NELSON NAMED PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR
Senior Kelly Nelson was selected as the Patriot League Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Nelson, an NFCA All-Northeast Region second team selection a year ago, posted a 1.84 earned-run average across 106.2 innings and 20 appearances. The two-time Patriot League second team selection (2019, 2021) held opponents to a .226 batting average, notching 120 strikeouts while recording six wins, eight complete games, and four shutouts. The last time a Crusader won Pitcher of the Year was when Genoa Grosch did so in 1999.