Northern Illinois University Athletics

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)