2017: Named the UAA Pitcher of the Week on May 22... Selected to the Central Region All-Tournament Team on May 21 after pitching nine shutout innings of one-hit baseball against Wartburg College on May 20.
2016: Started 13 games on the mound with a 7-6 record and a 3.94 earned run average ... Batted .319 with a double and three RBIs in 41 plate appearances.
Started 13 out of 14 appearances on the mound posting an ERA of 3.95 and earning a record of 7-6 ... Ranked second on the team in strikeouts (51) while only walking 17 batters ... Batting average of .319 with 14 runs, 15 hits and three RBI's ... UAA Pitcher of the Week on April 18 ... Academic all-UAA.
2015: Named to the All-Central Region First Team by both D3baseball.com and ABCA/Rawlings ... Earned Second-Team All-UAA honors as a pitcher ... Made 11 starts on the mound and also played in 26 games in the outfield ... Compiled a perfect 8-0 record with a 3.15 ERA, tying the WashU single-season mark for best pitching record ... Second on the team with 65.2 innings pitched and threw a team high four complete games ... Allowed only 59 hits on the season and struck out 47 batters with just 13 walks ... Held opponents to a .238 average ... Threw a six-inning shutout with five strikeouts against New York University (3/11) ... Struck out eight batters in consecutive starts against Fontbonne (3/25) and Illinois College (4/3) ... Picked up the win by throwing a nine-inning complete game, allowing just three hits and striking out eight in the first game of the NCAA tournament against Concordia (Ill.) May 13 ... Hit .263 on the season with 20 hits and three doubles ... 6-for-7 on steal attempts ... Went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a run, and a stolen base in a 3-2 win over Illinois Wesleyan March 20 ... Selected as the UAA Pitcher of the Week May 18 ... Academic all-UAA.
2014: Appeared in 11 games at the plate and in the outfield, and made nine relief appearances on the mound in his first collegiate season ... Batted .571 (4-for-7) with a double, an RBI and two runs scored ... Recorded the first varsity hit of his career with a double against Chicago April 6 ... Went 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored against Fontbonne April 16 ... On the mound, posted a team-best 1.47 ERA in 18.1 innings of work ... Finished with an 0-1 record and two saves ... Tallied a season-high three strikeouts in three innings of work against St. Norbert March 30 ... Threw 1.1 scoreless innings of relief to earn the first save of his career against DePauw April 19 ... Also picked up a save with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief in the Bears' 4-2 upset win at No. 2 Webster April 28.
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-sport team captain and letterwinner (baseball, basketball) at Barrington High School ... Finished his career with a 9-2 record and two saves, while posting a 2.02 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 69 innings ... Posted a career batting average of .377 with 78 hits and 36 RBIs ... Helped lead the Broncos to a 22-12 record and a first-place finish in the Mid-Suburban West Division as a senior ... Earned all-area honorable mention in 2012 ... As a senior, received all-conference honors, and was named to the all-area team by the IHSBCA and Daily Herald ... Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete ... Illinois State Scholar ... National Honor Society President ... Spanish Honor Society ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... AP National Scholar ... BHS Scholar-Athlete.
PERSONAL: Majoring in finance, and economics and strategy ... Son of Brian and Pam Nelson.
