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23 Makenzie Pate

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position OF
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Lilburn, Ga.
  • High School Parkview

Biography

2021 (Sophomore)

  • Played in 40 games on the season, making 19 starts in the outfield
  • Hit .217 with three home runs, three doubles, 10 RBIs, and 21 runs scored
  • Drew four walks and was hit by 10 pitches, a team-high
  • Also swiped six stolen bases
  • Had a career-day versus Davidson (March 5), as he went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, four RBIs, and five runs scored
  • Also went 2-for-4 in a start in the loss at UNCW (April 28)
  • Was 1-for-4 with a home run, RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in the road win at nationally-ranked Wake Forest (Feb. 23)
  • Scored two runs on 1-for-2 hitting in the home win over Bryant (Feb. 26)
  • Went 1-for-2 with a home run off the bench in the win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 28)
  • Was 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in the road win at West Virginia (March 19)
  • Had an RBI, a double, and scored a run in the win over Georgia State (May 1)
  • Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored in the home win over Texas State (May 22)
  • Drove in an RBI on 1-of-2 hitting in the pool play win over Little Rock (May 25) in the 2021 Sun Belt Championship Tournament


2020 (Freshman) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

  • Played in 15 games on the season
  • Broke into the starting lineup in the second weekend and did not leave it, starting the next 13 games
  • Hit .286 with one home run, one triple, one double, four RBIs, and 11 runs scored on the year
  • Was a perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases, which was tied for the team lead and tied for sixth in the Sun Belt
  • Also posted a .457 slugging percentage and a .405 on-base percentage on the season
  • Totaled three multi-hit games
  • Registered one multi-RBI game with two RBIs on 2-for-3 hitting with a home run and two runs scored in the series-opening win over Maryland (Feb. 28)
  • Also went 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored in the win over West Virginia (Feb. 23)
  • Was 2-for-5 with an RBI, a run, and a stolen base in the win over Wake Forest (March 11)
  • Went 1-for-2 with a triple, walk, a hit-by-pitch, and two runs scored in the series-opening win versus Middle Tennessee (March 6)
  • Recorded an outfield assist in the win over Kennesaw State (Feb. 23)
  • A member of the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 spring semester


High School

  • Ranked as high as the 30th-best outfielder in the state of Georgia for the class of 2019 by Perfect Game
  • Also rated as high as the No. 155 overall prospect in the class of 2019 in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game
  • Named a 2019 PG Preseason All-American and Southeast Region honorable mention
  • Also tabbed a 2018 PG Preseason Underclassmen high honorable mention All-American
  • Was named to the Showcase Top Prospect List and Team at the 2017 National Underclass Showcase-Main Event
  • Lettered at Parkview High School
  • Led his team to a 36-4 overall record, a Georgia Class AAAAAAA state championship title, and a final 2019 MaxPreps No. 15 nationally ranking
  • Helped to guide his team to back-to-back Region 7-AAAAAAA and Class AAAAAAA state championships in 2018 and 2019
  • A starter on the 2018 Parkview team that was a consensus national champion and finished the season ranked as the No. 1 high school team in the nation by Baseball America
  • Was a 2019 Georgia Dugout Preview All-State honorable mention selection
  • A 2019 Gwinnett Daily Post All-County first-team honoree
  • Hit .375 with six home runs, nine doubles, 35 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases his senior season
  • Went 3-for-3 with a triple, three RBIs, and two stolen bases in the state championship game
  • Played club baseball for the East Cobb Astros, Team Elite, and Parkview Panthers
  • Was a member of the 2018 WWBA 2018 Grads or 18U National Championship team with the East Cobb Astros
  • Named to the 2018 18U Perfect Game-East Cobb Invitational All-Tournament team
  • Also earned a spot on the all-tournament team at four events in the summer of 2017 – the 2017 WWBA National Qualifier, the 2017 PG Elite Underclass Championship, the 2017 WWBA Southeast Qualifier #1, and the 2017 WWBA 2019 Grads or 16U National Championship

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2020Freshman

    OF
    6'0" 180 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2021Sophomore

    OF
    6'0" 180 lbs
    23