California Athletics Hall of Fame
One of the most powerful hitters in Cal softball history, Nelson set a school record with 19 home runs in 2001 (since broken) and still owns the career mark with 55 homers. She is the NCAA record-holder for walks (395), including 108 in 2002 and 107 in 2003. A first-team All-American in 2001 and a second-team choice in 2003, she was a member of Cal’s 2002 NCAA championship team and helped the Bears to the Women’s College World Series all four of her years in Berkeley, earning All-WCWS honors twice. Nelson earned first-team All-Pac-10 recognition as a sophomore and senior and was on the second team her junior year. Her 168 career RBI continues to rank fourth in school history, while her .655 slugging percentage is second all-time at Cal. Nelson boasted a team-best .359 batting average her senior year and hit .329 as a junior and .353 as a sophomore.
