2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
Nathaniel Lowe
- Position:
- 1B
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 245
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Marietta, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- St. Johns River [Fla.] State College
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Turned down an offer to be drafted in the 10th round of the 2015 MLB Draft to attend Mississippi State • Named a NJCAA First-Team All-American after leading the Vikings to a 47-10 overall record and a 19-4 mark on their way to a Mid-Florida Conference championship • Ranked second in the NJCAA in walks (54), 12th in home runs (17), 23rd in on-base percentage (.516) and 37th in slugging percentage (.696) • Hit .372 with 59 runs scored and 53 RBIs in 56 games • Totaled nine doubles and one triple • Recorded a .992 fielding percentage • Member of the Region 8 All-State Tournament Team • 2015 Florida Junior College Player of the Year • 2015 MFC Player of the Year • Played summer ball in 2015 for the Vienna River Dogs in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League • Named a CRCBL All-Star, walking twice and scoring once in the exhibition • Led the league with a .475 slugging percentage, finished second with a .347 average and 23 RBIs and ranked third with seven home runs • Also tallied 21 walks, 20 runs, eight doubles and one stolen base in 31 games played • Named the fourth-best MLB prospect in the CRCBL, the best hitter in the CRCBL and the player with the best power in the CRCBL by Perfect Game.
College: Appeared in 25 games as a true freshman at Mercer in 2014, making six starts as the designated hitter • Totaled five RBIs, three hits, two doubles, two walks and a run scored • Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in seven chances.
High School: Three-year letter winner under head coach Jeff Rowland at Pope High School in Marietta, Georgia, leading the Greyhounds to a 2013 Class 5A state championship with a walk-off grand slam in the state title game • Hit .462 senior season • Broke school records for career home runs and career doubles • Shattered single-season school marks for hits (53), runs scored (47), doubles, RBIs (51), home runs (12) and walks • A three-time all-county selection, a two-time first-team all-region selection and the 2013 Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year • Named an Atlanta Braves 400 Metro Atlanta All-Star and was voted onto the USA TODAY All-USA Georgia Baseball Team as a senior • Earned 2013 Perfect Game Southeast All-Region honors • 2011 and 2012 Perfect Game All-American.
Personal: Born Nathaniel Lowe on July 7, 1995 in Chesapeake, Virginia • Son of Wendy and David Lowe • Father David graduated from the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and was a fighter pilot in the Navy for 20 years, including tours in the Middle East • Has one younger brother, Joshua • Majoring in economics • Favorite television show is America’s Got Talent • Chose MSU over offers from South Carolina, Florida State, Indiana, USF and UCF • Claims to be an excellent fly fisher • Doubled-stuffed oreos is the one thing he’d most want on a deserted island • Favorite MLB player is Kyle Schwarber and favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves • Secret crush is crossfit champion Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir.
