Nathan Kilcrease Class: Junior Hometown: Phenix City, Ala. High School: Glenwood Academy Height / Weight: 5-6 / 160 Position: RHP Experience: 2L B/T: R-R

One of UA's most experience hurlers, Nathan Kilcrease returns for his third season and looks to anchor his role among the Tide's pitchers in 2010 ... over the last two seasons, Kilcrease has made 38 appearances and has compiled a 7-4 record and 3.76 ERA for the Tide ... he has 70 strikeouts in 79 career innings ... he posted a career-highs in wins (4), innings (46) and strikeouts (44) in 2009 ... he was a perfect 3-0 with a 3.27 ERA as a freshman in 2008.

CAREER POSTSEASON NOTES:
Appeared in five career postseason games ... is 0-1 with 6.97 ERA (10.1 IP, 15 H, 10 R, 8 ER, 5 BB, 8 K) in his career ... has two SEC Tournament appearances under his belt ... tossed five innings in relief against South Carolina (3 H, 3 ER, 3 K) in 2009 SEC Tournament on May 20 ... made postseason debut with a one-inning stint against Kentucky on May 23, 2008 at SEC Tournament ... also has two NCAA Regional appearances ... he made NCAA Regional debut against East Carolina on June 1, 2008 and retired one batter against Tennessee Tech on May 30, 2009.

SOPHOMORE (2009):
Kilcrease was one of the Tide's most consistent arms ... made 23 appearances on the mound for the Tide ... compiled a 4-4 (.500) record with two saves and 4.14 ERA ... also has three blown saves (UF, LSU, AU) ... had two midweek starts against Troy (March 3) and Samford (March 10) ... compiled 1-0 record and 3.68 ERA (7.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K) in those two starts ... UA went 1-1 in his two starts ... also made 20 relief appearances ... posted 3-3 (.500) record, two saves and 3.83 ERA (37.2 IP, 32 H, 20 R, 16 ER, 15 BB, 33 K) out of the pen ... recorded 12 scoreless relief outings ... retired the first batter in 15 of 20 relief outings ... stranded a team-best 16 of 22 inherited runners ... suffered first career loss to SE Missouri State (3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K) on Feb. 21 ... earned four-inning win and recorded six strikeouts against Samford on March 11 ... tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings against Mississippi on March 21 ... he retired 10 of the 11 batters he faced against the Rebels ... earned lone save of the season against UAB (1 IP, 2 K) on March 24 ... suffered first blown save at Florida (0 IP, 2 H, 0 R) on March 27 ... tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings and added four strikeouts against the Gators on March 29 ... added two scoreless innings against Tennessee on April 4 ... suffered second blown save and second loss of season against LSU (1.1 IP, H, 4 R, 0 ER) on April 10 ... picked up second win of season against Kentucky (2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K) on April 24 ... notched second career SEC win at Mississippi State (1 IP, 1 H, 2 K) on May 2 ... recorded one win and one save in two relief stints against No. 11 Arkansas (May 9-10) ... earned the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings in series-clinching win on May 9 ... notched save in series finale, retiring all three batters he faced with tying run at third base in ninth inning ... suffered third blown save and loss at Auburn (0.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER) on May 14 ... suffered first career postseason loss to South Carolina (5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K) at 2009 SEC Tournament on May 20 ... he made one relief appearance during the three-game exhibition series against Cuba ...allowed one unearned run and recorded one strikeout on Dec. 17.

FRESHMAN (2008):
Made 14 appearances in his rookie season at Alabama, including two starts and 12 relief stints ... posted 3-0 record and 3.27 ERA ... worked 33 innings and allowed 12 runs (13 unearned runs) and 46 hits with 13 walks and 26 strikeouts ... did not allow an earned run (15.2 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K) in any of his three wins ... UA posted a 2-0 record in his two starts ... stranded six of eight inherited runners ... made his Alabama debut against Cal Poly on Feb. 23 ... recorded first win of his career against Samford (3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K) on March 12 ... recorded second win of the season with season-best five-inning relief stint against Jacksonville State (5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K) on March 25 ... made back-to-back midweek starts against Lipscomb (7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K) and Samford (3 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K) in mid-April ... season-high seven innings and seven strikeouts against Lipscomb on April 22 ... allowed five unearned runs in no decision at Samford on April 29 ... made SEC debut against Florida on May 10 ... pitched in three postseason games for the Tide against Kentucky, LSU and East Carolina ... made postseason debut with one-inning stint against Kentucky at 2008 SEC Tournament in Hoover on May 23 ... also pitched against LSU on May 24 ... made NCAA Regional debut against East Carolina on June 1.

HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2007 graduate of Glenwood Academy in Phenix City, Ala. ... a three-year starter for the Glenwood Gators for Coach Tim Fanning ... a two-time Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball All-American (2006 and 2007) ... a two-time First-Team AISA All-State selection by The Birmingham News and the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) in 2006 and 2007 ... the 2007 AISA Player of the Year by The Birmingham News and AWSA ... named to the 2007 ASWA Super 10 ... voted the 2007 ASWA Pitcher of the Year ... played on two AISA AAA state championship teams (2005 and 2007) ... posted a 24-3 (.889) career record with 0.64 ERA with 204 strikeouts and only 21 walks ... as a senior in 2007, he posted a 12-1 (.923) record with a 1.10 ERA ... hit .350 with 30 RBI and six stolen bases ... his team posted a 38-13 overall record in 2007 and advanced to the AISA AAA state championship ... named Most Valuable Player of the championship series ... earned a win in game one of championship series with a 4-2 victory over Faith Academy ... tallied three hits and four RBI in game two of championship series, including a two-run single and a two-run double, as the Gators posted a 12-6 win en route to the sweep ... as a junior in 2006, he went 11-1 (.917) on the mound with a 1.18 ERA, recording 102 strikeouts and seven walks in 77.1 innings ... participated in the 2005-06 World Wood Bat Association 16-and-Under Championship, the PUMA Team One Showcase, the Troy University Showcase, the Two-Year Underclassmen Team Camp at Auburn and the Blue-Grey Classic in Baton Rouge, La.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Nathaniel Scott Kilcrease ... son of Jerry and Tammy Kilcrease ... has one brother, Andrew, and one sister, Rachel.