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Jersey Number 28
Garret Nielsen
- Position:
- Outfield
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-2 / 222
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Carlsbad, Calif.
- High School:
- Christian HS
- Major:
- Business Administration
Accolades
At Cal
2022 (Jr.)
High School
Personal
- 2x Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
At Cal
2022 (Jr.)
- Graduated from Cal with his degree in business administration in May 2022
- Played in four games with one start as a redshirt junior outfielder
- Smashed his first career home run, a three-run shot, in a pinch-hit at bat vs. New Mexico (May 14)
- Earned his first start in more than three seasons at Arizona State (April 3), going 0-for-3 with a walk
- Did not play after suffering a preseason injury
- Played in 17 games with 14 starts as a true freshman
- Made 11 of his 14 starts in left field (three at DH)
- Batted .200 with eight hits, four doubles, four walks & five RBI
- Went 2-for-3 with two RBI & one run scored in his first collegiate start vs. Long Beach State (March 30)
- Doubled in three straight games at Arizona (April 14) & at UCLA (April 18-19)
- Tallied a pair of RBI in a 1-for-4 effort vs. Oregon (April 27)
High School
- Graduated from Christian High School (El Cajon, Calif.)
- Standout performer at Christian HS, batting .395 with 102 hits, 66 runs, 56 hits & 15 home runs in his prep career
- Two-time All-CIF selection
- Also a varsity letter winner in basketball & football
- Eight-time member of Principal's Honor Roll & a two-time All-League Academic Team selection
- Played travel ball for San Diego Show
Personal
- Full name is Garret Allen Nielsen
- Born on Dec. 2, 1999 in Carlsbad, Calif.
- Son of Todd Nielsen & Ginger Helgeson
- Has one sibling, Trent Nielsen
- Mother, Ginger, was a professional tennis player & climbed as high as the No. 29 player in the world singles rankings; was also a three-time All-American, three-time West Coast Conference singles champion & 2008 Pepperdine Athletic Hall of Fame inductee
- Hobbies include snowboarding, golf & riding dirt bikes
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