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⚾ Five Lions earned NCCAA Central Region All-Region honors following Nelson Baseball’s first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance. 🦁 🏅 First Team: Rivera, Ortiz, Smith 🏅 Second Team: Pinter, Edmonds 🔗 nelsonlions.com/news/2026/5/20… #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar #TheRightWayToPlay

💰🦁 Cash Eckermann delivered 4 huge innings out of the bullpen to help the Lions take down No. 1 seed Bellevue in the NAIA Opening Round. 🔥⚾ 💥 4.0 IP 💥 6 K 💥 W #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar #TheRightWayToPlay

🏆 BELLEVUE OPENING ROUND UPSET! #4 Nelson (TX) defeats #1 Bellevue (NE) 9-6 Zeke Velazquez: 3-5, 5 RBIs, 2B Diego Arcay: 2-5, RBI, HR Cash Eckermann: 4IP, 4H, 0ER, 6Ks, WIN Nelson wins their first ever game in the national tournament in program history. Nelson will take on #2 IU Southeast tomorrow at 2:30 PM. #NAIABall Video via (@UrbanEdgeTv) @NelsonUBaseball

🏆 BELLEVUE OPENING ROUND FINAL #4 Nelson (TX) defeats #5 St. Ambrose (IA) 8-1 Ethan Starks 2-2 2B 2 RBI Addison Payton 2-4 HR 2 RBI Reagan Smith 7.1 IP 1 ER 8 K Lions earn their first Opening Round win in program history and will take on #1 Bellevue (NE) tonight at 6pm CT Fighting Bees will await their opponent tomorrow in an elimination game #NAIABall

🚨 The Field is set for the 2026 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Bellevue Bracket #NAIABall 1. @BUBruinBaseball 2. @IUSBaseball 3. @baseball_HU 4. @NelsonUBaseball 5. @AmbroseBaseball (1/10)

FINAL - DH @Sooner_Athletic Tournament #5 Nelson (TX) sweeps the DH against Central Christian (KS) G1 11-0 Ethan Starks 1-3 HR 3 RBI Reagan Smith 7 IP 2 H 0 ER 5 K G2 7-3 Mitchell Baker 2-4 2 2B 2 RBI Addison Patton 2-4 HR 2 RBI Javier Balderas 6 IP 3 ER 7 K Lions advance to the Final Four next week in Joplin, Missouri #NAIABall

Fresh off a TOP-5 WIN. 🦁🔥 Lions return home for SAC action vs Central Christian. Keep it rolling. ⏰ 3:30 PM 📍 Lions Athletic Complex #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar #TheRightWayToPlay

200 hits and counting! Congratulations to Andrew Ortiz on reaching the 200 career hit milestone. An incredible accomplishment that reflects years of hard work. Great work Drew! #NelsonBaseball #TheRightWayToPlay #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar

UPSET Nelson (Texas) defeats #4 LSU Shreveport (La.) 6-5 Drew Ortiz: 3-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R Odnal Rivera: 3-4, 2B, R Mitchell Baker: 3-5, RBI Zeke Velazquez: 2-5, RBI, R Cash Eckermann: 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K Nelson holds off the rally and takes it late to secure the win. #NAIABall

🚨The Lions knock off No. 4 LSUS in a 9 inning battle, exploding for 15 hits and showing what Lion baseball is all about. Big time win with big time energy. Next up, we head home for Senior Weekend against Central Christian! #NelsonBaseball #TheRightWayToPlay

When the moment called… they delivered 💥 🦁 Pinter x Velazquez led the charge. Lions sweep College of the Ozarks on the road! ⚾ #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar #TheRightWayToPlay

STAY HOT REAGAN! 🔥 Over his last 3 starts, Reagan Smith has been dealing. Two complete games, 3 wins, 21 innings pitched, and 17 punchouts while leading the Lions on the mound. Keep shoving! #NelsonBaseball #TheRightWayToPlay #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar

FINAL Nelson (TX) defeats Oklahoma City 7-1 Drew Ortiz: 2-3, HR, 3 RBI Justin Amesquita: 2-3, 2 RBI Joshua Pinter: 1-2, HR, 2 RBI Reagan Smith goes the distance and strikes out 7. (W): 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 K #NAIABall

Back where we belong. 🦁📈 Lions return to the NAIA Top 25 for the first time since 2023. #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar #TheRightWayToPlay

DII, DIII & NAIA Rankings: Mar 11 📈 bit.ly/4swvMVS

Series secured‼️ MACU takes Game 3, but Nelson wins the weekend and heads home with the series! #NelsonBaseball #TheRightWayToPlay #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar

2 Games. 2 Wins. The Lions take down MACU 9–4 in Game 1 and 2–1 in Game 2. Reagan Smith dominated in Game 2, throwing a complete game with 6 strikeouts. #NelsonBaseball #TheRightWayToPlay #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar

The Lions came to Oklahoma City and handled business. 🦁⚾️ Nelson sweeps No. 16 MACU in a SAC doubleheader day 1 behind big bats and dominant pitching. 📰 Recap nelsonlions.com #WhereLionsFindTheirRoar #TheRightWayToPlay

RT @NelsonUBaseball: THE LIONS TAKE DOWN NO. 1 LSUS! Great pitching and clutch hitting lead the Lions to beat LSUS 12-6 in nine innings! T…