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 โข 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 โข 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) โข Hit .372 with 59 runs scored and 53 RBIs in 56 games โข Totaled nine doubles and one triple โข Recorded a .992 fielding percentage โข Member of the Region 8 All-State Tournament Team โขย 2015 Florida Junior College Player of the Year โข 2015 MFC Player of the Year โข Played summer ball in 2015 for the Vienna River Dogs in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League โข Named a CRCBL All-Star, walking twice and scoring once in the exhibition โข Led the league with a .475 slugging percentage, finished second with a .347 average and 23 RBIs and ranked third with seven home runs โข Also tallied 21 walks, 20 runs, eight doubles and one stolen base in 31 games played โข 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 โข Totaled five RBIs, three hits, two doubles, two walks and a run scored โข 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 โข Hit .462 senior season โข Broke school records for career home runs and career doubles โข Shattered single-season school marks for hits (53), runs scored (47), doubles, RBIs (51), home runs (12) and walks โข A three-time all-county selection, a two-time first-team all-region selection and the 2013 Georgia Class 5A Player of the Year โข Named an Atlanta Braves 400 Metro Atlanta All-Star and was voted onto the USA TODAY All-USA Georgia Baseball Team as a senior โข Earned 2013 Perfect Game Southeast All-Region honors โข 2011 and 2012 Perfect Game All-American.
Personal: Born Nathaniel Lowe on July 7, 1995 in Chesapeake, Virginia โข Son of Wendy and David Lowe โข 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 โข Has one younger brother, Joshua โข Majoring in economics โข Favorite television show is Americaโs Got Talent โข Chose MSU over offers from South Carolina, Florida State, Indiana, USF and UCF โข Claims to be an excellent fly fisher โข Doubled-stuffed oreos is the one thing heโd most want on a deserted island โข Favorite MLB player is Kyle Schwarber and favorite MLB team is the Atlanta Braves โข Secret crush is crossfit champion Katrín Tanja Davíðsdóttir.
