Nate Savino Shares his Baseball Journey from Early High School Recruitment to UVA to Getting Signed by Arizona D-Backs

Left-Handed Pitcher Nathaniel Savino attended Potomac Falls High School in Sterling, VA where he was recruited to The University of Virginia to play college baseball, graduating early in December 2019. Savino was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round with the 82nd overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.

That year, he batted .375 and pitched to a 0.60 ERA being named the Gatorade Virginia Baseball Player of the Year. That summer, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game and the Perfect Game All-American Classic.  Savino pitched just over 9 innings in his freshman year at Virginia compiling a 1.93 ERA before the season was cancelled. In 2021, Savino appeared in 16 games in which he went 3-3 with a 3.79 ERA and 34 strikeouts in over 54 innings. He was named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. Savino entered the 2022 season as Virginia's number two starter, and was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week after throwing a complete game shutout versus Duke University. He finished the season having started 15 games with a 6-6 record, a 3.69 ERA, and 79 strikeouts over 78 innings.