2015 (Junior)
Saw action in 54 games and made 53 starts in center field... Led the Warhawks with 14 stolen bases in 2015... Finished third on the team in batting average (.294), hits (59), RBI (33), runs (30) and homers (six)... Was tied for second on the club in doubles (14) and triples (three)... Was named Second Team All-Sun Belt as a utility player by College Sports Madness... Recorded at least one hit in 13 of first 15 games... Made Warhawk debut as starting center fielder against Indiana State... Finished 2-for-3 (triple) with one RBI against the Sycamores... Tallied two hits (one home run), one RBI and one run against Central Arkansas... Tallied three hits, three RBI and one run in doubleheader against Stephen F. Austin... Was 3-for-4 with one run in series opener against Sam Houston State... In all, tallied six hits (two doubles), three runs, one RBI in series sweep of the Bearkats... Was 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI in series finale win at Texas State... Had three hits (double, homer) and four RBI in win over Grambling State... Had at least one hit and one run in all three games against Mississippi Valley State... Drove in a pair of runs in middle contest at Appalachian State... Was 3-for-4 in series opener against South Alabama... Tallied two hits in the series opener against UT Arlington... Notched a pair of hits in series finale against the Mavericks... Finished 2-for-4 (double, triple) with one RBI against Northwestern State... Notched two hits (homer), two RBI and one run in home contest against Louisiana Tech... Recorded at least one hit in nine of final 12 games... Had two hits, one RBI and one run in middle game of Troy series... Tallied three hits, including two doubles, and four RBI in series opener at UALR... Had two hits (double, homer), three runs and two RBI in finale against the Trojans... Was 2-for-4 with two RBI in season finale against UL-Lafayette.
Pearl River Community College
Played two seasons at Pearl River… Freshman season batted .311 with four homers and 36 RBI to help lead team to 2013 South Division Champs 2013… Perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases… Named Second Team All-State following freshman season… Sophomore season appeared in 49 games, tallying (.294 BA) with four 2B, three 3B and five HR… Drove home 44 runs and scored 31 for the Wildcats… Stole 20 bases over the course of the season.
Prep
Lettered in baseball at Starkville High School in Starkville, Miss… Held a .468 batting average and named to the All-State team over senior season… Named back-to-back Offensive MVP junior and senior seasons... Back-to-back All-District team honors sophomore and junior seasons… Was also a letterwinner in cross country.
Personal
Full name is Nathaniel Aaron Pugh… Born Nov. 12, 1993 in Monroe, La… Son of Perry and Kimberly Pugh… Has two younger brothers, Thomas and Caleb… A health studies pre-profession major.
