It is Ben Nelson’s birthday today. On the day he was born, the weather was clear and windy. The temperature dropped all day from a high of around 36 to a low of 11, with some pretty good gusty winds around the 25-30 mph range.

His proud parents are Lynne (Daley) Nelson and Russell Nelson. Ben’s grandmother was the late Joan (Riley) Daley (1929-2019) and his great grandfather was the late Patrick J. Riley (1900-1985).

I didn’t get to post last June about the Ben’s great senior year on the Middletown High School baseball team. Ben was a major contributor as his team won the school’s first state championship. Ben led the team in runs scored, stolen bases and averaged over .300 + for the season.

Here is a photo that was published last June in the Newport Daily News.

Happy Birthday, Ben, and belated congratulations on Middletown’s 1st State Championship.