Brad Nelson
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Brad Nelson (born December 23, 1982 in Algona, Iowa), is a minor league baseball player in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has played first base and outfield. He was removed from the Brewers 40-man roster during the 2006 season and is assigned to the AA-level Huntsville Stars. He was acquired by the Brewers in the fourth round of the 2001 amateur draft.
Nelson played high school baseball at Bishop Garrigan High School in Algona, Iowa. He was a pitcher and utility infielder. He started varsity as an eighth grader and led the team to the state championship game as a sophomore. The team he played on that season continues to hold the state records for most runs (523), home runs (90), and RBIs (461) in a season; and Nelson himself holds the state records for most hits (83) and most RBIs (91) in a season.
Nelson has played professionally for the rookie level Arizona Brewers and Ogden Raptors, the A-level Beloit Snappers and High Desert Mavericks, the AA Huntsville Stars, and the AAA Nashville Sounds. He was part of the 2005 Sounds team that won the Pacific Coast League championship.
He was selected to play in the 2002 Midwest League All-Star game in Lansing, Michigan and the 2004 Southern League All-Star game in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In both all-star appearances he won the home run derby that was part of the all-star festivities. He was also named the Milwaukee Brewers' 2002 Minor League Player of the Year, after leading all minor leaguers with 116 RBIs and 49 doubles at the age of 19.
In addition to his positive career statistics, Nelson also holds the Pacific Coast League record for most strikeouts in a single game, with seven strike-outs in 11 plate appearances in the 24-inning game (the longest game in PCL history) which the Nashville Sounds played against the New Orleans Zephyrs on May 5 and 6, 2006.
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- Iowa High School Athletic Association, Iowa High School Baseball's All-Time Best (PDF)
- Nashville Sounds Home Page
- Minor League Baseball Official Site, May 5th Boxscore
