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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.
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| High School:
Wheeler
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 184
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| Position:
OF
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| Experience:
1L
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| B/T:
R/R
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Dale Carey Career Stats 
Freshman (2011)...
Played in 58 games on the year, while making a start in 44 of those contests... Started in the outfield the final 24 games of the year... Made a diving catch in the NCAA Gainesville [Fla.] Regional that was named to ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 plays... In fact, the play was named Best of the Best four consecutive weeks on SportsCenter... Also made a SportsCenter Top 10 play with a diving catch in the first game of a doubleheader at North Carolina (Apr. 23)... Ended the year batting .271 - sixth-best on the team... Drove in 24 runs on 42 hits while scoring 30 times on the year... Pounded out eight doubles and added a homer while slugging .342 for the year... Swiped five bases in seven attempts... Fielded at .960 with 91 putouts and four assists from his outfield position... Picked up his first collegiate hit against the top-ranked Florida Gators (Mar. 5), reaching base twice in the contest and representing the only base runner in the contest for the Canes... Pounded out three hits in the second game of a doubleheader sweep at North Carolina (Apr. 23) in three at-bats with a RBI... Posted a season-high tying three hits in six at-bats at Boston College (Apr. 3)... Scores six runs in two games against Hofstra (May 6-7) and posted three RBI against the Pride in the second game of the series... Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Georgia Tech (Mar. 26)... Knocked out his only home run of the season against Hofstra (May 7)... Had a 2-for-4 night with a pair of doubles and a run scored against Florida Gulf Coast (Mar. 29)... Swiped a season-high two bases as he went 2-for-4 (one double) and scoring twice against the NC State Wolfpack (Apr. 9)... Drove in a pair of runs on two hits at home against Florida Atlantic (May 17)... Collected a season-long six-game hitting streak beginning with North Carolina (May 26) in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Tournament and continuing until the final game of the season against Florida (June 5) in the NCAA Gainesville [Fla.] Regional... Brought in a season-high six putouts in the field against Jacksonville (June 3) in the NCAA-opener in Gainesville...
High School/Prep...
Played high school baseball for Coach Dave McDonald and Wheeler High School... Saw most of his time in centerfield for the Wildcats, batting .398 with six homeruns as a senior... Named to Team Georgia squad twice (2009, 2010)... Member of the Team USA Final 32... Braves 400-club member... 2010 Preseason All-American... Named as the No. 2 player in the state of Georgia by Scouts.com... Selected as the No. 25 player in the state by ESPN.com... 2010 Offensive Player of the Year... Two-time All-Region and All-County selection (2009, 2010)... Tabbed an All-State performer following his senior year... Batted .330 with two homers as a junior... Collected Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year accolades... Played summer ball for the Florida Bombers and head coach Emilio Fernandez... Summer league team won the WWBA 18-U title in 2010...
Personal...
Full name is Dale Kenneth Carey... Nickname is "D.K."... Parents are Dale and Kim Carey... Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 21st round of the 2010 MLB Draft... Attended the same high school as University of Miami men's basketball player DeQuan Jones... Has an older sister, Kaisha...
| CAREY'S INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS |
| AB: |
6 at Boston College (4/3/2011) |
| Runs: |
3, three times |
| Hits: |
3 at Boston College (4/3/2011) |
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3 at North Carolina (4/23/2011) |
| RBI: |
3 vs. Hofstra (5/7/2011) |
| 2B: |
2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast (3/29/2011) |
| HR: |
1 vs. Hofstra (5/7/2011) |
| SB: |
2 vs. NC State (4/9/2011) |
| Hit Streak: |
6 games (5/26-6/5/2011) |
