Nate Earley

The Cardinals lined up for the anthem in Omaha.

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The Cardinals after winning the 2025 Louisville Super Regional.

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Nate Earley after hitting a home run against Western Michigan.

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B/T:
L/L
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 230
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Moeller
Prev School:
Florida Southwestern State

CAREER HONORS
• 2025 Academic All-ACC Team
• 2024 All-Southern Conference First Team
• 2023 All-Southern Conference Second Team

2025: Played in 32 games with eight starts (6 at DH, 2 at 1B) ... Finished with a .250 average, three doubles and three home runs ... Drove in 12 with seven runs scored ... Made his Louisville debut against Oklahoma State on Feb. 15 ... Came off the bench and launched a solo home run against Western Michigan on Feb. 24 for his first hit at Louisville ... Picked up a pinch-hit RBI double in the win over St. John’s on March 2 ... Started at DH against UIC on March 7 and went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs ... Had a pair of hits and drove in two in the win over Lipscomb on March 11 ... Came off the bench and hit a three-run homer at NC State on April 12 ... Hit a pinch-hit two-run home run against Bellarmine on May 13.

2024 (Florida Southwestern): Played in 54 games as a sophomore … Finished with a .335 average, 15 doubles and 16 home runs … Drove in 58 runs and scored 44 times … Homered in the season opener against Northwest Florida (1/26) … Left the yard twice at Indian River State (3/12) … Hit a pair of homers in the game two win at Seminole State (3/16) … Homered twice and drove in a season-high five at Santa Fe College (4/4).

2023 (Florida Southwestern): Played in 44 games in his first season … Hit .281 with eight doubles, three home runs and 27 RBIs … Had 10 multi-hit games including a 3-for-3 showing against Central Florida in the FCSAA State Tournament … Reached base in all nine plate appearances during the 2023 playoffs … Went 2-for-4 with a homer and career-best six RBIs against East Georgia State.

Fall 2022: Spent the fall of his freshman season at Ohio State.

High School: Prepped at Moeller High School where he earned a pair of letters, hitting .295 with 3 home runs and 20 RBIs as a senior.

Personal: Parents are Mary and Greg Earley … Has one sibling – Kristen … Chose Louisville over LSU … Favorite athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo … Fan of the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves and Tennessee Titans … Favorite movie is Fast & Furious.