2009 Baseball Roster
Adam Warren
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- New Bern, NC
- High School:
- New Bern
JUNIOR (2008)
Made a successful jump to the weekend rotation as a junior • Made 18 starts, mainly on Saturdays • Posted a 9-2 record and a 4.23 ERA in 83 innings • Struck out 73 and walked 46 • Tied for fifth in the ACC with the nine victories • Picked off seven runners to share the conference lead among pitchers • Made 10 starts in ACC action and went 6-1 with a 3.61 ERA, which topped all UNC starters and ranked eighth in the league • Made four starts in the NCAA Tournament and went 1-1 with a 2.76 ERA in 16 1/3 innings • Outstanding student named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III second team for the second straight season • Also earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll • Served as the Academic Team Captain for baseball • Allowed just two hits over six scoreless innings in the deciding game of the NCAA Cary Super Regional against No. 9 Coastal Carolina • Carried a no-hitter into the fifth against the Chanticleers • Struck out a season-best eight batters and walked just one in a no-decision against No. 3 Florida State in the ACC Tournament May 24 • Earned a win at No. 1 Miami with 5 1/3 innings May 16 • Held the Hurricanes hitless until the fifth and retired 15 of the first 17 batters faced, while striking out seven • Suffered first career loss against No. 2 Florida State April 26, ending a run of 19 consecutive wins, which was the longest winning streak by a Tar Heel since Scott Bankhead went 20-0 over the 1983-84 seasons • Matched a career high with seven innings against Boston College April 19 and at Duke March 8 • Held the Eagles scoreless on just three hits en route to a win • Struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings in a win over No. 14 Georgia Tech April 6 • Also fanned seven and held Maryland to just one run over six innings at Maryland March 22 • Beat Virginia Tech with six strong innings versus Virginia Tech March 14. Summer 2008: Made five starts and went 3-1 with a 4.34 ERA for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League • Struck out 28 and walked 14 in 29 innings.
SOPHOMORE (2007)
Was dominating as the Tar Heels' primary midweek starter • Went 12-0 with a 2.17 ERA over 70 2/3 innings • The 12 wins tied for third most at Carolina and rank as the most victories without a loss in school history • Also finished second in the ACC in victories and ranked seventh nationally • Made 15 appearances, including 12 starts • Earned a win in 11 of his 12 starts • Struck out 49 and walked just 28 • Gave up just nine extra-base hits and held opponents to a .220 batting average • 2.17 ERA would have ranked second in the ACC with enough innings to qualify • Tied for seventh in the ACC with four pickoffs • Named to the American Baseball Coaches Association All-Atlantic Region second team • Voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III second team • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and earned Dean's List honors in the fall semester • Claimed the Francis "Tripp" Bourne Award as one of the Tar Heels' most dedicated players • Earned a pair of victories in the College World Series, allowing just six hits over 10 1/3 innings against Mississippi State and Rice • Worked 4 1/3 shutout innings of relief and struck out four as the Tar Heels rallied to defeat the Bulldogs 8-5 in their CWS opener June 15 • Came back June 21 to allow just three runs on three hits over six innings to beat No. 1 Rice in an elimination game • Struck out five and allowed just three hits over a career-best seven shutout innings in a win over No. 25 East Carolina April 24 • Fanned a career-best nine batters in just five innings against Davidson March 28 • Struck out seven over six innings in his first start of the season against Gardner-Webb Feb. 27 • Beat Duke in his lone ACC start of the season after giving up just five hits over five innings in the second game of a doubleheader April 14 • Topped Elon with 6 1/3 shutout innings on the road May 8 • Started against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament and allowed two runs over 4 1/3 innings • Also picked up wins over Temple, Elon, Towson, UNC Wilmington and Winthrop. Summer 2007: Pitched for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League • Was 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA in eight games • Made four starts • Struck out 22 and walked 14 in 23 1/3 innings.
FRESHMAN (2006)
Made 15 appearances, including three midweek starts • Posted a 4.81 ERA and a 1-0 record over 24 1/3 innings • Struck out 15 batters • Lone win of the season came against Towson March 21 • Allowed two runs on five hits over three innings against the Tigers • Also made starts against High Point April 26 and Campbell May 9 and struck out a season-high three batters in both games • Worked a season-long 5 1/3 innings against the Camels • Made three appearances in the NCAA Tournament and allowed two earned runs over three innings • Worked a scoreless frame against Winthrop June 3 and allowed zero earned runs in 1 1/3 innings against Oregon State June 25 • Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Summer 2006: Posted a 3.65 ERA in 37 innings with New Bern of the Coastal Plain League • Made seven appearances, including six starts • Struck out 39 and walked just 15 • Went 2-3 on the season.
NEW BERN HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year standout at pitcher and second base for coach Gary Smith at New Bern High School • Earned all-state honors as a junior and claimed all-conference accolades in 2004 and 2005 • Named New Bern Sun Journal Baseball Player of the Year in 2004 • Selected to the East Coast Professional Showcase Team and the North Carolina squad for the N.C./S.C. Challenge • Three-time member of the North Carolina State Games Team • Graduated fifth in high school class and was named to the cumulative honor roll • Member of Student Venture Bible Study and the Ping Pong Club • Played summer ball with American Legion Post 24.
PERSONAL
Adam Parrish Warren is the son of Calvin and Teresa Warren • Born Aug. 25, 1987, in Birmingham, Ala. • Has one younger sister • Majoring in business administration at Carolina • Father lettered in football as a punter at NC State in 1980-81 • Favorite movie is "The Dark Knight" and favorite book is the Bible • Favorite pro teams are the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts and Chicago White Sox • Favorite video game is "Madden" • Favorite athlete is Peyton Manning • Modeled his game after Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett • Active in Athletes in Action at Carolina.
ADAM WARREN'S CAREER STATS
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA BK 2006 4.81 1-0 15 3 0 0/2 0 24.1 29 17 13 13 15 5 3 1 112 .302 1 1 2 0 0 2007 2.17 12-0 15 12 0 0/3 0 70.2 56 18 17 28 49 4 0 5 295 .220 2 6 1 5 0 2008 4.23 9-2 18 18 0 0/1 0 83.0 86 42 39 46 73 13 1 8 364 .278 7 3 1 5 0 TOTAL 3.49 22-2 48 33 0 0/6 0 178.0 171 77 69 87 137 22 4 14 771 .259 10 10 4 10 0
CAREER HIGHS: Innings: 7.0 vs. East Carolina (4/24/07), at Duke (3/8/08, G2), vs. Boston College (4/19/08) Strikeouts: 9 vs. Davidson (3/28/07) Hits: 7 on five occasions Walks: 5 vs. Boston College (4/19/08), vs. UNC Wilmington (5/31/08) Runs: 8 at Florida Atlantic (2/23/08) Earned Runs: 8 at Florida Atlantic (2/23/08)
