Career: Has appeared in 128 games with 96 starts in 3-year career on The Hill ... .283 career hitter with 11 doubles, two triples and 34 RBI ... 69 runs scored, 17 walks and 40 strikeouts ... stolen 21 bases in 25 attempts ... 28 errors in 355 chances for a .921 career fielding pct.

2009: Played in 53 games with 52 starts as a junior .... hit .295 with four doubles and a triple ... collected 18 RBI and scored 34 runs ... 12 walks with 18 stikeouts successful in 14 of 17 stolen base attempts ... 12 errors in 167 chances for a fielding pct. of .928.

2008: Played in 46 games with 36 starts in his sophomore season ... hit .310 with 12 RBI, six doubles and one triple ... 18 strikeouts and five walks ... seven-for-seven in stolen base attempts ... scored 24 runs ... 14 errors in 162 fielding chances.

2007: Played in 29 games with eight starts as a freshman ... hit .225 with four RBI and a double ... four strikeouts and no walks.

High School: Prepped at W.P. Davidson High School in Mobile.

Personal: Majoring in Business Management/Marketing ... favorite food is fried okra and his guilty pleasure is Snickers ... favorite movie is Animal House and favorite TV show is Family Guy ... favorite band is 3 Doors Down and favorite athlete is Brett Favre ... enjoys soccer, fishing and TV ... plans to open his own business, but dreams of being a pro fisherman ... son of Rick and Kim Nelson.