NateHarris

2025

Appeared in 13 games, all starts on the mound…Posted a 4.70 ERA in 59.1 innings…Allowed 55 hits, walked 26 and struck out 45…Finished tied for the 5th-most wins and 7th-most games started by a freshman pitcher at UK since 1979…Made first SEC start on April 4 vs. Ole Miss and tossed 3.2 shutout innings…Threw a career-high 7.0 innings vs. South Carolina on April 26, allowing two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts…In an elimination game in the NCAA regionals, he helped eliminate host and top-seeded Clemson with 6.0 innings of three-run ball, striking out seven.

HIGH SCHOOL
Perfect Game ranked him the No. 286 overall player nationally, No. 9 in Illinois and the state’s top outfielder…Prep Baseball ranked him No. 430 nationally and No. 13 in Illinois…2024 Perfect Game Preseason All-American…2022 and 2023 Preseason Perfect Game Underclass All-American…Future Games participant…Top 10 player in Ohio Valley Region by Perfect Game…Played at Yorkville HS for Tom Cerven…Pitched, as well as played LF, CF, SS and 3B…Three-time all-conference selection and academic all-conference…two-time all-area selection.

PERSONAL
Full name is Nate Philip Harris…Born in Winfield, Illinois…Parents are Tom and Kelly…Has a sibling, Ryan…Illinois state academic scholar and AP scholar…Aunt and Uncle own restaurant called “Backroads Burger and Bar”…Has dealt with colorblindness throught life…Enjoys basketball, pickleball and golf…Majoring in Finance.