Whitworth University

Major: Psychology

2022: Mattea batted .364 with 25 RBIs and 29 runs and finished with five home runs and seven doubles to claim second team All-NWC recognition.  She led the team with five sacrifice flies, had a fielding percentage of .939 in 115 defensive chances and was part of five double plays.
2021: Mattea earned honorable mention All-NWC in her first year at Whitworth, hitting .368 with a home run, five doubles and nine RBIs.
2020:  Mattea played her second season for the Community Colleges of Spokane, where she hit .417 with a home run and a triple in four games.
2019: Mattea spent her first collegiate season at Northwest University.  She appeared in 26 games with 14 starts.
HS: Mattea was a three-time league MVP and four-time first team All-League honoree who led Northwest Christian to a state softball title her senior year pitching a 3-0 shutout in the state championship game.  As a leadoff hitter, Mattea led her team in batting average and slugging percentage.  A three-sport varsity athlete who earned 12 varsity letters, Mattea earned first team All-League for volleyball, basketball, and softball as a senior.  Mattea was recognized as a finalist for the 2018 Spokane Youth Sports Commission Female Athlete of the Year. 

Personal - 
Parents: Paul and Melinda Nelson
Hobbies: Reading
Admired Athlete: Clayton Kershaw
Summer Travel Team: Washington Elite