Colton Nash was named to the NAIA-CBA Preseason All-America team.

November 5, 2015

Nash named to Preseason All-America Team

Colton Nash hit .317 with 10 home runs and 54 RBI in 2015

BELLEVUE, Neb. -- Bellevue University senior Colton Nash (Bonney Lake, Wash.) has been named a Preseason All-American by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association All-America Committee. The 17-member squad was announced yesterday in a release from the NAIA National Office.

Nash was one of the Bruins' most consistent and dangerous hitters a season ago. As a cleanup hitter, Nash raked at .317 with 34 extra base hits (24 doubles, 10 home runs) while driving in 54 runs and scoring a team-high 52. He also tied for the team lead with six stolen bases

In perhaps the most impressive three-game stretch in the country last season Nash hit grand slams in three consecutive games in March at the Warner University Tournament. He was a first team all-MCAC selection and Honorable Mention NAIA all-Nebraska pick last year.

The Bruins ended the 2015 season with a 46-15 record, highlighted by an MCAC Tournament Championship and hosting duties for the NAIA Opening Round Tournament. Bellevue came within a game of reaching the World Series.

Bellevue opens the 2016 on Saturday, Feb. 13 with a double-header at national powerhouse Oklahoma City University. The Bruins take on MidAmerica Nazarene University at 12:30 p.m. before playing Oklahoma City at 3 p.m.

NAIA-BCA All-American Team:

Ryan Crowe (Sr., C, Westmont)

Scott Morton (Sr., C, Briar Cliff)

Alex Bush (Sr., 1B, Westmont)

Houston Looser (Jr., 2B, Freed-Hardeman)

Alex Couch (Sr., 3B, Tabor)

Cabe Reiten (Sr., SS, Lewis-Clark State)

Wardy Polanco (Sr., UT, Tennessee Wesleyan)

Keivan Berges (Jr., DH, Keiser)

Logan Coughlin (Sr., OF, Indiana Southeast)

Jordan Espino (Sr., OF, Sterling)

Preston King (Sr., OF, Bryan)