2022 (R-Senior): Played in 25 games and started 15 … Had nine hits, scored five runs, two home runs and five doubles … Strong performance to close out her career at the SoCon Tournament with a .444 batting average and four hits.
2021 (Senior): SoCon All-Tournament Team … Played in 47 games and started 45 … Had a .183 batting average … Had 19 hits and scored a season-high 19 runs … Hit five doubles, three home runs and recorded 13 RBI … Hit two of her three home runs in conference games … Hit .375 in the SoCon tournament with three hits, two runs scored, a pair of doubles, and two RBI ... 2020-21 SoCon All-Academic ... 2020-21 SoCon Honor Roll.
2020 (Junior): SEASON CANCELED AFTER 16 GAMES DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Played and started in all 16 games … Hit the first RBI at Clemson Softball Complex in Clemson’s inaugural home game on the way to the Catamounts’ defeating the Tigers 2-0 … Had nine hits, two runs scored, two RBI, one home run and four RBI ... 2020 Spring SoCon All-Academic ... 2019-20 SoCon Honor Roll.
2019 (Sophomore): Played in 47 games and started 44 … Had a .229 batting average with 24 hits, 10 runs scored, four doubles, two home runs, and 15 RBI ... 2019 Spring SoCon All-Academic ... 2018-19 SoCon Honor Roll.
2018 (Freshman): Played in 35 games and started 31 … Had 15 hits, four runs scored, three triples and five RBI … Her one home run this season was a huge one as it was the game-winning two-run shot that gave WCU a 5-4 win over Appalachian State ... 2017-18 SoCon Honor Roll.
High School In her senior year, had a .456 batting average with 31 hits, 12 doubles, a home run, seven RBI and a .603 on-base percentage ... Also in her senior campaign, was named All-Region, All-State and earned the Golden Glove Award ... She was also invited to the North/South All-Star Game ... Also in her four-year career was named All-Region her sophomore year and earned the Golden Glove Award all four years ... Her senior year helped lead the team to a second place finish in the region and competed for the district championship ... She was also an All-Region basketball player and team captain in both basketball and volleyball.
Personal Daughter of Rick and Andrea Pate ... Three brothers, Levi, Chase, and Caleb ... Father Rick, who was an All-Conference linebacker, played football at Western Carolina (1981-84) and was a member of the 1983 team that played for a National Championship.
