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After serving as a middle reliever in his first season at SDSU, could move into the starting rotation to begin the 2007 campaign ... Played Connie Mack baseball with the Midland Redskins in Cincinnati, Ohio, during the summers of 2004 and 2005 ... Was also recruited by Baylor, Oklahoma State, USC, Arizona State, Kansas State, New Mexico and Utah ... Drafted in the 40th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006.
SAN DIEGO STATE 2007
Began the season as a member of the Aztec bullpen ... Made three starts and 12 relief appearances as a true freshman ... Picked up a win in his first collegiate game with one inning of relief work vs. Loyola Marymount on Feb. 13 ... Longest outings of five innings came in starts at UC Riverside and vs. San Diego ... At Riverside, allowed just three unearned runs on three hits and was not involved in decision as SDSU lost in 10 innings ... Had a season-high seven strikeouts in that contest ... Recorded a victory over 20th-ranked San Diego on Mar. 27 ... Other win came in relief at Air Force on Mar. 23 ... In that game, came on in the seventh with SDSU leading 10-9 and Air Force having the bases loaded and no outs ... Retired the side with no runs scored and went on to finish the game allowing runners on a walk and error ... Opponents batted just .227 against him overall ... In league play, pitched 7.2 innings over four appearances, allowing one run on one hit (a 1.17 ERA).
HIGH SCHOOL
Won three varsity letters in baseball at La Cueva High School in Albuquerque ... Was coached there by Stan McKeever ... Team won three league and state titles during his playing days ... As a senior, was named a preseason All-American by Baseball America, but did not pitch that year due to injury ... In his junior year, compiled a record of 11-1 with a 1.90 earned run average and 70 strikeouts ... Selected to the all-metro, all-district and all-state teams, helping team to a No. 9 national ranking by Baseball America ... Bears set national record with 70 consecutive victories ... As a sophomore (2004), was a second-team all-state honoree as team was ranked No. 1 in the nation.
PERSONAL
Nathan Alan Solow was born Oct. 30, 1987, in Albuquerque, N.M. ... Son of Alan and Joy Solow ... Father was a swimmer at Colorado State ... Enjoys playing golf ... Favorite athlete is San Diego Padre pitcher Jake Peavy and former NFL quarterback John Elway ... A public administration major at San Diego State.
