Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2011 Baseball Roster
Roster
Foriest, Nathan

Jersey Number 37
Nathan Foriest
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 195
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kingston Springs, Tenn.
- High School:
- Harpeth HS
- Major:
- Agribusiness
Bio
Draft: Selected in the 35th round, 1,047th overall, by the San Diego Padres in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
2015 (Senior): Appeared in 24 games in 2015 with one start … 3-1 with a 6.12 ERA and team-high seven saves … Held an ERA of 4.75 in relief appearances … Seven saves is tied for fifth-most all time in a single season at MT … Tallied 37 strikeouts to only 24 walks in 32.1 innings … Recorded saves in his first two appearances at Jacksonville (2/14) and against Western Illinois (2/22) … Picked up his second win in a five inning appearance at Florida Atlantic (3/22), recording five strikeouts and allowing only four hits … Made lone start of season in final game against No. 8 FIU in C-USA Championship.
2014 (Junior): Appeared in 14 games, starting in six … Went 1-5 with a 7.46 ERA … Struckout 34, walked 20 and allowed 29 earned runs on 38 hits in 35.0 innings tossed … Made first start of the year against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 18), allowing one earned run with four strikeouts in 4.0 innings … Fanned five and allowed two runs against Tennessee on March 11 … Picked up first win in three-inning effort against Austin Peay on April 30 … Punched out three batters and did not allow a run in three innings against Rice in the C-USA Championship (May 22).
Summer: Playing for the North Adams Steeplecats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in five games … Struck out six batters and finished with an ERA of 6.35 in 5.2 innings pitched.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Made 15 appearances and started twice on the mound ... Collected a 2-2 record.
2011 (Freshman): Did not appear in any games.
Prior to Middle Tennessee: Joined Tennessee in the fall of 2010 while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.
Harpeth HS: Played one season at Harpeth High School after playing two seasons at Ensworth High School ... Missed most of senior season due to an injury.
Personal: Son of Ron and Pam Foriest ... Full name is Nathan Boyd Foriest ... Born on Jan. 28, 1992 ... Majoring in Agribusiness.
2015 (Senior): Appeared in 24 games in 2015 with one start … 3-1 with a 6.12 ERA and team-high seven saves … Held an ERA of 4.75 in relief appearances … Seven saves is tied for fifth-most all time in a single season at MT … Tallied 37 strikeouts to only 24 walks in 32.1 innings … Recorded saves in his first two appearances at Jacksonville (2/14) and against Western Illinois (2/22) … Picked up his second win in a five inning appearance at Florida Atlantic (3/22), recording five strikeouts and allowing only four hits … Made lone start of season in final game against No. 8 FIU in C-USA Championship.
2014 (Junior): Appeared in 14 games, starting in six … Went 1-5 with a 7.46 ERA … Struckout 34, walked 20 and allowed 29 earned runs on 38 hits in 35.0 innings tossed … Made first start of the year against Tennessee Tech (Feb. 18), allowing one earned run with four strikeouts in 4.0 innings … Fanned five and allowed two runs against Tennessee on March 11 … Picked up first win in three-inning effort against Austin Peay on April 30 … Punched out three batters and did not allow a run in three innings against Rice in the C-USA Championship (May 22).
Summer: Playing for the North Adams Steeplecats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
2013 (Sophomore): Appeared in five games … Struck out six batters and finished with an ERA of 6.35 in 5.2 innings pitched.
2012 (Redshirt Freshman): Made 15 appearances and started twice on the mound ... Collected a 2-2 record.
2011 (Freshman): Did not appear in any games.
Prior to Middle Tennessee: Joined Tennessee in the fall of 2010 while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.
Harpeth HS: Played one season at Harpeth High School after playing two seasons at Ensworth High School ... Missed most of senior season due to an injury.
Personal: Son of Ron and Pam Foriest ... Full name is Nathan Boyd Foriest ... Born on Jan. 28, 1992 ... Majoring in Agribusiness.
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31