Kim Nelson
Third Base #6
Ht/Wt
5'
11"
|
175 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Bountiful, 
Utah
Last School
Viewmont High School
Roster Years
1975-1978


Personal

Majoring in physical education.

Before BYU

All-state football player at Viewmont High ... MVP of state all-star baseball game.

Stats

Year    Avg.   G   AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   RBI    TB   BB   SO  SB
1975   .194   16   31    4    6    0    0    1     7     9    5    9   0
1976   .302   47  159   30   48    5    0    6    34    71   33   38   2
1977   .386   50  171   56   66   18    4   13    59   131   30   29   8
1978   .342   52  184   50   63   13    3   10    41   112   38   30   6
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 1975

Sophmore Year 1976

Third-team All-American ... All-District Seven and All-WAC.

Junior Year 1977

Second-team All-American ... All-District Seven and All-WAC ... drafted in the 26th round by the California Angels ... hit three homers in an 11-inning game to tie the school record ... his 13 homers tied school record for a season ... his 58 RBI is a school record ... was hit by a pitch in the Utah game, giving him a broken nose ... went to Nicaragua during the summer with the U.S. Baseball Federation.

Senior Year 1978

All-American ... All-District Seven and All-Western Athletic Conference ... co-captain with Vance Law ...30 career homers set a new school record as did 106 bases on balls ... went undrafted, so he signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Twins.

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year