2008: Recorded first hit as a Husky on March 2…finished third in the NCC in triples with four…drove in nine runs with three triples in March 2 doubleheader against Mary…hit first home run on March 15 at Morningside...batted .489 (22-45) over 15-game stretch with 18 RBI and eight extra-base hits…3-4 with two runs scored against Bethany Lutheran on April 23…
PRIOR TO SCSU: Transferred to SCSU from Concordia-St. Paul after spending two seasons with the Golden Bears…
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters in baseball for the Titans…earned an All-Conference nod his senior season…had highest batting average (.486) for legion team his senior campaign…recorded two letters in both football and basketball…
PERSONAL: Son of Nick and Gina Hammes…a 2005 graduate of Tartan H.S….lists greatest sports thrill as getting to face Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Nathan…Names parents as the people with the greatest influence on his career…undecided on a major.
COACHES' TAKE
"Nate is a strong catcher and a wall behind the plate. He has great hands and his knowledge of the game is second to none. He could still be more consistent at the plate, and will more than likely be penciled in as the every day catcher this spring."
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