26   Nathan Slater
	Class: Senior Hometown: Fresno, Calif. High School: Fresno HS '07 Height / Weight: 6-6 / 205 Position: LHP Major: Economics

Bats: Left
Throws: Left

2010: Made 18 total appearances, including 7 starts... Went 2-4 with 6.11 ERA... Struck out 45 in 56.0 innings, allowing .283 batting average... Went 6.0 innings at Cal Feb. 24 for longest outing of the year... Posted career-high 8 strikeouts in 5.1 innings against Air Force Mar. 11... Fanned five on two different occasions: at Cal State Bakersfield (4/18) and at Santa Clara (5/5)... Selected as Big West Conference All-Academic honoree.

2009: Made 14 appearances, including 4 starts... Went 0-2 with 4.40 ERA, 2nd on team among those with 25-plus innings... Struck out 19 in 28.2 frames, allowing .243 batting average... Longest outing was first collegiate start: 7.0 innings with 5 hits, 2 ER and 5 strikeouts vs. Fresno State (4/1)... Fired 2.1 of scoreless relief vs. Sac State (3/13).

2008: Redshirted.

FRESNO HS '07: Went 4-2 with 1.05 ERA as a senior, 5-4 and 1.42 ERA as a junior... Won Fresno Easter Baseball Classic Scholarship in 2007... Voted as team's Most Improved as a junior, Rookie of the Year as a sophomore... Four-year Honor Roll member and Fresno Bee Academic All-Star, graduating No. 1 in his class.

PERSONAL: Born in Fresno, Calif.... Majoring in economics... Parents are Mark & Lisa Slater... Career highlight was firing two-hit shutout against rival Edison HS... Best athletes he has faced are Trent Soares (now of Fresno State) and Stephen Pistoresi (now at Cal).