2023 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 22
Nathan Diamond
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak and River Forest HS
CAREER: Has pitched in 49 games with 16 starts the past three seasons … Has a 7-12 record … Has 103 strikeouts in 124.1 innings.
PEPPERDINE 2023: Started in four out of 16 games played during his senior season … Pitched 36.0 innings and struck out 23 … Had a season-high three strikeouts against BYU (5/18).
PEPPERDINE 2022: Made six starts out of 15 appearances as a junior … Collected three wins … Had 38 strikeouts in 36.0 innings … Struck out a season-high seven batters in the victory over UCLA (2/22) … Tossed a season-high five scoreless innings vs. San Francisco (4/14).
PEPPERDINE 2021: Made five starts out of 13 appearances as a sophomore ... Went 3-4 with a 4.76 ERA and two saves ... Had 35 strikeouts in 45.1 innings ... Tossed six scoreless innings at Pacific (5/29) with seven strikeouts ... Had six strikeouts in five scoreless innings vs. LMU (4/25).
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in five games as a freshman during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Struck out seven batters over 7.0 innings pitched ... Threw 2.2 innings against Minnesota (2/15), striking out four batters.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Oak Park (Ill.) River Forest High School in 2019 ... Played four years of varsity baseball ... As a senior, had an 8-2 record in 57 innings pitched with 85 strikeouts, eight walks, a 0.86 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP ... Only two losses were to top-ranked school in Indiana and a top-four ranked school in Illinois.
CLUB: Played for the Ohio Warhawks (2019), Reds Scout Team (2018), Team DeMarini (2015-18) and TopTier (2014-15).
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration ... Son of Kristen and Andrew Diamond ... Older brother to Joshua ... Chose Pepperdine because “it was the perfect mix of academics and athletics for me. I really connected with the coaches and knew it was the best place for me.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Clayton Kershaw (pro athlete), Los Angeles Dodgers (pro team), Divergent (book), Oceans 11 (movie), Friends (TV show), Post Malone (musical artist), Chicago pizza (food) and basketball (sport besides baseball).
PEPPERDINE 2023: Started in four out of 16 games played during his senior season … Pitched 36.0 innings and struck out 23 … Had a season-high three strikeouts against BYU (5/18).
PEPPERDINE 2022: Made six starts out of 15 appearances as a junior … Collected three wins … Had 38 strikeouts in 36.0 innings … Struck out a season-high seven batters in the victory over UCLA (2/22) … Tossed a season-high five scoreless innings vs. San Francisco (4/14).
PEPPERDINE 2021: Made five starts out of 13 appearances as a sophomore ... Went 3-4 with a 4.76 ERA and two saves ... Had 35 strikeouts in 45.1 innings ... Tossed six scoreless innings at Pacific (5/29) with seven strikeouts ... Had six strikeouts in five scoreless innings vs. LMU (4/25).
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in five games as a freshman during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Struck out seven batters over 7.0 innings pitched ... Threw 2.2 innings against Minnesota (2/15), striking out four batters.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Oak Park (Ill.) River Forest High School in 2019 ... Played four years of varsity baseball ... As a senior, had an 8-2 record in 57 innings pitched with 85 strikeouts, eight walks, a 0.86 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP ... Only two losses were to top-ranked school in Indiana and a top-four ranked school in Illinois.
CLUB: Played for the Ohio Warhawks (2019), Reds Scout Team (2018), Team DeMarini (2015-18) and TopTier (2014-15).
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration ... Son of Kristen and Andrew Diamond ... Older brother to Joshua ... Chose Pepperdine because “it was the perfect mix of academics and athletics for me. I really connected with the coaches and knew it was the best place for me.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Clayton Kershaw (pro athlete), Los Angeles Dodgers (pro team), Divergent (book), Oceans 11 (movie), Friends (TV show), Post Malone (musical artist), Chicago pizza (food) and basketball (sport besides baseball).

































































