Nathan Kilcrease
9/13/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
One of three freshman pitchers that could make an immediate impact this season ... was one of the Tide’s most impressive pitchers during the fall ... will compete for the Tide’s closer role this season ... in high school, he pitched at one of the top private schools in the Alabama Independent School Association ... a two-time Louisville Slugger High School All-American in 2006 and 2007 by Collegiate Baseball.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2007 graduate of Glenwood Academy in Phenix City, Ala. ... a three-year starter for the Glenwood Gators for Coach Tim Fanning ... a two-time Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball All-American (2006 and 2007) ... a two-time First-Team AISA All-State selection by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) in 2006 and 2007 ... the 2007 AISA Player of the Year by The Birmingham News and AWSA ... named to the 2007 ASWA Super 10 ... voted the 2007 ASWA Pitcher of the Year ... played on two AISA AAA state championship teams (2005 and 2007) ... posted a 24-3 (.889) career record with 0.64 ERA with 204 strikeouts and only 21 walks ... as a senior in 2007, he posted a 12-1 (.923) record with a 1.10 ERA ... hit .350 with 30 RBI and six stolen bases ... his team posted 38-13 overall record in 2007 and advanced to the AISA AAA state championship ... named Most Valuable Player of the championship series ... earned a win in game one of championship series with 4-2 victory over Faith Academy ... tallied three hits and four RBI in game two of championship series, including a two-run single and a two-run double, as the Gators posted a 12-6 win en route to the sweep ... as a junior in 2006, he went 11-1 (.917) on the mound with a 1.18 ERA, recording 102 strikeouts and seven walks in 77.1 innings ... participated in the 2005-06 World Wood Bat Association 16-and-Under Championship, the PUMA Team One Showcase, the Troy University Showcase, the Two-Year Underclassmen Team Camp at Auburn and the Blue-Grey Classic in Baton Rouge, La.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Nathaniel Scott Kilcrease ... son of Jerry and Tammy Kilcrease ... has one brother, Andrew, and one sister, Rachel.
