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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Matheu Nelson’s numbers are staggering. 22 home runs. .777 slugging percentage. 64 RBI. 143 total bases. Nelson is the national leader in home runs. He’s among the nation’s leaders in slugging percentage and RBI. He’s in the top 15 for total bases. He was named a First-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball and is a favorite to be a consensus All-American selection. He’s also a top candidate for the Buster Posey Award as the nation’s top catcher. The Posey Award (formerly the Johnny Bench Award) is named for one of the greatest players in Florida State history. He was selected as the ACC Player of the Year – becoming the eighth Seminole to be named the top player in one of the top baseball conferences in the nation. Nelson joins a who’s-who of Seminoles to win the league’s top honor, including J.D. Drew (1997), Posey (2008), and most recently, DJ Stewart (2014). Nevertheless, the one number he is asked about the most is the significance of the ....