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Santa Clara University

2008 Baseball Roster

18 Nathan Faulkner

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Temecula, Calif.
  • High School Temecula
  • Position INF/OF

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2008: Started in 33 of36 games after rebounding from an early season injury ... made animmediate impact in the outfield and at the plate ... earnedAll-WCC honorable mention ... ranked fourth in slugging percentage(.531), tied for third in home runs (7) and was tired in stolenbases (5) ... posted his first RBI of the season against San DiegoState (Mar. 7) ... went 3-for-4 against Cal Poly (Mar. 12) with hisfirst home run of the season and two RBIs ... tied his season-highfive at bats and two runs against Portland (Apr. 5) ... hit acareer-high two homers while scoring a career-high three runsagainst Gonzaga (Apr. 11) ... hit his fifth homer of the seasonagainst Gonzaga (Apr. 13) ... tied his career-high three stolenbases against UHH (Apr. 27) and scored his lone run by stealinghome ... scored two runs and drove in two runs against LMU (May 3)... posted home run No. 5 against Pacific (May 7) ... went 4-for-4with two runs and a double in game three against Saint Mary's (May11)  

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2007: Started 31 of the43 games in which he appeared ... batted .307 with six doubles, ahome run, and 13 RBIs ... hit safely in first five games of theseason with two doubles and two RBIs ... went 2-for-4 with threeRBIs at San Diego State on Feb. 9 ... had two hits, including adouble, against Cal Poly on Feb. 24 ... had pair of hits and RBIsApr. 29 against Loyola Marymount ... went 5-for-5 with a double andtwo RBIs on May 1 at Stanford ... went 3-for-4 with home run andtwo RBIs on May 8 at Nevada ... went 3-for-5 with a double May 13against No. 6 San Diego.  

AS A JUNIOR IN 2006: Sat out the season due toinjury.

AS A SOPHOMORE 2005: Appeared in 47 games,starting 31 ... went 2-for-6 with an RBI and two runs scored onJanuary 29 against UC Riverside ... hit a three-run homer in hisonly at-bat at San Jose State on March 6 ... had two hits atPortland in the first half of a doubleheader on April 2 ... went1-for-3 with a home run and a run scored at Pepperdine on May14

AS A FRESHMAN 2004: Appeared in 39 games,starting 22 ... started the first nine contests of the year ... ledthe Broncos with nine stolen bases on the season ... one of eightBroncos to hit over .300 ... ranked sixth on the team with a .316batting average ... first home run of the year drove in the winningrun in a pinch hit appearance against Saint Mary's on February 22... added his second homer of the season on April 13 at Stanford... went 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Cardinal to start anine-game hitting streak ... streak was the third longest on thesquad in 2004 ... posted a season-high three hits against SaintMary's on April 25 ... drove in a season-high three runs on May 22at Portland.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Temecula ValleyHigh School in Temecula, Calif ... played baseball for Coach RichEmard ... earned All-League and All-County honors in theSouthwestern League batting .580 ... named Who's Who Among HighSchool Students ... was a member of the US Junior National Teamduring the summer of 2003.

PERSONAL: Born on March 21, 1985 ... son ofTodd and Wanda Faulkner ... has a younger brother Keith ... wouldlike to get involved with politics after baseball career is over... enjoys fishing in his spare time.

 

Faulkner's Career Statistics

 

YearAvg.GP/GSABRH2B/3B/HRRBIBB/KSB/SBA
2004.31639/229823314/0/31512/149/12
2005.18547/3111912220/0/31011/186/10
2007.30743/3112719396/0/11313/2610/15
2008.30536/3312821398/0/72510/65/6
Career.278165/1174727513118/0/136346/6430/43

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2005Sophomore

    INF/OF
    6'2" 210 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2006Junior

    INF/OF
    6'2" 210 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2007Redshirt Junior

    INF/OF
    6'2" 210 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2008Redshirt Senior

    INF/OF
    6'2" 210 lbs
    18