Nate Curtis was a four year varsity corner infielder and pitcher for Marshwood High School from 2015-2018. From 2016-2018, Nate had a 3.54 ERA with 73 strikeouts in 81 innings while also batting .400 with 5 triples, 10 doubles, and 25 RBIs in 95 at-bats. After his senior season in 2018, he was named to the All-USA Maine Baseball First Team.

After Marshwood, Nate went on to attend Central Alabama Community College where he was a starting pitcher for 3 seasons. During this time, he collected 98 strikeouts and 8 wins over 114.4 innings pitched. He was also recognized as pitcher of the week once, and named to two ACCC All academic Teams.

After playing at CACC, Nate went on to finish his collegiate career at the University of Tennessee Southern where he was a starting pitcher for two more seasons. In these two years, Nate accumulated 9 wins, 2 complete games, and 141 strikeouts over 130.2 innings pitched. He was also recognized as a pitcher of the week in the Mid-South Conference, named twice to the NAIA Scholar-Athlete Team as well as the Mid-South Conference All-Academic Team, and named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.