Career Highs:

Innings Pitched……4.2, vs. Cincinnati (3/5/22)
Strikeouts…………....4, vs. Cincinnati (3/5/22)

2023: Struck out 2 in a scoreless inning at Texas State (2/17) ... Went five straight appearances without allowing a hit (4/11-5/7) ... Notched scoreless appearances in 5 of 10 outings ... Did not allow a HR all season (10.2 IP)

2022: Made his first career start against UAB, allowing one earned run in four innings (2/20).

2021: Pitched a scoreless inning of relief work in Northwestern debut against Minnesota (3/22) ... Recorded his first two career strikeouts against Iowa (4/25). 

High School: Four-year player ... In 2019, went 9-2 with a 1.19 ERA Finished his junior season with a 3.53 ERA and 5-2 record in 13 appearances and eight games started … Posted a 3.11 ERA as a sophomore … Finished as state runner-up and participated at Midwest Nationals for three straight seasons … Under Armour Preseason All-American … Area Code Games Tryouts Invitee (3 years)
 
Personal: Born Kellen Thomas Pate on September 24, 2001… Parents are Kevin and Shelley Pate… Father played collegiate baseball at University of Texas… Named NW Arkansas Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man of the Year Candidate in 2020… Owns and operates KTP Trading, an eBay collectible trading cards business… Anticipated major is economics.