University of San Francisco Athletics

2006 WEST COAST CONFERENCE HONORABLEMENTION

GENERAL CAPSULE: Talented right-handedhitter... can also catch and play first base... will mainly be usedas a designated hitter or pinch hitter. AT USF(2006): One of USF's most clutch hitters... batted ateam-high .458 with three doubles during West Coast Conferenceplay... 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 witha run scored against Georgetown (3/12)... had a pinch-hit two-RBIsingle at New Mexico (3/17)... doubled and walked against UtahValley State (3/21)... finished 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk atSanta Clara (4/2)... doubled at No. 22 Pepperdine (4/8) and had twohits and a walk the next day against the Waves (4/9)... went2-for-4 with a double and three runs at Gonzaga (4/23)... hadgame-winning pinch-hit RBI in 11th inning against Loyola Marymount(5/12). AT USF (2005): Played in 46 and started 34games 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 aproductive series against Santa Clara, totaling four hits, threeRBI and a home run in three games (3/24-26)... went 2-for-5 at UCDavis (5/17) with a double, triple, and four RBI. AT USF(2004): Started 37 games and hit .314 during a productivefreshman 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 threeruns scored (4/24)... hit lone home run of season againstSacramento State (5/4)... recorded 15 multi-hit games. PREPCAREER: Played four years of baseball for Oak Park HighSchool... hit .451 with eight home runs as a senior... honors for2002 included all-league, league MVP, county co-MVP, and all-state.PERSONAL: Blake Doyle Nelson... goal for theseason is to improve himself to fit the team's needs... chose USFbecause of its rich tradition in baseball, as well as the coachingstaff... favorite movie is Bull Durham... best advice he has everbeen given is believe and have faith... favorite book is Lord ofthe Flies... likes to listen to the music of Kenny Chesney...enjoys fishing in his spare time... parents are Argyle and BarbaraNelson... born June 6, 1984 in Newport Beach, CA.GIARRATANO ON NELSON: "Blake Nelson has the workhabits that all Division I coaches are seeking; he's someone thatworks each and every day to the best of his ability to become thebest player he can become."