The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Nathan Thornhill
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 182
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cedar Park, Texas
- High School:
- Cedar Park
2014
Eaned second team All-Big 12 honors ... ranks second among active Big 12 pitchers in career in wins (19) ... finished the season second in the Big 12 and 15th in the nation with a 1.51 ERA ... his 6.53 hits allowed/9 innings ranks third in the league and 43th nationally ... holding opponents to a .210 average, which is third in the Big 12 ... ranks second among active Big 12 players in career innings pitched (320) and strikeouts (230), is fourth in appearances (75) and tied for fourth in complete games with three ... tossed eight scoreless innings while allowing only six hits and striking out five en route to his ninth win of the season June 20 against Vanderbilt ... earned his eighth win of the year June 6 against Houston by throwing seven innings and only allowing two runs while striking out three ... tossed seven innings of one-run ball and matched a career high with seven strikeouts, en route to his seventh win of the season May 30 against Texas A&M ... earned Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors after tossing a complete game against Oklahoma on April 13, allowing only five hits and one run while striking out a season-high six ... it was his third career complete game ... threw eight shutout innings in a win against Baylor on April 6 while allowing only two hits and striking out three ... pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings against Texas Tech on March 30, yielding only four hits and two walks while striking out four ... tossed eight shutout innings while striking out four and allowing five hits en route to his fourth win of the season March 22 against Columbia ... returned to the starting rotation March 8 against Hawai’i where he threw 6 1/3 innings and allowed only two earned runs in a no decision ... picked up two saves on back-to-back nights in the Houston College Classic (Feb. 28 & March 1) while striking out two in 1.2 innings of work ... took over the closer role heading into the Stanford series (Feb. 21-23) ... tossed three scoreless innings in relief against UTPA (Feb. 25) while earning his third win of the season ... struck out two in 1 2/3 innings in his relief debut at closer to help secure a 9-3 win over the Cardinal on Feb. 21 ... allowed one run on three hits and a walk in two innings on Feb. 22 vs. Stanford ... was credited with his second win of the year after Texas won in the bottom of the ninth ... threw eight shutout innings with three strikeouts in a win against Cal on February 16.
2013
Went 3-6 with a 2.21 ERA in 14 appearances, 13 of which were starts ... in 85 1/3 innings, allowed 74 hits and 21 earned runs with 15 walks, while recording a team-high 60 strikeouts, and a .234 opponents’ batting average ... led the team with two complete games ... in his last start at TCU on May 18, earned his third win by throwing a complete game shutout, giving up six hits on five strikeouts and a walk in a 3-0 win ... pitched four innings as part of a combined seven-inning no-hitter on May 11 against Texas Southern ... pitched a complete game at Kansas on April 14, giving up four runs (two earned) on eight hits and seven strikeouts and was saddled with the loss ... threw seven innings and allowed four hits while striking out seven without giving up an earned run on April 7 against Oklahoma ... gave up one earned run on seven hits in 7 1/3 innings with six strikeouts on March 30 at Oklahoma State ... picked up his second win on the season at Minnesota on March 24, allowing three runs on five hits with five strikeouts ... gave up three runs and five hits in six innings with seven strikeouts on March 17 against Texas Tech ... earned his first win of the season against Nebraska on Feb. 24 with seven shutout innings, allowing two hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
2012
Went 4-5 with a 3.87 ERA, making 11 starts in 18 appearances ... led the team with 83 2/3 innings ... he allowed 81 hits and 36 earned runs with 25 walks and 64 strikeouts ... opponents hit .255 against him ... finished the season with 4 2/3 scoreless innings on May 23 against Missouri, allowing just one hit ... gave up one earned run in two innings with two strikeouts on May 12 against Texas Southern in the second game of a doubleheader ... threw five innings of relief and allowed one run on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts on May 5 at Missouri ... allowed six runs (only two earned) in six innings on April 27 at Texas A&M with two walks and two strikeouts ... gave up just one run on four hits in a start of 6 2/3 innings with a walk and five strikeouts on April 13 against Oklahoma State ... got his third win of the season on March 30 against California, going seven innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts ... struck out a season-high seven batters on March 16 at Oklahoma in 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with a walk ... threw a season-high 7 1/3 innings without allowing a run on March 11 in the first game of a doubleheader against Loyola Marymount, scattering five hits with a walk and five strikeouts ... struck out four in two no-hit innings of relief on March 6 against Dallas Baptist ... recorded a win against Rice on March 2, allowing six runs (five earned) on five hits in six innings of work ... opened the season with a win against Duke on Feb. 18, throwing five scoreless innings with three hits, one walk and two strikeouts.
2011
Had a 3-0 record with a 1.89 ERA with two starts in 22 appearances ... in 38 innings, allowed 30 hits and eight earned runs with six walks and 38 strikeouts ... opponents hit .211 ... registered a 0.73 ERA during Big 12 play in 12 appearances (12 1/3 innings) ... threw 3 2/3 innings of relief on June 5 to earn the win against Kent State in the NCAA Austin Regional, allowing one run and three hits with a walk and seven strikeouts ... pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief against Texas A&M on May 21 ... tossed a perfect inning with two strikeouts on May 14 against Texas Southern ... threw 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just two hits while striking out four on May 8 against Nebraska ... threw a perfect five innings in the first start of his career on May 3 against Prairie View A&M while striking out four ... pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief against Texas State on April 26, striking out three ... picked up his first collegiate win on April 12 against Dallas Baptist after throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts ... struck out two in 1 2/3 scoreless innings on March 27 against Oklahoma State ... threw a perfect inning with one strikeout on March 5 against Stanford ... member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the 2010 fall and 2011 spring semesters.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner as a designated hitter at Cedar Park High School ... named district most valuable player, first-team all-state (DH) and third-team all-state (P) as a senior ... served as team captain as a senior ... tabbed a first-team all-district pitcher as a junior ... named first-team all-district, first-team All-Central Texas as a designated hitter as a sophomore ... also lettered in football where we won district offensive most valuable player as a quarterback his senior year ... played shortstop and pitcher for the Action Baseball Club in the summers.
PERSONAL
Son of Mike and Tisha Thornhill ... has three sisters - Rebekah, Hannah, and Marah, and one brother, Darren ... grandfather, Jerry Thornhill, is a UT alum ... favorite teams are the Miami Heat and New York Yankees ... favorite athletes are LeBron James and Derek Jeter ... favorite movies are anything with Denzel Washington ... favorite television show is Doomsday Preppers ... enjoys listening to Taylor Swift selected in the 24th round (707 overall) of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros ... majoring in corporate communication.
