Adam Pate

Position:
Outfield
Height:
5-10
Weight:
187
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Pikeville, N.C.
High School:
C.B. Aycock

Senior Season (2017)
Senior leader who battled injuries throughout the year • Hit .136 with two doubles and 13 runs scored • Started at designated hitter and scored a run in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional win over Michigan • Doubled in a run at Florida State on April 2 • Won the team's Francis "Tripp" Bourne Award for most dedicated player.

Junior Season (2016)
Team captain who continues to lead the team with his dynamic play both in the field and at the plate • Hit .285 with 12 doubles and 22 RBIs as a junior • Second on the team with 17 stolen bases in 21 attempts • Started 53 games, primarily in right field • Had 17 multi-hit games on the year, including a season-high three hits on three occasions • Drove in a career-high four runs in the win at East Carolina on March 15 • Hit. 297 in 29 conference games, good for third-best on the team • Swiped a career-best three bases against UNCW on April 26 • Committed just three errors in 99 chances and had three outfield assists on the year.

Sophomore Season (2015)
Speedster who has developed into a consistent offensive threat • Appeared in 46 games and made 22 starts in left field and at designated hitter • Hit a team-best .304 with seven doubles and 23 runs scored • Also drove in 10 runs and stole 14 bases in 17 attempts • Had six multi-hit games, including a season-best three hits against Coastal Carolina (4/7) • Also hit his first career home run against the Chanticleers • Hit safely in five straight games to end the season, including four hits in 11 at-bats in the ACC tournament • Stole two bases in a game twice - vs. VCU (3/4) and vs. Rhode Island (2/27) • Named a Cape Cod League All-Star in the summer with Harwich.

Freshman Season (2014)
Elite baserunner who appeared in 39 games and started 14 primarily in left field • Hit .241 for the year with three doubles and 14 runs scored • Stole 10 bases out of 13 attempts • Did not commit an error in 21 chances • Had two hits, including an RBI double, in the NCAA Gainesville Regional win over No. 2 Florida (5/31) • Had three multi-hit games on the year, including a season-best three hits against Georgia Tech (3/22).

C.B. Aycock High School
Extremely athletic, plus runner • Tools allow him to play all over the field • Ranked among the Top 500 players in the country by Perfect Game • Tabbed the No. 24 player in the state of North Carolina by Perfect Game • Earned PG Underclass High Honorable Mention in 2012 • 2013 all-state selection and two-time all-conference pick • Conference player of the year as a senior • Honor Roll student • Member of National Honor Society • Student Body President • Coached by Charles Davis at Aycock High School.

Personal
Adam Marshall Pate is the son of Chad and Tracey Pate • Married the former Jessica Hare last November • Birthday is Nov. 1 • Majoring in exercise science at Carolina with a concentration in sport administration.