Mark Nelson

Year: 2013

Dorm: Apartments

Favorite Dining Hall: Dana

Major: Math

Hometown: Walpole, MA

Relationship Status: Taken

Three Things You Can’t Live Without: Dex, Plum, Chap

Interests: The Boys, Baseball, Cider, Rice Chex

Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting

Favorite Song: “Dancin’ in the Moonlight” by King Harvest

Favorite Professional Baseball Player: Pedro Martinez

What do you do on campus?

Avoid Gluten

What’s one girl trend you don’t understand?

Low-top bean boots. Very impractical. It’s also a Scott Goldberg trend.

What do you look for in a girl? How about a deal breaker?

I like a cute girl that makes me laugh. She’s gotta smile a lot. If she never smiles, I’m out.

What is your morning ritual?

Make breakfast and eat it on Mango’s bed. He loves crumbs.

What is your favorite sunflower seed flavor?

I like em all. Big seed guy.

What will be your walk out song for pitching?

Still deciding, “Whenever Wherever” and “No More Mr. Nice Guy” are frontrunners.

What’s one thing about Colby that you wish you could change?

The spa computer’s desktop background. And I do change it, to Devlin.

Who on the baseball team would you be hand cuffed to forever?

Mads Ydemark, he’s our second base coach.

Bonnie’s at noontime or Early Bird at 4:45 am?

Both, that’s breakfast and lunch taken care of. Actually.. please tell me about your relationship with the chef at Bonnie’s as well…. She’s a very nice lady.

Got Heeeeeeeem?

I sure did.

Would you rather dine out or cook your date dinner?

I’d cook. That’s more fun.

What’s your favorite pickup line?

You remind me of my pinky toe…

Any pranks up your sleeve?

I keep them in Ian Bezahler’s sleeve.

What is your favorite feature?

My mustache.

Are you a beach house or lake house type of guy?

Both, love swimming.

What is game day look? Evo shield, Power balance bracelet, Phitan necklace?

Eye-black, pants up.

What’s your favorite pitch to throw?

Either the heater or the curveball (Uncle Charlie/the hindi ashneck).

Where do you see yourself in 15 years?

Taking over for Chappy when he retires.

What makes you feel special?

Separate gluten free menus at restaurants.

Describe the baseball team in 3 words…

Hitch em up

Spring Break in Florida for the boys (baseball team) will be…

A time for facial hair lathered in Just for Men.