H    R  ER  BB  SO
  2010 #  7.59  1-0  12   0   0   0  10.2  20   14  9   2   6
  2012 *  4.14  4-3  11   8   0   0  45.2  50   25 21  17  31
  #Santa Clara University
  * Salt Lake Community College