- 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
- 2020 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
- 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
- 2019 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2018 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2018 Academic All-RMAC honor roll
2021: Played in 19 games, making five starts. ... Batted .192 (5-for-26) with three homers and nine RBIs. ... Showed prodigious power with three homers in four games from March 21 through March 28. ... Launched his first homer of the season March 21 against New Mexico Highlands, capping a two-game stretch in which he was 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and four RBIs while drawing three walks.
2020: Appeared in 15 games, with 13 starts at first base. ... Batted .279 (12-for-43) with one homer and eight RBIs. ... Tied for second on the team with four doubles. ... Had a .442 slugging percentage and a .404 on-base percentage for an OPS of .846.
... Had four multi-hit games. ... Went 3-for-11 in three-game series vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.) with three runs, two doubles, four RBIs, and three walks..... Hit his first homer of the season in the second game of a doubleheader with Emporia State on Feb. 16, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the game and 4-for-7 with two runs and four RBIs in the doubleheader.
2019: Played in eight games, making four starts, before suffering an injury and earning a medical redshirt. ... Batted .278 (5-for-18) with a double and a triple. ... Went 2-for-2 with two walks and three runs March 1 against Mary (N.D.).
2018: Appeared in 33 games making 16 starts. ... Hit .275 with four homers and 13 RBIs, as well as four doubles and one triple. ... Recorded a five-game hitting streak from March 23 through March 29, batting .500 (9-for-18). ... Went 8-for-15 (.533) with three homers, two doubles, one triple and eight RBIs in a four-game series at Adams State from March 23-25. Had two homers and four RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader against Adams State on March 24. … Hit his only triple and stole a base en route to a 3-for-6 showing, including two RBIs, against Adams State on March 23. ... Had three RBIs, a home run and a walk as part of a 1-for-3 day at the plate at Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Feb. 22.
2017: Played in 32 games, making 18 starts.. ... Hit .250 with three doubles and three home runs. ... Had a 3-for-4 performance, including a homer and a season-high two doubles, as part of one RBI and one run scored against New Mexico Highlands on March 12. ... Opened the season with a five-game hitting streak from Feb. 4 through Feb. 10, batting .412 (7-for-17) with two homers and five RBIs. … Hit two home runs in his first career game, part of a 3-for-5 day that included three RBIs against Nebraska-Kearney on Feb. 4.
High School: D'Evelyn High School, class of 2016...Three-time All-Jefferson County League first team...Batted .350 with six homers and 16 RBIs in 17 games as a senior...Batted .433 with six homers and 23 RBIs in 24 games as a junior for Class 4A state tournament team...Had a .475 batting average with four homers and 24 RBIs in 20 games as a sophomore...For his career, hit .429 (50-for-215) with 16 homers and 63 RBIs in 61 games, with 21 doubles. Also compiled career pitching record of 5-7 with a 3.56 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 55 innings. Went 1-4 with a 1.91 ERA and 24 striekouts in 29 1/3 innings as a senior. ... Coached by Dan Porreco.
Summer Team: Played for Slammers...Coached by Mark Holzemer.
Personal: Born Dylan Thomas Nelson. ... Birthday is June 13. ... Son of Greg and Susie Nelson. ... Has one sister. ...Majoring in criminal justice.
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