Veteran Profile - #24 - Nathanial Horton

Veteran Profile - #24 - Nathanial Horton
Position - Pitcher/Infield
Bats - Right
Throws - Right
Height - 5'11"
Class at NWMSU - Junior
Hometown - Kansas City, Missouri
High School - Winnetonka High School
2011 Statistics -
AVG. - .274
GP/GS - 34/29
AB - 106
R - 9
H - 29
2B - 2
HR - 1
RBI - 14
SLG% - .324
BB - 8
HBP - 4
K - 13
OB% - .345
SB/Att - 1/1
Fielding % - 1.000

2011 Summer Statistics  - BJ Raiders (Ban Johnson)
GP - 7
W/L - 1/4
IP - 40.1
ER - 24
H - 31
ERA - 4.17
BB - 21
K - 42
HP - 2
WP - 3
BK - 1

Comments - Hort is a talent....like a Bill Disselhoff talent.  Can Pitch, play a position, and hit.  Hort threw a no-no during summer ball.  Great kid.  I'd like to see him in the line-up everyday with his offensive production certain to improve off of a solid .274 campaign in 2011.  If I remember correctly, I am certain I saw Hort play at 3B in the fall.  I don't know if 3B/DH/C/P all within one series has been done in the MIAA but I'd like to consider it an option to maximize his bat plus give Lando a breather plus be able to pitch.  I'd personally like to see Hort develop into the closer where Northwest can take advantage of him on the field then have him come in the 7th/9th to close it out.  Time will tell as far as how Coach Loe, Creason, Bischel, and Stein decide to maximize his talents.  Hort's a great kid.  He is a Pre-Professional Zoology major which means he is smarter than me.  I don't know if my attempts to persuade him to consider law school are being legitimately considered but one can always hope.  I haven't had the pleasure to meet his family yet but considering Hort's maturity and work ethic, they did an amazing job of raising the young man.  The picture below is one of my favorite photos of Hort.  He's on the mound...definitely in Beast Mode.

Go Cats!!

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