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2022 Youngstown State Baseball Roster

Dave Dermer
Dave Dermer

27 Nathan Ball

27 Nathan Ball

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    190
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/L
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Perrysburg, Ohio
  • High School:
    Perrysburg
  • Position:
    LHP
  • Major:
    Business Administration

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Biography

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2022 (Junior): Made one start and 25 relief appearances on the mound… Finished with a 1-4 record, a 5.55 ERA and nine saves in 24.1 innings pitched… Nine saves led the Horizon League and ranked 36th nationally… Nine saves are also tied for the second most in a season in program history… Became just the third player in school history to record at least nine saves in a season… Became the first Penguin to record at least nine saves in a season since Andy Svitak had nine in 2007… Struck out 27 batters while walking 10… Opponents batted .244 against him… Made 10 relief appearances in Horizon League play… Finished with a 1-0 record, a 1.54 ERA and four saves in 11.2 innings pitched… Opponents batted just .105 against him during league action… Earned his first save after not allowing a hit and striking out a season-high three batters over 1.1 scoreless innings of relief at Bethune-Cookman (2/19)… Picked up his second save after allowing one unearned run and striking out two batters in an inning of scoreless relief at Bethune-Cookman (2/20)… Tossed a scoreless inning of relief at UT Rio Grande Valley (3/4)… Earned his third save after working a scoreless inning of relief at UT Rio Grande Valley (3/6)… Collected his fourth save after tossing a scoreless inning of relief at New Orleans (3/11)… Pitched a scoreless inning of relief at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/18)… Registered his fifth save after tossing a scoreless inning of relief at Penn State (3/22)… Picked up his sixth save after working a scoreless inning of relief at Oakland (4/2)… Pitched a scoreless inning of relief vs. Niagara (4/12)… Recorded his seventh save after not allowing a hit and striking out a pair of batters over 1.2 innings of scoreless relief vs. Milwaukee (4/14)… Earned his eighth save after tossing a scoreless inning of relief in the second game of a doubleheader vs. Oakland (4/22)… Pitched a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts at Wright State (5/1)… Picked up his ninth save by pitching 0.2 scoreless innings of relief in the first game of a doubleheader at Northern Kentucky (5/15)… Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief vs. UIC (5/19)… Matched his season high with three strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless innings of relief vs. Oakland in the Horizon League Tournament (5/26)… Allowed three runs and had three strikeouts over 1.1 innings in his lone start of the season vs. Oakland in the Horizon League Tournament (5/27).

2021 (Sophomore): Made 10 appearances, all of which came out of the bullpen… Finished with a 1-0 record and a 10.80 ERA in 6.2 innings pitched… Struck out seven batters while walking eight… Opponents batted .300 against him… Pitched a season-high one inning on five different occasions… Recorded at least one strikeout in six of his appearances… Earned his victory after retiring the only two batters he faced at Nicholls (2/28)… Recorded a season-high two strikeouts during a scoreless inning of relief against Oakland (4/25)… Tossed a scoreless inning of relief in the second game of a doubleheader against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/7)… Struck out the only batter he faced at Bellarmine (5/16).

2020 (Freshman): Made one relief appearance… Allowed two runs and issued a pair of walks at College of Charleston (2/22).

High School: Named first-team all-district as a pitcher… Selected as an All-Ohio Mizuno All Star and a BCSN (Buckeye CableSystem Network) All Star… Named to the All-Ohio Academic Team and the Northern Lakes League All-Academic Team… Coached by David Hall at Perrysburg.

Personal: Parents are Edward and Debra... Major is business administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2020Freshman

    LHP
    6'3" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2021Sophomore

    LHP
    6'3" 190 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2022Junior

    LHP
    6'3" 190 lbs
    27