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Jersey Number 31
Nathan Florence
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 210
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Wilbraham, Mass.
- High School:
- Minnechaug Regional
- Prev School:
- Hartford
Rutgers single-season strikeout record (90) set in 2022
2022 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
2022 All-Big Ten Third Team
2020Ā America East Commissioner's Honor Roll
Hartford single-season games started record (15) set in 2018
2018 America East All-Second Team
2018 America East All-Academic Team
Career Highs
IP:Ā 8.0, 2x, last vs. Penn State (5/27/22)
SO:Ā 12,Ā vs.Ā Central Connecticut State (3/31/18)
Why Rutgers?Ā "Rutgers is a really good academic and athletic graduate-year fit for me. I am familiar with and have respect for the coaching staff as well."
2022 (Graduate)
University of Hartford
Career at Hartford:Ā Pitched in 42 games with 36 starts ā¦ logged 197.2 innings ā¦ owns 211 strikeouts ā¦ named America East All-Second Team in 2018 ā¦ started a game in the NCAA Regionals in 2018 ā¦ pitched two summers in the Cape Cod League.
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in and started nine games on the mound ā¦ worked three seven-inning complete games with a shutout ā¦ totaled 51 innings with 64 strikeouts ā¦ had at least seven strikeouts in seven games ā¦ pitched in the summer for Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod League ā¦ beat Maine (5/14) with only one run allowed in six innings ā¦ fanned nine at Stony Brook (4/3) ā¦ tossed seven shutout frames with nine strikeouts in a complete-game win over NJIT (3/27) and earned America East co-Pitcher of the Week (3/29) ā¦ surrendered just one run in seven innings to top Binghamton (3/21) in season debut.
2020 (Redshirt Junior)
2019 (Junior)Ā
Missed season due to injury. Received medical redshirt.
2018 (Sophomore)
2017 (Freshman):Ā Appeared in 15 games with nine starts ā¦ named to America East Commissioner's Honor Roll ā¦ led the team in strikeouts (42), and batting average against (.240) ā¦ logged 46.1 innings ā¦ tallied six games with four or more strikeouts ā¦ struck out six in 4.2 innings at Army (5/6) ā¦ beat UMass Lowell (4/29).
Prior to College:Ā Won 13 games during his varsity career at Minnechaug High School ā¦ finished with a 1.75 ERA and 165 strikeouts ā¦ struck out 16 batters during a no-hitter as a senior ā¦ two-time MBCA State All-Star selection ā¦ two-time PVIAC All League Team Member ā¦ two-time All Western-Mass selection ā¦ honored among the MassLive "Super 7" in 2016 ā¦ member of the "AP" Prospect Team that won the Diamond Nation Super 17 Tournament in 2015 ā¦ a gymnast for 13 years and competed for Daggett Gymnastics ā¦ qualified for and competed in the National Junior Olympics in 2012.
Personal:Ā Son of Michelle and Bill Florence ā¦ has an older brother, Josh.
2022 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
2022 All-Big Ten Third Team
2020Ā America East Commissioner's Honor Roll
Hartford single-season games started record (15) set in 2018
2018 America East All-Second Team
2018 America East All-Academic Team
Career Highs
IP:Ā 8.0, 2x, last vs. Penn State (5/27/22)
SO:Ā 12,Ā vs.Ā Central Connecticut State (3/31/18)
Why Rutgers?Ā "Rutgers is a really good academic and athletic graduate-year fit for me. I am familiar with and have respect for the coaching staff as well."
2022 (Graduate)
- Set Rutgers single-season strikeout record (90)
- Big Ten All-Tournament Team
- All-Big Ten Third Team
University of Hartford
Career at Hartford:Ā Pitched in 42 games with 36 starts ā¦ logged 197.2 innings ā¦ owns 211 strikeouts ā¦ named America East All-Second Team in 2018 ā¦ started a game in the NCAA Regionals in 2018 ā¦ pitched two summers in the Cape Cod League.
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in and started nine games on the mound ā¦ worked three seven-inning complete games with a shutout ā¦ totaled 51 innings with 64 strikeouts ā¦ had at least seven strikeouts in seven games ā¦ pitched in the summer for Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod League ā¦ beat Maine (5/14) with only one run allowed in six innings ā¦ fanned nine at Stony Brook (4/3) ā¦ tossed seven shutout frames with nine strikeouts in a complete-game win over NJIT (3/27) and earned America East co-Pitcher of the Week (3/29) ā¦ surrendered just one run in seven innings to top Binghamton (3/21) in season debut.
2020 (Redshirt Junior)
- America East Commissioner's Honor Roll
2019 (Junior)Ā
Missed season due to injury. Received medical redshirt.
2018 (Sophomore)
- Set Hartford record with 15 starts
- America East All-Second Team
- America East All-Academic Team
2017 (Freshman):Ā Appeared in 15 games with nine starts ā¦ named to America East Commissioner's Honor Roll ā¦ led the team in strikeouts (42), and batting average against (.240) ā¦ logged 46.1 innings ā¦ tallied six games with four or more strikeouts ā¦ struck out six in 4.2 innings at Army (5/6) ā¦ beat UMass Lowell (4/29).
Prior to College:Ā Won 13 games during his varsity career at Minnechaug High School ā¦ finished with a 1.75 ERA and 165 strikeouts ā¦ struck out 16 batters during a no-hitter as a senior ā¦ two-time MBCA State All-Star selection ā¦ two-time PVIAC All League Team Member ā¦ two-time All Western-Mass selection ā¦ honored among the MassLive "Super 7" in 2016 ā¦ member of the "AP" Prospect Team that won the Diamond Nation Super 17 Tournament in 2015 ā¦ a gymnast for 13 years and competed for Daggett Gymnastics ā¦ qualified for and competed in the National Junior Olympics in 2012.
Personal:Ā Son of Michelle and Bill Florence ā¦ has an older brother, Josh.
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