Nate Striz

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-2
Weight:
229
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lakeland, FL
High School:
Santa Fe Catholic

SOPHOMORE (2009)
Made 26 appearances as one of the Tar Heels' top right-handers out of the bullpen • Posted a 2-0 record and one save • Logged a 4.12 ERA and fanned 27 in 24 innings • Walked just 13 and held the opposition to a .231 average • Made eight appearances in ACC action and struck out 10 in 7 2/3 innings • Made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament, highlighted by a pair of strikeouts against No. 14 East Carolina June 6 • Fanned two in two innings to earn lone save against Maryland April 26 • Allowed just one hit and fanned four in a career-long four innings versus Winthrop April 15 to pick up second career victory • Earned a second straight victory after picking up a key out in the 10th inning against No. 7 Miami April 18 • Picked up two outs in a scoreless appearance at No. 3 Georgia Tech April 4 • Struck out two in 1 2/3 shutout frames versus Davidson March 31 • Fanned two in a scoreless inning against No. 8 Virginia March 28 • Worked 1 2/3 scoreless frames and fanned two against Duke March 22 • Struck out four over two scoreless innings in the VMI series to open the season • Also worked shutout innings against Liberty, Seton Hall and Princeton.

FRESHMAN (2008)
Pitched in 25 games in short relief for the Tar Heels • Recorded a 2.00 ERA and a 1-0 record • Worked 27 innings with 30 strikeouts and 16 walks • Averaged 10 strikeouts per nine innings • Held opponents to a .222 average • Posted 20 scoreless outings in 25 games pitched • Struck out 11 and posted a 3.86 ERA over 11 ACC appearances • Worked 1 1/3 shutout innings at Clemson April 13 • Also posted scoreless outings in conference action against Duke, Virginia Tech (twice), Maryland, NC State and Boston College (twice) • Struck out the side in first career appearance at Florida Atlantic Feb. 22 • Picked up first career win with a season-long scoreless three innings and two strikeouts against St. John's March 2 • Matched a career-best with three strikeouts against UNC Greensboro April 1 • Pitched two scoreless frames versus North Florida May 7 • Worked one-third of an inning against Mount St. Mary's in the NCAA Cary Regional May 30. Summer 2008: Pitched in seven games in relief for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League • Went 2-1 with a 5.63 ERA over eight innings • Walked three and struck out four.

SANTA FE CATHOLIC
Fifth-round pick (182nd overall) by the Minnesota Twins in the 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft • Rated as the nation's No. 95 prospect by Baseball America prior to his senior season • Three-time all-state selection at Santa Fe Catholic High School for coach Matt Franzino • As a senior, earned first-team all-county and all-state honors as a pitcher • Went 7-3 with a 0.65 ERA and 112 strikeouts in just 64 innings as a senior • Also hit eight home runs and was named team MVP • Served as team captain • Co-captain and co-MVP as a junior • Claimed all-county honors as a pitcher and all-state accolades as an infielder • Hit 12 home runs and was 7-4 with a 1.69 ERA and 102 strikeouts • Led the state with 55 RBI as a sophomore and earned offensive player of the year honors • Garnered first-team all-county honors as an infielder and pitcher and all-state honors as an infielder • Named team's rookie of the year as a freshman • Also played three years of football and four years of basketball • Played summer ball with the South Florida Bandits.

PERSONAL
Nathan Jerard Striz is the son of Tony and Judey Striz • Born Oct. 15, 1988, in Lakeland, Fla. • Has one brother, Ethan • Majoring in exercise and sport science • Father played college football.

CAREER HIGHS:
Innings: 4.0 vs. Winthrop (4/15/09)
Strikeouts: 3 at FAU (2/22/08), vs. UNC Greensboro (4/1/08), at Florida State (4/12/09)
Hits: 3 vs. Florida State (4/26/08), at Miami (5/15/08)
Walks: 3 vs. Old Dominion (2/26/08), at Miami (5/15/08)
Runs: 4 at Florida State (4/12/09)
Earned Runs: 4 at Florida State (4/12/09)CAREER STATS:

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP  BK SFA SHA
2008....  2.00   1-0    25   0   0   0/3     2   27.0   22    7    6   16   30   2   0   1   118   .222   3   1   0   1  1
2009....  4.12   2-0    26   0   0   0/0     1   24.0   21   12   11   13   27   2   0   1   106   .231   1   0   0   2  0
TOTAL...  3.00   3-0    51   0   0   0/3     3   51.0   43   19   17   29   57   4   0   2   224   .226   4   1   0   3  1