Nate Blain, a 6’0”, 210 lb., right-hander from Canton, Michigan, played four years at Madonna University (MI) and one year at Ball State University.  In five collegiate seasons, Blain compiled a 27-9 record with a 3.68 ERA.  Blain struck out 275 batters in 283.1 innings, pitching in 60 games, with 39 starts.

2024: Pitched in 20 games with the Ball State Cardinals in the Mid-American Conference. Blain went 4-5 in 20 appearances with five starts, with one complete game. In 74.0 innings, Blain struck out 57 batters.

2023: Blaine went 9-1 with a 3.55 ERA for the Madonna Crusaders of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference. In 14 games, Blaine started 13 with two complete games and one shutout. In 78.2 innings pitched, Blaine struck out 78, earning First-Team All Conference Honors. In the summer, Blain pitched for the Traverse City Pit Spitters of Traverse City, Michigan, in the Northwoods League. He went 4-2 with one save and a 2.08 ERA in eight games, with one start. In 26.0 innings, he struck out 19.

2022: Went 5-2 with a 3.20 ERA for Madonna. Blaine started all ten of his appearances with five complete games and three shutouts. In 64.2 innings, Blaine struck out 61, earning First Team All-WHAC Honors. In the summer, Blaine went 1-0 for Traverse City with a 3.26 ERA in nine games with six starts. In 30.1 innings pitched, Blaine struck out 21.

2021: Blaine went 5-0 with a 2.16 ERA for Madonna. In eight appearances, Blaine started five games, pitching 33.1 innings, while striking out 32, earning First Team All-WHAC Honors, as a freshman.

2020: In the COVID shortened year, Blaine went 4-1 for Madonna, with a 4.08 ERA. In seven games, Blaine started five, working 28.2 innings and struck out 42 batters. In the summer, Blaine played for the Great Lakes Resorters, in Traverse City, Michigan, in the Northwoods League. He went 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA in three appearances.  In 2.2 innings, Blaine struck out three batters.