Nan Porter

## About

**Nan Porter** is a generic girl with blonde straight hair and pale skin.

She is the clone of the Phillies' representative in the game. This means in *Backyard Baseball 2001*, she is a clone of Curt Schilling, while in *Baseball 2003* she is of Jimmy Rollins.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001

Nan Porter

Other than being a masterful pitcher, Nan Porter is one of the weakest pro clones in the game, and is a liability at the plate. Her swing power is just 15 out of 100. However, she is a useful fielder, with an arm strength of 97.

### Backyard Baseball 2003

Nan Porter

Nan's highest attribute is her 90/100 intelligence, although it's not clear what exactly that does. Other than that, her main perk is her 85 speed. Her arm is okay for a shortstop, at 50 power and 70 accuracy. Her bat leaves much to be desired, at 58 in both power and contact, but her speed can beat out many short ground balls.

> Nan may not have the attributes of a superstar, but she plays her role incredibly well. She's among the smartest players in the league, and uses her great speed and reflexes to chase down liners from her favorite position of shortstop. Fun fact: She's a switch hitter, too!
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> a Backyard Baseball-like player card description written by MelloMathTeacher

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 4

Nan was first made available in Season 4. Generic kids were first made widely available in Season 3, but the pro clones were kept off limits. She was first drafted with the 61st pick in the 3rd round by coach jyknight of the Cardinals. She was the resident speedster on the team, leading all Cardinals in batting average, stolen bases, and runs scored.

#### Season 5

The next season, Nan's draft stock slipped a little bit, as she was taken with the 81st overall pick in the 4th round by coach crazyei8hts of the Giants. She was mostly drafted because she was a shortstop lock, but she provided some good offense as well. She stole 22 bases and hit 6 triples, three of which came in the last game of the season. She helped the Giants to a league-best 13-1 record, although they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs.

#### Season 6

Nan was taken 75th overall in the 4th round by coach Mavfatha of the Orioles, again for molding the AI defense. She wasn't one of the top hitters on the team, but she still utilized her speed, leading the team in stolen bases.

#### Season 7

Needing a shortstop to move Wendy Parsons to catcher to help build his infamously strong AI defense, coach MelloMathTeacher of the Athletics scooped up Nan with the 56th overall pick in round 3 of the draft. Similar to her role on the Season 5 Giants, the A's used speed to their advantage. Nan often bat 2nd in the lineup, frequently hitting grounders and beating out throws to 1st, often after Courtney Valentino stole 2nd to free up 1st and eliminate the risk of double plays. She batted 0.610, stole 15 bases, and scored 25 times, which was second most on the team. She helped the A's clinch one of the two playoffs spot from the Frontyard League.

In the playoffs, one memorable play from the first round against the Cubs came to be known as Nan's Gambit. In a gutsy call, she stole 2nd intending to sacrifice herself to draw the baseball away from home to get Sally to score a bonus run. Remarkably, she was never tagged out, and this play proved to be the difference maker to allow the Athletics to advance. Throughout the playoffs, she upped her batting average to 0.667, swiping 10 bags and crossing the plate 20 times. The Athletics won the Season 7 World Series.

#### Season 8

Nan kept up her reputation as a high round pick, and she was taken with the 61st pick in the 3rd round by coach Toast of the Twins. She batted a crisp 0.660, although she only scored 16 runs, which is tied for her career low.

#### Season 9

In Season 9, Nan was drafted 116th overall in the 5th round by coach SilverBullet102 of the Brewers. She had perhaps her worst season at the plate, batting just 0.432 and only scoring 7 runs.

#### Season 10

##### 2001

The next season, in the 2001 league, Nan was drafted 158th overall in the 8th round by coach MikeMadness of the Twins. Since (in 2001) she was a clone of Curt Schilling instead of Jimmy Rollins, Nan had her worst season ever at the plate. She batted a dismal 0.238 with just one RBI and one run scored with no extra base hits. She didn't even pitch on the user side, either.

##### 2003

On the 2003 side, Nan was her normal Rollins-like self, and she was taken with the 76th pick in the 4th round by coach bobbyJONES2370 of the Astros. Nan was much better on that side, batting 0.592 with 8 RBIs and 13 runs scored. She helped the Astros reach the playoffs.

## Trivia

* Nan's three triples in Game 14 of Season 5 is likely a single game record, or tied for a record, but that record has not been regularly tracked.