Personal
Born in Payson, Utah ... parents are Jim and Pat Nelson ... nickname is Gub ... played summer ball for the Pueblo Chieftains in Colorado and for Arizona Baseball Academy in previous summers ... has placed in the NBC World Series, once with a team which played fourth out of 48 squads ... wife's name is Wendi ... plans to major in secondary education with an emphasis on physical education.
Before BYU
Prepped at Spanish Fork High where he was coached by his father Jim "Shoe" Nelson ... three-time first team all-state and all-region ... TPX All-American in Collegiate Baseball magazine ... runner-up defensive player of the year by Collegiate Baseball magazine ... batted .440 ... also sang in the school choir.
Other College
Played at Utah Valley State College and Salt Lake Community College where he was coached by Steve Gardner and former Cougar D.G. Nelson, respectively ... batted .275 in his JC career ... started 37 games for UVSC in 2003, batting .287.
Stats
Year Avg. G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB-SBA
2005 .300 34-29 100 13 30 5 0 1 18 38 6 14 0-0
2006 .318 53-51 179 30 57 13 0 4 27 82 15 22 1-2
TOTAL: .312 34-29 279 43 87 18 0 5 45 120 21 36 1-2