Nate Moorhouse

Height:
5-8
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Fitzgerald, Ga.
High School:
Wilcox Co.

2014 at Mercer: Played in 42 games in theoutfield as a redshirt junior, making 33 starts in left field onthe season … Batted .281 with 13 extra-base hits (ninedoubles, two triples and two home runs) … Tallied sixmulti-hit performances … Ranked fourth on the team with a.438 slugging percentage … Recorded a .341 on-basepercentage while scoring 16 times … Drove in 11 runs on theyear … Finished fourth in the conference with nine sacrificebunts … Also notched 58 put outs and two assists with a .968fielding percentage … Opened the season with a three-hitperformance in a 5-2 win over High Point (Feb. 15) … Drovein a season-best two runs against High Point (Feb. 15) and Stetson(May 10) … Collected three hits in back-to-back gamesagainst ETSU (May 16-17) … Tied a season-high with two baseson balls in the opening round of the Atlantic Sun Tournamentagainst Stetson (May 21).

2013 at Mercer: Was swinging a hot bat early inhis junior campaign before a serious leg injury sidelined himindefinitely ... Awarded a medical redshirt … Appeared in 14games, including 12 starts … Hit .318 and collected fiveextra-base hits (two doubles, one triple and two home runs) in just44 at-bats … Also stole five bases and scored 14 runs in the14 games he played in … Clubbed home runs in back-to-backgames against St. Johns (Feb. 16) and Notre Dame (Feb. 17) to helpthe Bears capture the Snowbird Baseball Classic … Went2-for-3 with two RBI, two stolen bases and a career-high four runsscored in an 18-3 win over Florida A&M (Feb. 26) … Had a2-for-3 day at the plate with a triple, a stolen base and threeruns scored in a 9-6 win over Miami (OH) (March 2) …Suffered a season-ending leg injury against Indiana State on March8.

2012 at Mercer: Made the switch from second baseto everyday left fielder as a sophomore and provided the Bears withan aggressive approach both in the batters box and on the basepaths ... Appeared in 58 games, making 57 starts ... Hit .279 forthe season with 35 runs scored, two triples and 22 RBI ... Was aforce once he reached base, finishing the season ranking tied forfourth in the A-Sun Conference with 20 stolen bases ... Had 15multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests ... Went 2-for-3 withan RBI and two stolen bases in a 2-1 win over Morehead State (Feb.18) ... Notched career-highs with four hits and three stolen basesin a 13-2 win over FAMU (March 20) ... Went 2-for-4 with a homerun, three runs scored and a career-high three RBI in a 13-5 winover FAMU (March 21) ... Had one of his best games of the season ina 4-3 win over ACC power Georgia Tech (May 15), going 3-for-4 withtwo runs scored and a stolen base.

2011 at Mercer: Showed his value to Coach Gibsonas a capable player both in the infield and outfield … Usedprimarily as a pinch runner, appearing in 29 games, including threestarts … Hit .300 in 30 at-bats to go along with eight RBIand three runs scored … Collected his first collegiate hitwith an RBI single in an 18-2 win over Alabama State (Feb. 27)… Made quite the impression in his first collegiate startagainst Savannah State (March 22), going 3-for-5 with two RBI, tworuns scored and his lone home run of the season … Picked uptwo more starts in the 2011 season against in-state rivals KennesawState (March 25) and Georgia State (April 5).

High School: Was a three-sport start at WilcoxCounty High School, lettering in baseball, football and basketball… Broke multiple school records during his time at WilcoxCounty including most stolen bases in a single-season (40), themost stolen bases in a career (130) and the highest single-seasonbatting average (.551) … Earned All-Region first team honorsas a junior and a senior and was named the Regional OffensivePlayer of the Year as a senior.

Personal: Son of Tim and Lisa Moorhouse …Has one younger brother, Nolan … Plans to major in educationat Mercer … Born on February 23, 1991 in Americus, Ga.… Graduated high school with a perfect 4.0 grade pointaverage … Lists the Atlanta Braves as his favorite sportsteam and The Gladiator as his favorite movie.