Biography
2023: Started all 36 games, starting every game for the second straight year… Batted .277 with 33 hits in 119 at bats… Posted 10 doubles, one triple, three home runs, 13 runs batted in, 23 runs scored and four stolen bases… Led team in doubles, tied for team lead in home runs and ranked second in hits and runs scored and fourth in RBIs… Had two three-hit games, going 3-for-4 against Defiance (Ohio) March 13 and also 3-for-4 with two doubles in first game of a doubleheader against Concordia Chicago April 8… Also pitched in 13 games, starting three, and posted a 2-5 record and one save with a 4.20 earned run average… In 41 2/3 innings allowed 67 hits and 45 runs (25 earned) with 10 strikeouts and six walks… Threw two complete games… Recipient of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Scholar-Athlete Award and was named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2022: Started all 33 games and batted .342 with 38 hits in 111 at bats… Hit five doubles, four triples and two home runs, drove in 22 runs, scored 28 runs and stole 11 bases… Led team in runs scored and steals, tied for team lead in triples and finished third in hits and home runs… Also tied for fourth in NACC in triples... Posted a pair of four-hit games, including going 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs against Pitt-Greensburg March 7… Also went 4-for-4 with three RBIs in first game of a doubleheader against Wisconsin Lutheran April 26, part of a huge afternoon when she posted seven hits and seven RBIs over two games… Also pitched in seven games, starting one, and posted a 1-1 record with a 5.60 earned run average… Pitched 20 innings, allowing 35 hits and 17 runs (16 earned) with nine strikeouts and five walks… Earned the win in her season debut, going 5 2/3 innings and allowing six hits and four runs with three strikeouts in a spring break victory over Cornell (Iowa) March 8… Recipient of NACC Scholar-Athlete Award.
2021: As a freshman played in all 36 games, starting 35, and at the plate batted .395 with 47 hits in 119 at bats… Finished with four doubles, three triples, one home run, 23 runs batted in, 33 runs scored and 16 stolen bases… Led team in batting average, hits, runs scored and stolen bases, tied for team lead in triples and finished second in RBIs… Had 11 multi-hit games including a season-best four hits and when she went 4-for-4 with five RBIs, also a season high, in first game of doubleheader at Alverno April 14… The day before went 3-for-3 with four runs scored and two RBIs against Alverno… Tied for fourth in NACC in walks and finished fifth in conference in steals… Also pitched in 14 games, starting 10, and posted a 4-6 record with a 5.79 earned run average and five complete games… In 58 innings allowed 92 hits and 59 runs (48 earned) with 27 strikeouts and 17 walks… Picked up first collegiate win with a complete game five-hitter against Marian April 3, allowing one run with two strikeouts… Finished second on team in appearances, starts, wins, innings pitched and complete games… Recipient of NACC Scholar-Athlete Award.
High School: Four-year letter winner on softball team... Three-time all-NIC-10 Conference selection, including first team as a junior… Three-time team MVP and two-time team captain… Named to Rock River Valley all-star preps team as a junior… Honor roll student and member of National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Dec. 16, 2001… Daughter of Nick & Cathy Nelson… Majoring in sport management and leadership.
Career ambition/goal: Work in the sports industry
Favorite movie: The Sandlot
Favorite food: Tacos
Favorite sports teams: Chicago Cubs, Green Bay Packers
Why did you choose Lakeland? I chose Lakeland because as soon as I stepped onto the campus, I felt like I was at home. Lakeland has a family-oriented feel and everyone is so welcoming: the coaches, students, professors. In addition, Lakeland allows me to receive a good education that will help me succeed in the future while also allowing me to play softball.
Something people may not know about you: I weighed three pounds when I was born
