2015 (Freshman)
Made 12 appearances as a true freshman, working 8.1 innings … Did not allow a run in eight of his 12 appearances … Recorded 14 strikeouts, including two strikeouts in five different outings … Worked a season-long 1.1 hitless innings against Kentucky.
Fayetteville High School
Ranked as the 482nd-best recruit nationally and the fourth-best recruit in the state of Arkansas according to Perfect Game … In 2014, went 10-2 with a 1.03 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 73.2 innings of work ... Batted .322 with four home runs, 17 runs and 19 RBI ... Selected to play in the Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star baseball double header ... Named 7A All-State … Named to 7A All-State Tournament Team ... Named to All-NWA Media Team ... Named to the Arkansas Democrat Gazette All-Arkansas Baseball first team ... Played for the Midwest Nationals during the summer … Named a 2013 high honorable mention preseason high school underclassmen All-American by Perfect Game … Named to the USA Today All-Arkansas team and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas team … Earned 7A All-State honors as a junior and was the 7A state tournament’s Most Outstanding Player … Selected as the All-Big 7 Player of the Year by NWA Media … Finished his junior season with a 7-0 record, two saves and a 0.54 ERA and hit .421 at the plate … Coached by Vance Arnold at Fayetteville High School … Played his summer baseball with the Atlanta Blue Jays, coached by pitching coach Steve Loureiro.
Personal
Son of Vernon and Moranda Pate … Has three siblings, Brothers Michael and James, and sister Brandy … Majoring in Marketing and Finance.