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2011: Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American ... second-team all-MWC at third base ... made 47 starts at third ... sixth in the conference in slugging percentage (.572) ... tied for fourth in the league and was second on the team with nine home runs ... .318 batting average ... 17 doubles ... 55 hits ... 3-of-6 in stolen bases ... 41 RBI ... 15 multiple-hit games ... longest hitting streak was nine games ... ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak ... had at least one hit in his first six games as a Ute ... 3-for-5 with three RBI against Santa Clara (3/11) ... hit .417 during the BYU series (5-of-12), including a three-RBI double during the third game of the series (3/17-19) ... had five hits during the Air Force series, including scoring the game-winning run in game two after stealing a base (3/25-27) ... hit an inside-the-park grand slam against New Mexico (4/16) ... named MWC Player of the Week on 4/25 after a strong week against BYU and Tulane ... 2-for-5 with two doubles against BYU, scoring a run (4/19) ... hit .556 over three games against Tulane with two doubles and two home runs, driving in six runs (4/21-23) ... 3-for-4 with four RBI in game three against Tulane, falling a triple shy of the cycle (4/23) ... hit a three-run home run against Utah Valley (4/26) ... two-run home run against TCU gave the Utes the lead (5/13) ... drove in seven runs against San Diego State in the MWC tournament on a grand slam and a three-RBI double (5/25) ... named to the MWC Tournament All-Tournament team.
High School: Drafted in 2010 in the 42nd round by the Chicago Cubs ... two-time first-team all-state ... 2010 Preseason Rawlings honorable mention All-American ... went 6-1 on the mound as a senior with a 1.21 ERA ... 58 innings pitched ... 96 strikeouts ... hit .444 with 15 intentional walks ... 10 home runs and 29 RBI ... hit .485 with seven home runs and 31 RBI's as a junior ... hit two home runs in the 2009 Marshall Gates Foundation/Deseret News all-star game in 2009 ... also pitches and plays first base ... played with the Mountain West Baseball Academy ... 2009 Cincinnati Reds Area Code team.
Personal: Father Scott Nielsen pitched at Brigham Young and played four years in Major League Baseball.
Major: Mass communication.
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD% 2011.... .318 48-47 173 25 55 17 0 9 41 99 .572 11 3 44 1 .365 2 3 3-6 22 70 18 .836 TOTAL... .318 48-47 173 25 55 17 0 9 41 99 .572 11 3 44 1 .365 2 3 3-6 22 70 18 .836
