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Jersey Number 9
Nathan Sanders
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Smyrna, Tenn.
- High School:
- Smyrna, H.S.
Bio
2022 (Senior):
- Started 22 games before missing the rest of the season due to injury.
- Tied his single-game career high of four hits in a game after a 4-for-5 performance with two RBI, two stolen bases and two runs scored vs. Western Carolina March 2 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Finished 5-for-9 with six RBI, two home runs, a double and four walks in the three-game series at Auburn March 11-13. Became just the 12th Blue Raider to record four-or-more walks in a game March 13.
- Drove in five runs on two hits vs. WKU April 1.
- Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
- Collected 80 putouts and had a pair of assists in center field.
- Made 36 starts and played in 45 games.
- Had six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games.
- Landed at No. 5 on SportCenter’s Top 10 plays with a full extension diving catch against Oakland (2/23).
- Went 2-for-2 with a run and four RBI in the final game of the series against Oakland (2/23).
- Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double against Valparaiso (3/14).
- Went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a home run in a win at UAB (3/26).
- Started all 17 games for the Blue Raiders, primarily in center field and posted a 1.000 fielding percentage.
- Hit .323 with a .477 slugging percentage and a .371 on-base percentage.
- First hit as a Blue Raider was a two-run home run on Feb. 14, 2020 against North Carolina.
- Went 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI on Feb. 29, 2020 against Tulane.
- Went 3-for-5 with a home run, two singles, and two RBI in the win against Coastal Carolina on 3/7/20. Was also one of four Raiders to homer in the third inning of that game.
- Had 15 hits from Feb. 29 though Mar. 10 over a team high seven game hit streak.
- Led the Blue Raiders in hits with 21.
- Led the team in hits in March with 11 (seven games).
- Was one of two Raiders to lead the team with five multi-hit games.
- Season was cut short due to Covid-19 pandemic.
- Hit .315 with four home runs and 20 RBIs as a sophomore, swiping 15 bases for the Bucks along the way.
- His .497 on-base percentage as a sophomore was good for 60th nationally.
- Helped the Bucks to a 37-16 record in 2019.
- Played for Head Coach Dan McShea.
- Lettered in football and baseball for the Bulldogs.
- Started as an outfielder and was named an honorable mention for the Daily News Journal’s All-Area team in 2016.
- Played for Head Coaches Barry Vetter and David Looper.
- Born on July, 17, 1998 in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Son of David Sanders and Laura Gascon.
- Has a brother; Dayton, and a sister; LaDaisha.
- Brother, Dayton, was a high school teammate and currently plays at Motlow State Community College.
- From Smyrna, TN.
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
