Delta State University

CAREER: Pitched in 37 career games...Finished career 2-2 with a 5.10 ERA...Collected one career save.

2011 (Senior): Pitched in five games with an 0-0 record and a 2.84 ERA...In 6.1 innings, Hardy allowed two runs on five hits with five walks and two strikeouts...Opponents batted .200 against him.

2010 (Junior): Appeared in seven games out of the bullpen for the Statesmen...Posted a 1-1 record with a 2.53 ERA...Pitched 10.2 innings, allowing six runs, three earned, on 11 hits with four walks and nine strikeouts...Opponents batted .244 against him...Season-high three strikeouts versus Drury (2/20/10)...Pitched a season-long 2.0 innings on three occasions...GSC Academic Honor Roll.

2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in 13 games for the Statesmen, all out of the bullpen…Finished the season with 21.2 innings pitched…Allowed 15 earned runs with 23 strike outs and nine walks…Opponents managed only a .247 batting average against him.Finished his sophomore year 6-0 with a 2.10 ERA...GSC Academic Honor Roll.

2008 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 games ...Used primarily as a middle reliever...Went 0-1 with a 5.91 ERA...In 21.1 innings pitched…Allowed 32 hits, 22 runs (14 earned),10 walks and 11 strikeouts...Pitched career-long 5.1 innings in Delta State’s 19-14 loss to Ouachita Baptist in the NCAA South Central Region championship game.

2007 (Freshman): Redshirted.

PREP: Lettered three seasons at Madison Central High School under head coach Greg Perry…Earned All-District, All-State and All-Area honors…Helped MCHS to District Championships from 2003-2006, including a North-State Title his senior year.

PERSONAL: Full name is… Nathan Riley Hardy…Born September 20, 1987...Son of Ricky and Suzanne Hardy…Brother Nick played at Mississippi State…Majoring in business.