2022 Baseball Roster

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
  • Twitter garret_nielsen
  • Instagram garretnielsen

Biography

Accolades
  • 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
2021 (So.)
  • Did not play after suffering a preseason injury
2019 (Fr.)
  • 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

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2019Freshman

    Outfield
    6'4" 220 lbs
    38
  • 28

    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Outfield
    6'2" 222 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2022Redshirt Junior

    Outfield
    6'2" 222 lbs
    28