Nate Hardman - Baseball - University of Evansville Athletics

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Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List (2023)

2022

Made a team-high 24 appearances out of the UE bullpen in his first season as a Purple Ace
Went 2-3 with a save and a 5.02 ERA in 28.2 innings of work
Held teams to a .206 opposing batting average, with 26 strikeouts
Made his UE debut in game three at #10 N.C. State (2/20/22), issuing two walks and recording a strikeout in 0.1 innings of work
Opened his UE career making five-straight scoreless relief appearances, including at #5 Vanderbilt (2/23/22) and at Kentucky (3/2/22)
Threw a season-high 3.0 innings of scoreless relief work against both Dayton (2/27/22) and Michigan State (4/3/22)
Struck out a season-high five men against Dayton (2/27/22)
Earned his first career victory with the 3.0 scoreless, no-hit outing of relief against Michigan State (4/3/22)
Also worked a season-high 3.0 innings, allowing a run on three hits with three strikeouts against Bradley to earn a win (5/1/22)
Allowed multiple earned runs only three times in 24 relief appearances
Made 14 scoreless relief appearances
Earned his first career save with a scoreless, hitless inning at Missouri State (4/15/22)
Did not allow a hit or run in 2.1 innings of work against Missouri State in the MVC Tournament in his only Valley Tournament appearance (5/28/22)

2021 (At Lincoln Land Community College)

Played his second season of collegiate baseball at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois
Made 11 appearances on the mound, with eight starts, for a Loggers team that went 44-12 and advanced to the NJCAA DII Baseball World Series
Went 6-2 with a 4.28 ERA in 54.2 innings of work on the mound
Struck-out a team-high 70 batters against just 25 walks
Best outing was a 6.0-inning scoreless outing against Joliet when he struck out a season-high nine men without issuing a walk (3/13/21)
Also started two games at first base, going 2-for-7 (.286) with a run scored and an RBI

2020 (At Saint Louis University)

PREP

A standout on the diamond at University High School in Normal, Illinois
An All-State (2019), All-Conference (2018-19), Bloomington Pantagraph Area All-Star (2019) and Illinois Coaches Association All-Star (2019) in baseball
Also earned academic all-conference honors twice (2018-19)
In 2019, went 5-0 with a 1.41 ERA in 39.2 innings of work, striking out 43 and walking just 11
Also hit .395 with three home runs and 34 RBI as a senior

PERSONAL

Son of Michelle and Ryan Hardman
Majoring in Marketing at UE
Wants to go into sports-related marketing when his baseball playing days are done
Also played basketball growing up
Favorite food is pizza
Is split between basketball and golf being his second-best sport
Lists his hidden talent as napping

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