Completed Event: Baseball versus Oklahoma State on February 20, 2026 , Loss , 1, to, 9
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Jersey Number 53
Jarret Nielsen
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Cerritos, Calif.
- HS:
- Jordan
- Prev School:
- Hawai'i
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Grand Canyon |
- Set for first season in GCU program.
- In May 2025, opted to end his football playing career and focus on baseball.
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Hawai'i |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
- Graduated high school early and joined Hawai'i for spring football (was a QB) and immediately joined the baseball team.
- Appeared in seven games off the bench, primarily as a pinch-runner. Scored three runs and stole a base.
- Delivered first career hit in a pinch-hitting role vs. Chaminade on March 11.
- Scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of a 5-4 win at USC on Apr. 15.
Summer Leagues |
- 2025: Academy Barons | California Collegiate League | Compton, Calif.
Jordan HS |
Long Beach, Calif. |
- Ranked 13th among shortstops in California in the 2025 class by Perfect Game.
- Owns the school's career stolen bases record with 56.
- Named All-CIF Southern Section Division 7 as a junior.
- A first-team All-Moore League selection.
- Hit .533 with four home runs and a .680 OBP in 2024.
- Also a standout quarterback who was recruited to play football for the Rainbow Warriors. Was a three-star prospect in football who totaled 5,041 passing yards and 45 TDs in two seasons at Jordan.
- Named one of 562Sports’ Multisport Athletes of the Year following 2023-24 season.
- A Perfect Game Underclass All-American prior to 2024 season.
- Was a valedictorian and on the Dean's list.
- Played club for SoCal Giants and A's Scout Team.
Personal |
- Parents are Jon and Janine Nielsen.
- Father, Jon, played football at Claremont McKenna College.
- Cousins are former UH quarterbacks, Corey and Casey Nielsen.
- Sister, Jadyn, plays softball at CSUN after also starting her collegiate career at Hawai'i.
- Off the field, enjoys dancing, video games and working out.
- Favorite TV show is Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include Michael Jordan, Shane Victorino and Tom Brady.
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