Nathan Helphenstine

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24 Nathan Helphenstine
Nathan Helphenstine
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    205
  • Hometown:
    North Huntingdon, PA
  • Position:
    P
  • Year:
    So.
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • High School:
    Norwin
  • app
    5
  • gs
    0
  • w
    0
  • l
    0
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    8.1
  • era
    9.72
  • whip
    2.16
  • k
    7
Bio

Career Highlights

2025

* Academic All-AMCC
* Appeared in three games, making one start in debut season
* Threw scoreless inning with a strikeout at Fredonia
* Joined the Behrend baseball team as a freshman

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in mechanical engineering

Personal

* Son of Dana and Brent Helphenstine
* Two-year letterwinner in baseball and swimming at Norwin High School
* National Honor Society
* Ski Club
* PIAA Official

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 5 1
Games started 0 0
Wins 0 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 8.1 1.0
Hits 10 3
Runs 10 5
Earned Runs 9 5
Walks 8 2
Strikeouts 7 2
Strikeouts per Game 7.56 18.00
Doubles Allowed 2 -
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 2.16 5.00
Home Runs Allows 1 1
At Bats Against 33 6
Batting Average Against .303 .500
Earned Run Average 9.72 45.00
Wild pitches 2 -
Hit Batters 3 -
Balks 2 -
Sacrifice Flies Allowed - -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
May 2 La Roche W, 14-4
May 7 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 20-2
May 8 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 6-4
May 9 vs. Alfred St. W, 12-6
May 15 at Lynchburg L, 9-1
May 16 vs. Chris. Newport L, 10-9
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 28 vs. Albion W, 14-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Feb 28 vs. Hiram W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Heidelberg L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Susquehanna L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Marywood W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Marywood W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Merchant Marine L, 13-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 11 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) W, 17-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Lasell W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) W, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Gettysburg L, 11-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Mar 21 at Penn State Altoona W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Penn State Altoona W, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Allegheny W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Mt. Aloysius L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Mt. Aloysius W, 27-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Westminster W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 vs. Hilbert L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Hilbert W, 22-11 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Apr 4 vs. Hilbert W, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Pitt-Bradford W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Thiel W, 18-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Franciscan W, 15-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Alfred St. W, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Alfred St. W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Alfred St. L, 13-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Fredonia W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Mount Union W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Pitt-Greensburg L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Pitt-Greensburg W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Allegheny L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Chatham W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Chatham L, 13-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
May 2 La Roche W, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 La Roche W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 20-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. Alfred St. W, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 15 at Lynchburg L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. Chris. Newport L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Feb 28 vs. Albion W, 14-3 1 0 0 - -
Feb 28 vs. Hiram W, 6-5 - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Heidelberg L, 3-2 - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Susquehanna L, 9-5 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Marywood W, 9-2 - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Marywood W, 9-1 - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Merchant Marine L, 13-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 11 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) W, 17-5 - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Lasell W, 7-1 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) W, 12-8 - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) W, 8-5 - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Gettysburg L, 11-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 21 at Penn State Altoona W, 8-3 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Penn State Altoona W, 16-6 - - - - -
Mar 25 at Allegheny W, 5-4 - - - - -
Mar 29 at Mt. Aloysius L, 5-4 - - - - -
Mar 29 at Mt. Aloysius W, 27-5 - - - - -
Mar 30 at Westminster W, 7-2 - - - - -
Apr 3 vs. Hilbert L, 4-2 - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Hilbert W, 22-11 1 0 0 - -
Apr 4 vs. Hilbert W, 14-3 - - - - -
Apr 8 at Pitt-Bradford W, 10-5 - - - - -
Apr 9 Thiel W, 18-2 - - - - -
Apr 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 1-0 - - - - -
Apr 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 9-2 - - - - -
Apr 16 at Franciscan W, 15-6 - - - - -
Apr 18 at Alfred St. W, 7-0 - - - - -
Apr 18 at Alfred St. W, 5-4 - - - - -
Apr 19 Alfred St. L, 13-9 - - - - -
Apr 21 Fredonia W, 7-3 - - - - -
Apr 23 Mount Union W, 7-1 - - - - -
Apr 26 Pitt-Greensburg L, 5-1 - - - - -
Apr 26 Pitt-Greensburg W, 10-1 - - - - -
Apr 27 Allegheny L, 10-9 - - - - -
Apr 30 Chatham W, 10-9 - - - - -
Apr 30 Chatham L, 13-4 1 0 0 - -
May 2 La Roche W, 13-2 - - - - -
May 2 La Roche W, 14-4 - - - - -
May 7 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 20-2 - - - - -
May 8 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 6-4 - - - - -
May 9 vs. Alfred St. W, 12-6 - - - - -
May 15 at Lynchburg L, 9-1 - - - - -
May 16 vs. Chris. Newport L, 10-9 - - - - -
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Feb 28 vs. Albion W, 14-3 0 0 1.0 - - - 0.00 1 9.00 - -
Feb 28 vs. Hiram W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Heidelberg L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Susquehanna L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Marywood W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Marywood W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Merchant Marine L, 13-3 0 0 3.2 5 5 4 9.82 2 4.91 - 2.73
Mar 11 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) W, 17-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Lasell W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) W, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Gettysburg L, 11-3 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0.00 2 9.00 - 1.00
