Stacey Nelson | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Long Beach, California |
April 12, 1987 |||
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debut | |||
February 11, 2006, for the Florida Gators | |||
Last appearance | |||
June 3, 2009, for the Florida Gators | |||
Career statistics | |||
Win-Loss | 136-36 | ||
Earned run average | 0.99 | ||
Strikeouts | 1116 | ||
Shutouts | 60 | ||
Complete Games | 133 | ||
Innings Pitched | 1141.2 | ||
Teams | |||
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Stacey Nelson (born April 12, 1987) is an American, former collegiate All-American, right-handed softball pitcher originally from Long Beach, California. She played for the Florida Gators softball team from 2006-2009, leading the University of Florida to its first Women's College World Series berth in 2008 and a national runner-up appearance in the 2009 Women's College World Series. Nelson was also the 13th pick in the 2009 National Pro Fastpitch's draft by the defunct Washington Glory. Nelson pitched for the United States women's national softball team in 2009 and 2010 but now attends law school at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She is a record holder for her school and in the NCAA Division I.
Nelson was born in Los Alamitos, California. She attended Los Alamitos High School, and was coached during her high school softball career by Jim Dolan. She set school records for career shutouts and single season strikeouts, while her high school won the Sunset League title all four years of her career. Her team were 2003 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Quarterfinalists and 2004 CIF Runners-up. She was named the team's Most Valuable Player in 2004 & 2005. Nelson was named to the All-Sunset League and All-County team twice and named 2005 Sunset League Pitcher of the Year and Los Alamitos High School's Female Athlete of the Year.
Nelson began her career being put on the Southeastern Conference Freshman Team and setting a school record in season saves. In her sophomore year, Nelson was named to the second team for both the Southeastern Conference and the NFCA. She broke the school records for season wins, strikeouts and innings pitched, all remain top-5 marks; her ERA, shutouts and opponents batting average were and continue to be top-10 all-time. The wins are also 10th best for the conference.