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05/18/2013
Illini Drop Season Finale to Minnesota, 2-0
Illinois Will Be No. 5 Seed in Big Ten Tournament; Set to Play No. 4 Seed Minnesota Wednesday
05/17/2013
Illini Clinch Big Ten Tournament Berth, Top Gophers, 4-3
Illinois Wins Fifth Straight Following Two-Hour Rain Delay to Move into Fourth in the Big Ten
04/22/2013
Illinois to Play EIU at Peterson Park on Tuesday
Illini Look to Even Season Series against the Panthers
04/19/2013
Johnson Sets Career IP Record in 9-2 Win over OSU
Senior Totals Most Innings by an Illini with 333; Justin Parr's Streak Reaches 22
04/18/2013
Road Series at Ohio State Up Next for Illinois
Sunday's Illini-Buckeyes Game to Be Aired Live on Big Ten Network
HIGH SCHOOL
Threw a no-hitter in the Class 1A state title game, only the fourth in Iowa state finals history, to lead Martensdale-St. Marys to its third-straight state title ... Went 8-3 in 2012 ... Named to the 2012 IHSBCA All-State Super Team and also was a first-team Pride of Iowa Conference selection ... Went 9-0 with a 1.43 ERA while striking out 72 and walking 19 in 53 2/3 innings in 2011 ... Led Martensdale-St. Marys to its second-straight Iowa Class 1A championship in 2011, extending its winning streak to a national-record 87 games ... Held opponents to a .146 batting average in 2011 ... Also hit .425, third-best on the team, with 10 home runs, eight doubles, and a team-best 62 RBIs ... Named to the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State second team in 2011 ... Named to the IHSBCA All-Southwest District first team ... Named first-team All-Pride of Iowa Conference in 2011.
PERSONAL
Born October 9, 1993 ... Parents are Dan and Lonna Nielsen ... Enrolled in the Division of General Studies ... Has three sisters, Jaclyn, Jenna and JoAnn ... Father, Dan, played football at Waldorf College and Drake University, and mother, Lonna, played basketball at Waldorf ... Favorite athlete is Jeremy Hellickson ... Earliest baseball memory is playing USSSA baseball since he was nine years old ... His father most influenced his athletic career because he pushed him to be the best he can be and has been to nearly all of his games.
