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#8 Nathan Humphreys OF • 6-2 202 Jr. • Midlothian, TX (Midlothian HS)
CAREER HONORS
2023:
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year
ABCA Second Team Central All-Region
Second Team All-Conference USA
Conference USA All-Tournament Team
Collegiate Baseball’s National Player of the Week (Week of May 1) Conference USA Hitter of the Week (Week of May 1)
2022:
Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team
2023 (SOPHOMORE)
Named Conference USA’s Defensive Player of the Year ... Also tabbed an ABCA Second Team Central All-Region selection and was selected Second Team All-CUSA ... Ranked sixth in CUSA in batting average (.351), OPS (1.094), and slugging percentage (.644) ... Posted the league’s fourth-highest on-base percentage (.450) and was eighth in runs scored (58) ... Finished the season fifth in CUSA in stolen bases (19) ... Compiled a team-high 15-game hit streak from May 2 - June 4 ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-5 in an 8-0 win over No. 13 Oklahoma State (3/28) ... vs. CUSA OPPONENTS: Led DBU with a .378 batting average against conference opponents ... Hit his first career grand slam and scored three runs against FIU (3/17) ... Went 3-for-3 with three RBI in a series-clinching win over FIU (3/18) ... Stole a career-high three bases at Charlotte (3/25) ... Doubled and homered versus Louisiana Tech (4/21) ... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI double at Rice (4/28) ... Belted a two-run homer at Rice (4/29) ... Had a career-day going 4-for-5 with three home runs and five RBI against Middle Tennessee (5/6) ... Went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI versus Middle Tennessee (5/7) ... Homered and scored three runs in a win at No. 22 UTSA (5/12) ... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI at No. 22 UTSA (5/12) ... Helped DBU complete a three-game sweep of No. 22 UTSA (5/14) after delivering a pair of doubles and four RBI ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI versus WKU (5/18) ... Posted his second straight two-hit day with two doubles against WKU (5/19) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Hit his first home run of the year and drove in three runs in a win over UT Arlington (2/21) at Globe Life Field ... Went 3-for-3 with a career-high three doubles versus Austin Peay (2/24) ... Racked up three hits in a win over Oral Roberts (3/10) ... Went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer against Oral Roberts (3/11) ... Homered as part of a two-hit day against Oklahoma (5/2) ... CUSA TOURNAMENT: Doubled and drove in two runs versus Rice (5/24) ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, and four RBI against WKU (5/25) ... Collected a pair of hits versus Charlotte in the CUSA Championship (5/28) ... STILLWATER REGIONAL: Went 2-for-5 against Washington (6/2) ... Led the Patriots to an 18-4 win over No. 12 Oklahoma State (6/3) with a home run, a double, and two RBI ... Crushed a three-run homer versus Washington (6/4).
2022 (FRESHMAN)
Earned MVC All-Defensive Team honors in his first collegiate season ... Played in 56 games, making 44 starts, including 41 in centerfield ... Finished third on the team in stolen bases, swiping 9-of-11 on the season ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Delivered a pair of base hits and an RBI in a late-inning comeback win at No. 6 TCU (4/26) ... vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Went 1-for-3 with a double at Bradley (4/14) ... Tripled and drove in three runs against Southern Illinois (4/24) ... Doubled and scored a run versus Evansville (5/13) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a victory over Evansville (5/15) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: His first career hit was a home run as the starting centerfielder on Opening Day versus Southeast Missouri (2/18) ... Followed with a two-hit day versus Southeast Missouri (2/18) ... Ripped a pair of base hits and stole a base against Southeast Missouri (2/19) ... Went 2-for-2 with an RBI versus Sam Houston (2/27) ... Helped lift DBU to a series clinching win over San Diego (3/6) after delivering a pair of hits, an RBI, and a stolen base ... AUSTIN REGIONAL: Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run against Louisiana Tech (6/3).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod League last summer ... Spent the summer of 2022 with the Holly Springs Salamanders of the Coastal Plains League.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Midlothian High School ... Played for head coach Ray Hydes ... Garnered Class 5A All-Area honors as a senior ... Was a two-time First Team All-District selection during his prep career ... Rated the No. 4 outfielder from the state of Texas and a top 40 player
from Texas by Perfect Game ... Played for the Rangers Area Code Team in 2020 ... Was also a two-time First Team All-District safety in football and was district champion and regional finalist in the high jump ... Competed for the Dallas Tigers in the summers.
PERSONAL
Born on August 15, 2002 ... Parents are Mike and Dawn Humphreys ... His father played three seasons in the Major Leagues with the New York Yankees from 1991-1993 ... His brother Zach played baseball at TCU and is currently in the
Los Angeles Angels organization ... His brother Alec played baseball at Texas Tech and Tarleton ... Majoring in Finance ... Favorite Bible verse is Psalm 23:4.
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