| Nathan Orf |
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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Wentzville, Mo.
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| High School:
Francis Howell
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| Height / Weight:
5-8 / 165
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| Position:
C
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| B/T:
R/R
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2009 ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE SECOND TEAM
2009 HORIZON LEAGUE ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM
2009 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
2009 ALL-PING!BASEBALL FRESHMAN TEAM
2009: All-Horizon League Second Team selection...also made the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team...selected to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team...also named to the All-Ping!Baseball Freshman Team...hit .429 (48-for-112) in 36 games, making 27 starts...started 23 games behind the plate...also saw time as a DH and at second base...slugged .563...had an on-base percentage of .492...drove in 17 runs...doubled 10 times...had 12 multi-hit games, including team-leading three four-hit contests...had at least three hits in each of his last three starts of the regular season, including two four-hit outings...hit .589 (33-for-56) in the final 15 games of the season, with nine games of three hits or more...made collegiate debut as the starting catcher in UIC's season opener at fourth-ranked Texas on Feb. 20...registered first collegiate hit and had his second hit later in the game in win over Vanderbilt on Mar. 5...hit first collegiate homer to cap 4-for-4 day at Creighton on Apr. 19...went 4-for-5 and singled with two outs in the ninth to eventually score the game-winning run on Jake Carr's walk-off RBI double against Milwaukee on May 8...hit three doubles in twinbill opener at Wright State on May 2...went 4-for-6 and scored four runs against Trinity International on May 5...recorded his first five-hit contest when he went 5-for-5 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI in the Horizon League Tournament against Wright State May 22.
Prep/Personal: Two-year letterwinner as a catcher for Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Mo....hit .495 with 21 RBI as a senior...had 46 hits, scored 41 runs, hit nine doubles and two home runs and stole 18 bases in 24 attempts in 2008...District 5 All-American, First Team All-State, First Team All-Area, and First Team All-Gateway Athletic Conference selection as a senior...helped the Vikings finish second in the state and win conference, district, sectional, state quarterfinal and state semifinal crowns...hit .426 and stole 19 bases in 24 attempts as a junior...Second Team All-State and First Team All-Gateway Athletic Conference pick following junior campaign...guided Francis Howell to a conference crown in 2007 as well...finished with Howell career records for batting average (.462), on-base percentage (.603), runs scored (69), stolen bases (37), hit by pitch (21) and walks (34)...coached at Francis Howell by Tony Perkins...played three seasons as a running back and safety on the Francis Howell football team...two-time academic all-conference honoree...played for the St. Louis Pirates club under current UIC assistant John Flood...nickname is Nate...born February 1, 1990...son of Brian and Debie Orf...undecided on a major.
"Nathan is a very good defensive player. He has the ability to receive a high level of pitcher, he shuts down the running game and he loves to throw, loves to catch. Offensively, Nathan is a spark plug. He handles the bat, he's an on-base freak, he bunts, drives the ball into gaps, runs, steals bases, you name it. He's just an old-school baseball dirtbag. We love having him aboard and we're excited to have him. He's a really tough kid."
- UIC assistant coach Sean McDermott
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2009.... .429 36-27 112 25 48 10 1 1 17 63 .563 10 5 16 3 .492 1 3 2-3 95 17 4 .966
TOTAL... .429 36-27 112 25 48 10 1 1 17 63 .563 10 5 16 3 .492 1 3 2-3 95 17 4 .966
