University of Connecticut Athletics
2020 Baseball Roster
Max Nielsen
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Setauket, N.Y.
- High School:
- Ward Melville
2020: Made two appearances on the hill for the Huskies. Collegiate debut came against No. 1 Vanderbilt with 1.0 inning of work, allowed zero earned runs and recorded first career strikeout. Logged 0.1 innings vs. No. 1 Michigan (2/22).
High School: Lettered five seasons at Ward Melville High School under head coach Lou Petrucci. Three-time All-League performer. Seven-time All-County. Won the league championship four times. 2019 Carl Yastrzemski Award Winner. 2019 All-Long Island First Team member. His senior season struck out a school record 103 batters in 49.2 innings. Went 5-1 with a 1.44 ERA. Finished with 19 career wins at Ward Melville, one shy of UConn All-American Anthony Kay. Struck out a school record 18 batters in shutout performance against West Islip in the Class AA semifinals. During 2019 playoff run went 8-24 with with two homers and eight RBI.
Personal: Max Nielsen. Parents are Carrie and Lee. Has two sisters, Molly and Megan. Undecided major.
