Methodist University Athletics

2022:  Earned second-team USA South All-East Division selection (DH) … USA South Baseball Player of the Week (02/14/22) … College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District honoree … College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) first-team All-America honoree … started all 42 games as a graduate student for MU (one of three Monarchs to do so) … batting average of .372, an OPS of 1.084, and an OBP of .456 ... led the team with a .628 slugging percentage ... led the team with 64 hits and 51 RBIs … second on the team in runs scored with 45 … posted a new career-high to lead the team in home runs with 10, and finished third overall in USA South … finished sixth overall in USA South for RBIs … tallied 20 walks, and one stolen base in 172 at-bats ... also led the team with 14 doubles ... record two, 12 game hitting streaks during the season … 20 games with multiple hits, including five consecutive such games ... career-high four hits (4-for-5) at Greensboro ... career-high two home runs in the opening game against Hood … scored a run in 10 straight games ... career-high five RBIs in the game at Greensboro ... totaled 39 putouts for the season … awarded senior scholar-athlete (cumulative GPA 3.4 or better).

2021: started 27 of the 30 games he appeared in ... totaled 23 hits, 20 RBIs, 17 runs scored, and 11 walks ... team-high four homers and second on the team with nine doubles ... batting average of .261 and an OPS of .881 ... seven multi-hit games, including a three-for-four performance with three runs scored and three RBIs against Mary Baldwin ... seven games with multiple RBIs ... recorded two doubles against N.C. Wesleyan ... 36 putouts, three assists, and two errors for a fielding percentage of .951.

Prior to MU: Comes to Methodist after playing the 2019 season at Ave Maria (Fla.) University.

Personal: Son of Sharin and Douglas Nelson … completing a Masters in business administration.