Nate Snead brings 100 MPH heat to Tennessee

 

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The sound of a glove pop hits different at 100 miles per hour. Nate Snead will always remember the first time he reached that milestone. In game, against Oklahoma State.

"The velo board lit up 100 one day and it was a lifelong dream come true. All the teammates are just going crazy, and I come in and they're like, 'Oh, you threw 100, you hit it, you did it!' They were all going crazy about it."

It took a lot of hard work to hit 100.

"I worked with this gym since Covid. I got in the gym and started grinding, honestly. I felt my way through. Just kept putting the weight on, putting the work in and the numbers kept coming."

Once Nate hit triple digits on the radar gun, baseball's elite came knocking.

"I knew I was going to get some big calls, but I didn't think I'd get the calls that I did."

After some debate, he decided to transfer from Wichita State to Tennessee, fresh off a trip to the College World Series.

"Tennessee has been like my dream school for seven or eight years now. It was kind of a no-brainer for me. On the development side, their pitching coach is amazing."

Nate has at least two years of college ball left before he can be drafted, but MLB teams have already started asking about his plans. With his sights set on being a first-round pick, the summer's already over for Nate. He's in Knoxville, arriving early to get back to work.