Baseball | 4/14/2026 8:45:00 PM

Cloud County Community College sophomore Cohen Nelson has been named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) West Division Pitcher of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday, April 14. This marks Nelson's second weekly honor, after he received the award for the first time in his career last week.

Nelson earned the distinction following a dominant performance on the mound that propelled Cloud County to an 8-1 victory over Butler Community College in KJCCC play. For the third straight start, Nelson limited a KJCCC opponent to one run. He also matched a season-high and career-high with 11 strikeouts for the second consecutive outing.

Nelson, returning from an early-season injury, is third on the Cloud County pitching staff with 40 strikeouts in just 21.0 innings pitched. He maintains a perfect 3-0 record, has a team-leading 1.29 ERA and is holding opposing hitters to a .116 batting average.

Cloud County returns to the diamond on Wednesday, April 15 for a non-conference doubleheader against Coffeyville Community College. First pitch is set for 2 pm from Turnbull Field at Emporia State University. Live coverage of the games will be streamed live on the T-Bird Sports Network.