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2024 Baseball Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Jonathan Mailhes
Jonathan Mailhes

9 Jake Nelson

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Position Infield
  • Hometown Altoona, Wis.
  • High School Altoona
  • Prev School Madison College

Biography

2024:
- Started all 53 games played
- Second on the team with a .299 batting average while leading the team with 16 doubles
- Was 3-for-5 with three RBI in win at Ohio (Mar. 8)
- Had an eight-game hitting streak Mar. 10-23 with five consecutive multi-hit games
- Scored three runs and had a pair of hits in NIU’s 17-8 win at Northwestern (Mar. 26)
- Had five straight two-hit games from Apr. 5-12, capping the streak with two home runs at Illinois (Apr. 12)
- Drove in three runs in NIU’s win over St. Thomas (May 8)
- Went 3-for-6 with three doubles in win over Eastern Michigan (May 17)

2023:
- Played in 34 games, making 31 starts at second base
- Made his NIU debut in the season opener at Oral Roberts on Feb. 17, going 1-for-3
- Went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Illinois State on April 19
- Hit a home run at Ball State on April 22 in the first game of a doubleheader; went 2-for-5 in the nightcap with three runs batted in
- Also drove in three runs against Toledo on May 6
- Scored a season-high three runs against Toledo on May 7

Prior to NIU: Played two years at Madison College… Hit .395 in 2022 with 37 RBI…Stole 10 bases in both seasons at Madison…A four-year letterwinner in both baseball and basketball at Altoona High School…The Cloverbelt-West Conference Player of the Year as both a junior and senior…Holds the Altoona record for career hits…Twice named All-State
 
Personal: Son of LaShawn and Travis Nelson…Psychology major.

Career Highs:
At-Bats: 6, 4x (M.R. vs. Eastern Michigan, 5/17/24)
Runs: 3, 3x (M.R. at Eastern Illinois, 4/9/24)
Hits: 3, 2x (M.R. vs. Eastern Michigan, 5/17/24)
RBI: 3, 4x (M.R. vs. St. Thomas, 5/8/24)
Home Runs: 2 at Illinois, 4/12/24
Walks: 2, 5x (M.R. at Eastern Illinois, 4/9/24)
Stolen Bases: 1, twice (M.R. vs. Akron, 4/29/23)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2023Junior

    Infield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Senior

    Infield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    9