High Point University Athletics

2010: Selected by the Minnesota Twins in the fifth round of the 2010 MLB Draft .... Named the Big South Conference Player of the Year on May 26 and was a member of the All-Conference first team ... Led the nation with a .573 on-base percentage and 88 runs scored, both are Big South and HPU single season records ... Set HPU single season record with 25 hit by pitches ... His 53 walks  and 87 hits were both the second most in a season and his 36 stolen bases and 19 home runs were the third most in a season at HPU ... HIt three home runs in a game against Towson (3/5) to three different parts of Williard Stadium as part of a 5-5 night ... Named Big South Player of the Week on March 8 after hitting .615 in the series sweep of Towson. ... Went 5-5 against Duke on April 28 with a homer and three RBI ... Finished the season with eight outfield assists ... Named third team All-America by Ping!Baseball ... Unanimous selection to the NCCSIA All-State team ... Named third-team All-America by Baseball America and National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association.

Before HPU: Spent sophomore season at Parkland College ... Led Parkland to the 2009 NJCAA World Series national championship ... Set the NJCAA World Series record with a .710 batting average ... Hit .515 and was ranked fourth in the country in NJCAA Division II ... Named to the NJCAA World Series All-Tournament team and was the World Series Most Valuable Hitter ... Selected to the NJCAA All-American second team and the Midwest Athletic Conference Regional first team ... Spent freshman season at Northwestern, where he started 46 games, batting .311 with 29 RBI and nine stolen bases.

Prep: Selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 48th round of the 2009 MLB Draft ... Was a three-time All-Conference selection and a three-time Northwest Herald All-Area honoree at Richmond Burton Community High School ... Was given the 2006 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State Award ... Was the 2006 Northwest Herald Baseball Player of the Year.

Personal: Education major ... Son of Rob and Nancy Roberts ... Has two sisters, Bree and Alayna ... Born Nathaniel James Roberts on Feb. 25, 1989 in Park Ridge, Ill.