HONORS & AWARDS
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Plainsman Invite All-Tournament Team
2024 Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament Team
2023-24 Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee
2023-24 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
2023 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team
2023 All-SEC Second Team
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023 Plainsman Invite All-Tournament Team
2023 Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team
2022 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
2022 Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament Team
2022 Plainsman Invite All-Tournament Team
2021-22 First-Year SEC Honor Roll
2024 | JUNIOR SEASON
Started 49 games at shortstop for the Tigers … totaled 32 hits, including three doubles, one triple and a pair of home runs … finished second on the team with 27 RBI … added 14 runs scored … drew 24 walks to help build a .349 on-base percentage … finished 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts … turned in a .943 fielding percentage and led the team with 14 double plays turned … named to the Plainsman Invite and Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament teams … first hit of the season versus Virginia Tech (2/9) was the 100th of her collegiate career … set a career high with five RBI with help of her first career grand slam versus Southeast Missouri State (2/24) … went 2-for-3 and drove in both runs in Auburn’s 2-1 win versus No. 20 Arkansas (3/17) … her lone triple of the season plated a crucial insurance run in Auburn’s 4-1 victory over No. 4 Tennessee (3/31) … drove in a pair of runs at Florida State (5/19) in the final game of the Tallahassee Regional
2023 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
One of two Tigers to start all 62 games of the 2023 season, starting every contest at shortstop … was a staple at the top of the lineup throughout the season and lead the team with a .329 batting average … also the team leader in hits (54), runs scored (39), walks (43) and on-base percentage (.479) … first Tiger to record 50 or more hits in a season since the 2019 season … 20 of her hits came against SEC opponents … led the team with 15 multi-hit games … totaled the third most walks ever recorded by an Auburn sophomore … finished tied for sixth in Auburn single-season history in walks … ranked sixth in the SEC with a 0.69 walks per game average and ninth in on-base percentage … held a .561 slugging percentage behind seven doubles, two triples and nine home runs … ranked tied for 24th in the SEC in home runs … four of her nine home runs led off a game during the season … led the team with five home runs in SEC play … reached safely in 57 of Auburn’s 62 contests … recorded a consecutive reached base streak of 29 straight games, the sixth longest in school history … totaled 23 RBI … finished 4-for-7 in stolen base attempts … with a complete overhaul of her defensive game, committed just eight errors at shortstop for a .948 fielding percentage behind 71 putouts and 75 assists … NFCA All-Southeast Region Third Team … 2023 All-SEC Second team … earned all-tournament selections at both the Plainsman Invite and Tiger Invitational … in her first at bat of the 2023 season, slugged a solo home run versus St. John’s (2/10) … scored a career high three runs versus Brown (2/24) … went 2-for-3 and turned in Auburn’s lone multi-home run game of the season at No. 15 Florida (4/7) … set a career high with three RBI in the game against the Gators … slugged a two-run home run versus No. 13 LSU (4/14) … turned in multi-hit efforts in all three games of the No. 14 Alabama series (4/22 to 4/23) … went 2-for-3 with a double, a RBI, a run scored and a walk at No. 10 Clemson (5/21)
2022 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Appeared in 53 games, earning 52 starts … started 46 games at shortstop and six at third base … was a staple batting third in the Tiger lineup, closing the season with a .313 average … finished tied for second on the team with 45 hits and was tied for the team lead with 11 multi-hit games … scored 24 runs … tied for the SEC lead in doubles with four additional student-athletes, totaling 15 her debut season … finished second in the league with a 0.28 doubles per game average … her 15 doubles were the third most ever recorded by a Tiger freshman … added one triple and 10 home runs for a .639 slugging percentage, the second highest mark among Auburn starters … just the third freshman in program history to record at least 10 home runs in a season … recorded the third highest slugging percentage by a freshman in school history … finished second on the team with 42 RBI … totaled 11 multi-RBI games … finished with the third highest RBI total recorded by a freshman in school history … one of Tigers to record at least 20 walks the season, ending the year with 21 … added a .394 on-base percentage … turned seven double plays on defense … finished second on the team with four sacrifice flies, tied for the fifth most in the SEC … tied for fifth in Auburn single-season history for sacrifice flies … named to the Plainsman Invite and Jane B. Moore Memorial All-Tournament Teams … in her collegiate debut, went 2-for-4 at the plate with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored versus Seton Hall (2/11) … drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the third inning during Auburn’s come-from-behind victory over Seton Hall (2/12) … knocked her first collegiate double versus No. 3 UCLA (2/19) … her first collegiate triple came against Toledo (3/4) during a 2-for-3 performance … went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles against Texas A&M (3/11) … knocked a pair of doubles at No. 8 Kentucky (3/25) … turned in a three-hit performance with a double and two home runs, including the walk-off blast, in the series-clinching win over South Carolina (3/21) … was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with two doubles and a home run at Mississippi State (4/24) … drove in the game-winning run off a sacrifice fly to clinch the series win over No. 15 Georgia (4/30) … turned in a multi-hit effort at the Clemson Regional, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI against Louisiana (5/21)
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked the No. 6 recruit of the 2021 class by Extra Innings Softball … held a .537 average at the plate with three doubles, two triples, three home runs, 17 runs scored and 16 RBI as a senior ... tabbed 2019 Florida 8A All-State honoree after holding a .461 batting average with 22 RBI, 35 hits, five home runs and 12 walks as a junior ... posted a .522 on-base percentage coupled with a .828 slugging clip and 1.351 OPS … earned 2019 All-County 8A Palm Beach County honors … member of the Science National Honors Society and the Spanish Honors Society … competed with the Birmingham Thunderbolts club organization … over the Atlanta Legacy tournament, held a .656 average with three homers and 18 RBI … posted a .458 average with three home runs, 13 RBI and an .808 on-base percentage at USA Gold Nationals … closed the 2020 summer season with a .371 average with seven home runs and 38 RBI … added a .453 on-base percentage and .691 slugging clip ... selected to the 2021 PGF All-American Game ... earned Most Valuable Player honors at the PGF All-American Game after going 1-for-2 with a two-run double and a walk
PERSONAL
Born Nelia Peralta on Oct. 4, 2002 ... daughter of Carlos and Nelly Peralta ... has two sisters: Carlina and Isabela ... majoring in exercise science
Nelia Peralta Season 2024
Nelia Peralta Season 2024
Beach Bound: Auburn softball treks to Florida for Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational
After going undefeated at the Tiger Invitational to start the 2025 campaign, Auburn softball (5-0) gears up for six games over four days during the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater, Florida.
Nelia Peralta tabbed SEC Co-Player of the Week
After leading the Tigers to an undefeated start to the season, Nelia Peralta earned SEC Co-Player of the Week honors.
Opening Weekend on The Plains: Malveaux era begins
Opening Weekend on the Plains and the dawn on the Malveaux era begins Friday as Auburn softball starts its 2025 season hosting Southern Illinois, North Carolina and Appalachian State for the Tiger Invitational at Jane B. Moore Field.
SEC announces Spring Academic Honor Roll
A total of 108 Auburn student-athletes earned a selection to the 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll, the conference office announced Tuesday.