Mar 21 at Penn State Altoona W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Penn State Altoona W, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Allegheny W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Mt. Aloysius L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Mt. Aloysius W, 27-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Westminster W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 vs. Hilbert L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Hilbert W, 22-11 0 0 1.0 3 5 5 45.00 2 18.00 1 5.00
Apr 4 vs. Hilbert W, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Pitt-Bradford W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Thiel W, 18-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Franciscan W, 15-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Alfred St. W, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Alfred St. W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Alfred St. L, 13-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Fredonia W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Mount Union W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Pitt-Greensburg L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Pitt-Greensburg W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Allegheny L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Chatham W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Chatham L, 13-4 0 0 0.2 1 - - 0.00 0 .00 - 1.50
May 2 La Roche W, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 La Roche W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 20-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. Alfred St. W, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 15 at Lynchburg L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. Chris. Newport L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Feb 28 vs. Albion W, 14-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 28 vs. Hiram W, 6-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Heidelberg L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. Susquehanna L, 9-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Marywood W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 vs. Marywood W, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 vs. Merchant Marine L, 13-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - 1 1.000 -
Mar 11 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) W, 17-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 12 vs. Lasell W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) W, 12-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) W, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 vs. Gettysburg L, 11-3 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Penn State Altoona W, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Penn State Altoona W, 16-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Allegheny W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Mt. Aloysius L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 29 at Mt. Aloysius W, 27-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Westminster W, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 vs. Hilbert L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Hilbert W, 22-11 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 4 vs. Hilbert W, 14-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 at Pitt-Bradford W, 10-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 9 Thiel W, 18-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Pitt-Bradford W, 9-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Franciscan W, 15-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Alfred St. W, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Alfred St. W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 19 Alfred St. L, 13-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Fredonia W, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 23 Mount Union W, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Pitt-Greensburg L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 26 Pitt-Greensburg W, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 27 Allegheny L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Chatham W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 30 Chatham L, 13-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
May 2 La Roche W, 13-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 2 La Roche W, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 7 vs. Mt. Aloysius W, 20-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 8 vs. Pitt-Greensburg W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 9 vs. Alfred St. W, 12-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 15 at Lynchburg L, 9-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
May 16 vs. Chris. Newport L, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2024-25 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 8 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
gp r tb sb cs
2024-25 3 0 0 - -
2025-26 5 0 0 - -
Total 8 0 0 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2024-25 9.00 0 1 3 1 0 6.0 10 7 6 0 7 10.50 - 1.67 32 1 2
2025-26 9.72 0 0 5 0 0 8.1 10 10 9 8 7 7.56 1 2.16 44 2 3
Total 9.42 0 1 8 1 0 14.1 20 17 15 8 14 8.79 1 1.95 76 3 5
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2024-25 3 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
2025-26 5 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Total 8 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 1 1 .500 -
gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 5 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Away - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 4 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
February 1 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
March 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
April 2 0 0 0 - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 5 0 0 - -
Conference 1 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 1 0 0 - -
Away - - 0 - -
Neutral 4 0 0 - -
Result
Wins 2 0 0 - -
Losses 3 0 0 - -
Month
February 1 0 0 - -
March 2 0 0 - -
April 2 0 0 - -
era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 9.72 0 0 5 0 0 8.1 10 10 9 8 7 7.56 1 2.16 44 2 3
Conference 45.00 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 3 5 5 2 2 18.00 1 5.00 8 - -
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 1 - - - 0 .00 - 1.50 3 1 -
Away 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Neutral 10.57 0 0 4 0 0 7.2 9 10 9 8 7 8.22 1 2.22 41 1 3
Result
Wins 22.50 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 3 5 5 2 3 13.50 1 2.50 12 - 1
Losses 5.68 0 0 3 0 0 6.1 7 5 4 6 4 5.68 - 2.05 32 2 2
Month
February 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 - - - - 1 9.00 - - 4 - 1
March 6.35 0 0 2 0 0 5.2 6 5 4 6 4 6.35 - 2.12 29 1 2
April 27.00 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 4 5 5 2 2 10.80 1 3.60 11 1 -
gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 5 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Conference 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Away - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral 4 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Result
Wins 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Month
February 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
March 2 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
April 2 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
News mentions
Merchant Marine Too Much for Behrend Baseball
  • Article
  • March 10, 2026
Merchant Marine Too Much for Behrend Baseball

The Penn State Behrend baseball team dropped a 13-3 decision to Merchant Marine on day three of Spring Break on Tuesday afternoon in Fort Pierce, Florida.

  • March 10, 2026