Jacksonville State University Athletics

JAX STATE CAREER
2024: Appeared in 45 games with 34 starts as a sophomore for Jax State…picked up 15 hits with four doubles and two home runs during her sophomore campaign with the Gamecocks…batted .156 across 96 at bats…finished 2-for-3 with a run scored against Middle Tennessee in a Conference USA contest on March 23…hit her first career home run on April 7 against New Mexico State.

2023: Appeared in 37 games as a true freshman for the Gamecocks with four starts…made her collegiate debut versus Buffalo on Feb. 10…hit her first double March 10 against Western Michigan…finished the season with a .143 batting average and 13 runs scored…defensively, finished with a 1.000 fielding percentage.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped under head coach Kevin Todd for five season at Thompson High...a three-time all-state selection she hit .448 as a senior to help lead the Warriors to a 44-10 mark and 7AAHSAA state championship...also played five years for the EC Bullets and coach Al Hecklinski...recruited by UAB and South Alabama.

PERSONAL
Born December 11, 200 3in Birmingham, Ala...the daughter of Kerri and Doug Pate...has one sister, Savannah, and one brother, Sawyer...brother Sawyer is a quarterback at Auburn...her cousin Stewart Lee is a member of JSU’s Athletic Hall of Fame as a standout slugger and third baseman from 1985-88...lists the Dallas Cowboys and Dak Prescott has her favorite pro team and prefers Gushers as a midnight snack...planning to major in business management at JSU