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19 Nate Westfahl

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Olathe, Ks.

Biography

SENIOR (2017): Team-leading 22 relief appearances, tied for seventh-most games in a season among Western Illinois pitchers... made one start... 0-3 record, 3.89 ERA... four saves... 34.2 innings pitched... 29 strikeouts to 14 walks... over two years made 37 appearances... 1-4 all-time with a 4.23 ERA and nine saves... tied for second all-time in saves... 49 strikeouts in 55.1 innings pitches over his two years... earned the start in game three of the season-opening weekend series (at Mississippi State)... settled down for career-high six innings of work after allowing five runs the opening frame... 1.1 hitless innings of relief in game one at Dayton... went 1.1 scoreless innings against North Dakota State in the opener, striking out three... fanned another three Bison in the weekend finale but suffered the loss despite allowing just one run in three relief innings in a 1-0 decision... appeared in all three games at Oral Roberts, picking up the save in game two... matched career-high of four strikeouts in game two of the South Dakota State series, throwing two scoreless innings... picked up the save at Illinois State, getting the final two outs... earned his fourth save getting three strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched against Iowa... threw three innings at SDSU, allowing a run on two hits while striking out three... pitched a career-high 6.1 innings against North Dakota State in The Summit League Tournament elimination game, fanning a career-high five batters.

JUNIOR (2016): Led the team with five saves... 15 relief appearances and 1-1 record with 4.79 ERA... 20 strikeouts in 20.2 innings... tied for third on the WIU season 'Top 10' for saves and also tied for fourth all-time in saves... appeared once in the Tennessee Tech opener... pitched three innings in the series finale against Northern Kentucky to earn the save... picked up the save in game two versus North Dakota State at home... entered the series opener against South Dakota State with the bases loaded and no one out on a 3-2 count, and wound up striking out the side to secure the victory... picked up his third save... earned the save in game two at Omaha, pitching a scoreless ninth inning... season-high four strikeouts in two innings against Fort Wayne... two innings pitched at North Dakota State... picked up his first win as a Leatherneck in the series finale at SDSU, throwing a season-high four innings... pitched an inning of relief at Oral Roberts... earned his fifth save of the year in the game one win over Omaha. 

AT FORT SCOTT CC: Played baseball for coach John Hill III.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in baseball... played for coach Rick Setter.

PERSONAL: Son of Randy and Susan Westfahl... born November 2, 1994.

MAJOR: Recreation Park and Tourism Administration

Statistics

Season:
2017

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2016Junior

    Pitcher
    6'3" 210 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017Senior

    Pitcher
    6'2" 200 lbs
    19