Avery Nelson

Position:
1B/UTIL
B/T:
R/R
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
East Moline, Ill.
High School:
Alleman
Prev School:
Black Hawk

Prior to IPFW: In her lone season at Black Hawk, finished with a 9-5 record, throwing 80 innings … Ended the season with a 4.02 ERA with 24 strikeouts … Batted .325 in 40 plate appearances … Recorded 13 hits while driving in nine runs and scoring 10 times ... Helped the Braves to a fifth place finish at the 2014 Division II NJCAA championship and an Arrowhead Conference title.

High School: In two seasons at Alleman H.S., combined to finish with a 24-8 record on the mound … Had a career batting average of .299 … As a junior, she was named to the Western Big 6 All-Conference First Team as a pitcher … Earned First Team Dispatch/Argus All-Metro honors in 2012 ... Was a three-year varsity starter for the Pioneers ... As a member of her travel team, the Heartland Havoc '95, was a three-time USSSA state champion ... Finished runner-up in 2012 at the Illinois ASA state tournament.

Personal: Daughter of John and Jennifer Nelson … Has one sibling, Alex … Majoring in communication sciences and disorders.