Amber Nelson

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Photo by: Nick Monaghan

Photo by: Tomas Redondo

Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.
High School:
Murrieta Valley
Major:
Business Administration

AWARDS & HONORS

Mountain West Academic All-Conference (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Mountain West All-Conference (2016, 2018, 2019)
Mountain West Player of the Year (2019)
NFCA All-Region Second Team (2019)

2019 (Senior) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Appeared in all 51 games, 27 as the designated player and 24 as catcher ... Finished her career leading the team with a .396 batting average ... Led the team with 61 hits, including 17 doubles and a triple ... Blasted 11 home runs and posted a team-high 46 RBI ... Finished slugging .734 and holding a .472 on-base percentage ... Had 18 multiple hit games and 12 multiple RBI contests, including six RBI against Dayton on March 9 ... Held a 15 game hitting streak and a 17 game on-base streak ... As a catcher posted a .985 fielding mark with 113 putouts and 18 assists ... Threw out four runners trying to steal and turned four double plays.

2018 (Junior) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Appeared in 45 games making 44 starts splitting time behind the plate and as the designated player ... Finished hitting .331 with 13 runs, 42 hits, six doubles and tied for a team-best three doubles ... Recorded two home runs and 19 RBI to slug .472 ... Drew 22 walks to tie with Madison Kilcrease for the most on the team ... Registered 11 games with multiple hits and six with multiple RBI ... Had a six-game hitting streak during the season and an eight-game on-base streak ... Behind the plate had 127 putouts and 19 assists, while having jus tone error for a .993 fielding mark.

2017 (Sophomore) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Started in all 50 games for the Rams and registered 133 at-bats ... She registered 52 hits, scored 30 runs, and had 40 RBI's ... Her 12 home runs ties her for 4th all-time in a single season... She recorded a team-high 38 walks, which is the second most all-time in a single season for CSU ... She finished the season with a team-high batting average of .391, and team highs in slugging percentage of .714 and on-base percentage of .539 ... Stole four bases ... Had 136 putouts on defense and ended the year with a .982 fielding percentage.

2016 (Freshman) [Game-by-Game Stats]: Played extensively as a freshman in the outfield, at catcher and as a designated player … Led the team with a .647 slugging percentage, including six home runs and 11 doubles … Was second among CSU regulars with a .492 on base percentage, registering 28 walks … Also boasted a .343 batting average, good for third on the team … Had nine multi-RBI games, including three RBI on two home runs against New Mexico on April 15 … Hit her first home run against Idaho State on March 5 … Drew four walks against Boise State on April 2 … Earned Second Team All-Mountain West honors, becoming the first freshman since Haley Hutton in 2014 to receive all-conference recognition.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 2015 … Coached by Erin Emde and Sean Parks... Spent all four years on the softball team, earning a letter for each year … Helped lead the team to win All-League honors three times in her four-year career … The Nighthawks were named two-time league champions in 2013 and 2014 as well as the PGF National Champion of Southern California Athletics in 2014 … Named Defensive Player of the Year in 2014 … Played with a club team, the OC United.

PERSONAL: Born on January 29, 1997 in Glendora, California ... Raised in Murrieta, California … Daughter of Ron Nelson … Has two older sisters, Lynea and Brianna ... Graduated in May 2019 with a degree in business administration with an emphasis in management ... Wants to work in law enforcement ... Chose CSU because: "The beautiful campus, state-of-the-art facilities, and the family dynamic that CSU softball has." ... Favorite athlete is Bo Jackson.