Nash Crowell is the craziest story in college baseball right now. His last seven days have been insane.
He is a warrior!
Crowell, a junior from Nova Scotia, plays for Reinhardt University in Waleska, Georgia after beginning his career at Bismark State. The Eagles compete on the NAIA level and they are an absolute tear of late.
Reinhardt is 24-11 this season and 16-3 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference. It has won eight of its last 10 games, including a walk-off victory over Johnson University (TN) on Friday. Crowell was the hero.
He stepped into the box in the bottom of the ninth inning. The game was tied at six with one out. The bases were loaded.
There is a lot of power behind Crowell’s swing at 6-foot-0, 215 pounds and it was on full display as he sent a mammoth home run deep to centerfield. His walk-off grand slam soared deep into the forest.
It was a no-doubter.
🚨WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM!
— NAIA Ball (@NAIABall) April 5, 2024
What a week it’s been for @RUBaseballAAC Nash Crowell
Just 6 days after taking a 100mph fastball to the jaw he steps up and sends one out to left and Reinhardt walks-off Johnson (TN) 10-6
🎥 @SESNsports #NAIABall https://t.co/Co4qyfBXok pic.twitter.com/00UZpw4xap
While a walk-off grand slam is cool, Crowell’s feat is even more impressive considering the timing.
He wore a 100mph fastball directly to the jaw just six days prior. Reinhardt was facing Southeastern, the top-ranked team on the NAIA level, and got rocked.
Blood was gushing from his face, down his neck and onto his jersey. To say that his lip was fat would be an understatement.
Crowell shared a pretty gnarly image of his injury before getting cleaned up at the hospital. It was rough.
He did not let the fastball to his jaw keep him down for long! Crowell missed just one college baseball game and was back in the lineup for the weekend series. Less than one full week after getting rocked by a heater, his mammoth grand slam lifted his team to victory in walk-off fashion. Epic!