Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 37
Nathan Foriest
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Kingston Springs, Tenn.
- High School:
- Harpeth HS
- Major:
- Agribusiness
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.
MTSU Baseball 53rd Annual Ground Hog Day Lunch 2/2/26
Monday, February 02
True Blue Testimonials - Baseball Catcher Tyler Minnick
Tuesday, January 27
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














