Liberty, Missouri native Nathan Hall played for Liberty High School Blue Jays, graduating in 2022 and electing to enroll at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. Initially a catcher, Hall redshirted in his first season at University of Central Missouri in order to transition into pitching full-time; while he pitched at bit with the Blue Jays in high school, he was primarily a catcher and hitter. Hall made his collegiate debut on the mound in 2024, his redshirt freshman season,
appearing in 14 games for the Mules. He threw 14.2 innings and posted a 9.20 ERA with 16 hits allowed, 11 walks, and 12 strikeouts. Central Missouri went 52-10 that year and reached the NCAA Div II College World Series but were eliminated after losses to Angelo State University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Hall returned to the mound for the Mules in 2025, this time used as a starter by head coach Kyle Crookes. His season, his redshirt sophomore year, started off well but came to a sudden stop in early March. After making just four starts, he tore his right UCL and underwent internal brace surgery in order to correct the issue. While he missed the rest of the season, the Mules went 48-14, once again making it to the NCAA Div II College World Series. They made it to the championship series, beating the Northwood Timberwolves, Lenoir-Rhyne Bears, and East Stroudsburg Warriors to get there, but lost to the defending champion University of Tampa Spartans two games to one.
The 6’3”, 180-pound Hall throws from a three-quarters arm slot. He pushes off the mound and drops-and-drives, giving him a level vertical approach angle. His fastball sat in the mid-90s before his injury, topping out at 98 MPH, and flashed above-average induced vertical break numbers thanks to the pitch’s spin rate and Hall’s flatter VAA. He paired it with a mid-80s sweeping slider and a firm changeup that occasionally flashed fringe-average-to-average.
His fastball and slider both showed strikeout potential, and the right-hander did post encouraging whiff numbers, but the effectiveness of his repertoire got dragged down a bit due to his fringe-average control and command.
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