Ahead of his senior year Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk Braeden Nielsen has signed his letter of intent to play collegiate baseball at Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids.

Nielsen finished last year hitting .215 with 17 total hits including four doubles, 18 runs scored, and 10 runs driven in. Nielsen led the Golden Hawks with 15 stolen bases, and was perfect in 15 theft attempts on the year.

The Mount Mercy baseball team had an overall record of 34-14 in 2016.