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2027 Softball Roster

22 Riley Nelson

  • Position Pitcher/First Base
  • Hometown Edwardsville, Ill.
  • Class Sophomore
  • Previous School Edwardsville
  • B/T R/R

Biography

2026 • FRESHMAN
• Played in 29 games and started 20; had 23 pitching appearances with 15 starts.
• Three shutouts -- tied for 85th in the nation, second in the A-10, first on the team.
• 15 starts -- tied for ninth in the A-10. 
• 97 2/3 innings -- 10th in the A-10.
• Issued only 2.51 walks per seven innings.
• Tied a SLU season high with six strikeouts in game one vs. Saint Joseph's.
• Shut out Mississippi Valley State on four hits and one walk for her first collegiate victory.
• Tossed a one-hit shutout in game three vs. Saint Joseph's.
• Blanked Loyola Chicago (six hits, no walks) in game two of the series.
• Registered the win in relief in game two vs. Dayton, allowing just one run over the final 3 1/3 innings.
• Recorded the final out to save game two vs. Lindenwood.
• Started and pitched five shutout innings in game one vs. Lindenwood but had a no-decision.
• Had a tough-luck 2-1 loss vs. Pittsburgh, going the distance and surrendering only five hits and two walks.
• Had two hits and two RBIs in game two vs. Mississippi Valley State.

PRIOR TO SLU
Earned four varsity letters at Edwardsville … earned All-State honors as a senior (first team) and junior (second team) and was the Tigers’ team captain and Most Valuable Player both seasons … three-time All-Conference selection (first team as a junior and senior, second team as a sophomore) … named All-Metro Spring Player of the Year by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in her senior season and was a second-team All-Metro choice as a junior … tabbed Edwardsville Intelligencer MVP and collected an Athlete of the Quarter and two Athlete of the Month awards as a junior … her career statistics included a .366 batting average, a .413 on-base percentage, 10 home runs and 104 RBIs at the plate, and a 1.54 ERA, a .182 opponents’ batting average and 487 strikeouts in 354 2/3 innings in the circle … those numbers included a .394 batting average, nine home runs, a 1.13 ERA and 214 strikeouts in 143 innings in her senior campaign … Edwardsville was a super-sectional winner and finished third in the state in her freshman season, and captured three sectional championships, four regional titles and four conference crowns during her career … played for Illinois Firecrackers Adkins in travel ball … posted a .400 batting average, a .434 OBP, 26 RBIs, a 1.86 ERA, a .212 opponents batting average and 80 strikeouts in 83 innings in 2025 … batted .500 with 28 RBIs and recorded a 1.65 ERA in 2023 … IHSA and Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference as a junior and senior … Illinois State Scholar … National Honor Society member … made Edwardsville’s high honor roll all four years.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2026Freshman

    Pitcher/First Base
    22
  • 22

    2026-27Sophomore

    Pitcher/First Base
    22