Jeff Nelson

Height:
6-2
Weight:
206
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Puyallup, Wash.
Prev School:
Pierce College

2015: Appeared in 27 games making 12 starts -- all in right field ... Batted .234 (11-for-47) with a pair of doubles, four RBI and four runs scored ... Made Pirate debut against No. 2 Virginia (Feb. 14) going 0-for-3 in game one of a doubleheader ... Recorded first ECU hit and scored first run in game two of the UVA doubleheader ... Sat out nearly a month after sustaining a broken nose at Elon (Mar. 14) ... Recorded season-long four-game hit streak from Feb. 14-28, which included three-straight multi-hit contests ... During streak, he batted .500 (8-for-16) with three RBI and four runs scored ... Drove in runs vs. St. John's, Albany (two) and Old Dominion ... Scored a career-high two runs vs. Albany (Feb. 28) ... Laced extra base hits against St. John's (Feb. 22) and UNC Greensboro (Mar. 11) ... ECU posted an 8-4 record in games he started ... Hit primarily in the back half of the lineup (fifth-ninth) ... Stole one base on the year against St. John's (Feb. 22) ... Committed two errors in 29 chances posting a .931 fielding percentage ... Recorded 25 putouts, two assists (Albany, Connecticut) and turned on double play ... Registered multiple putouts five times with a season-high four against Virginia (Feb. 14) and Albany (Feb. 28) ... In league play, batted .143 (1-for-7) in 10 games (one start).

Pierce College (2013-14): Two-year starter for head coach Kevin Davis ... Helped the Raiders claim consecutive NWAACC Western Divisional Titles with a two-year league record of 40-9 ... Two-time NWAACC All-Star selection ... Appeared in 84 games batting .326 (103- for-316) with one home run, 19 doubles and three triples ... Scored 55 runs while driving in 44 ... Drew 26 walks and struck out 50 times ... Swiped 22 of 28 bases ... Tallied 30 multi-hit, 14 multi-run and 10 multi-RBI contests ... 2014: Earned First-Team NWAACC Western Regional All-Star status after batting .358 (57-for-159) with a home run, 14 doubles and three triples ... In 41 games recorded 26 RBI, scored 29 runs and walked 14 times ... Stole 12 of 16 bases ... Recorded 17 multi-hit and six multi-RBI contests ... Collected a season high four hits at GRCC (April 30) with a season-best four RBI ... Also drove in four runs at GHC (April 7) ... Scored a campaign-best two runs on seven occasions ... Enjoyed a career-best 10-game hit streak from April 6-27 where he batted .500 (22-for-44) with nine RBI, six doubles, 14 runs and seven multi-hit games ... Had a string of 11-straight games scoring at least one run (April 6-21) ... Swiped a career-high two bases against GHC (April 6) ... 2013: Played in 43 games batting .293 (46-for-157) with five doubles on his way to Second-Team NWAACC Western Region All-Star accolades ... Scored 26 runs, drove in 18 and drew 12 walks ... Stole 10 of 14 base attempts ... Registered 13 multi-hit and four multi-RBI contests ... Scored two runs in a game seven times ... Made collegiate debut against SVC (Mar. 2) going 0-for-3 in game one of a doubleheader ... In the second game, was 3-for-6 with a RBI and a run scored ... Enjoyed a season-high seven-game hit streak from Mar. 30-Apr. 13 where he batted .500 (11-for-22) with three doubles, eight RBI, eight runs and four multi-hit games ... Also had a six-game hit streak (May 4-11) with two multi-hit games and three multi-run contests ... Scored at least one run in 10 straight outings (April 6-28) ... Appeared in three games on the mound in relief picking up a save.

Rogers High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Brett Jamie ... Named team captain as a senior for the Rams ... As a senior started 20 games batting .368 (25-for-68) with a home run, 10 doubles and two triples ... Scored 16 runs while driving in nine ... On the mound posted a 1-4 record in six appearances ... Sports a 2.82 ERA allowing 14 runs (nine earned) on 17 hits with 21 strikeouts in 22.1 innings.

Personal: Full name is Jeff Nelson ... Born May 3, 1994 ... Son of Ron and Dawn Nelson ... Has one sibling (Brooke) ... Father played college football at Central Washington University ... Majoring in communications with a concentration in interpersonal/organizational communication ... Two-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2014, Fall 2015) ... Named to 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.