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.
