|
2006 WEST COAST CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION GENERAL CAPSULE: Talented right-handed hitter... can also catch and play first base... will mainly be used as a designated hitter or pinch hitter. AT USF (2006): One of USF's most clutch hitters... batted a team-high .458 with three doubles during West Coast Conference play... had a hit, an RBI and two walks at the Lincoln Regional... went 2-for-4 with a run at Southern Utah (2/18)... was 2-for-2 with a run scored against Georgetown (3/12)... had a pinch-hit two-RBI single at New Mexico (3/17)... doubled and walked against Utah Valley State (3/21)... finished 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk at Santa Clara (4/2)... doubled at No. 22 Pepperdine (4/8) and had two hits and a walk the next day against the Waves (4/9)... went 2-for-4 with a double and three runs at Gonzaga (4/23)... had game-winning pinch-hit RBI in 11th inning against Loyola Marymount (5/12). AT USF (2005): Played in 46 and started 34 games as a sophomore... went 2-for-2 against San Jose State (2/8) with two RBI and two runs... was 2-for-4 at Cal (3/1)... had a productive series against Santa Clara, totaling four hits, three RBI and a home run in three games (3/24-26)... went 2-for-5 at UC Davis (5/17) with a double, triple, and four RBI. AT USF (2004): Started 37 games and hit .314 during a productive freshman year... went 2-for-3 in first multi-hit game at Nevada (2/15)... tallied a season high three RBI versus UC Riverside (3/14)... went 3-for-5 with two runs scored against Pepperdine (4/2)... big day against Loyola Marymount going 3-for-4 with three runs scored (4/24)... hit lone home run of season against Sacramento State (5/4)... recorded 15 multi-hit games. PREP CAREER: Played four years of baseball for Oak Park High School... hit .451 with eight home runs as a senior... honors for 2002 included all-league, league MVP, county co-MVP, and all-state. PERSONAL: Blake Doyle Nelson... goal for the season is to improve himself to fit the team's needs... chose USF because of its rich tradition in baseball, as well as the coaching staff... favorite movie is Bull Durham... best advice he has ever been given is believe and have faith... favorite book is Lord of the Flies... likes to listen to the music of Kenny Chesney... enjoys fishing in his spare time... parents are Argyle and Barbara Nelson... born June 6, 1984 in Newport Beach, CA. GIARRATANO ON NELSON: "Blake Nelson has the work habits that all Division I coaches are seeking; he's someone that works each and every day to the best of his ability to become the best player he can become." |
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
