Adam Greenberg
Adam Greenberg

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Guilford, Conn.

High School:
Guilford H.S.

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 179

Position:
OF

Birthdate:
02/21/1981

Starting centerfielder • Has excellent speed and is tremendous defensively • Led the ACC with 29 stolen bases in 2001 and finished tied for second with 43 walks • Has a team-high .351 career batting average entering his junior season • Has great work ethic and is a team leader • 2000 ACC Rookie of the Year and freshman All-America • Had surgery on his right hand prior to the 2001 season due to an offseason weight room accident.

As a Sophomore (2001)
Carolina's starting center-fielder and leadoff batter, Greenberg batted .310 as a sophomore and was among the team leaders in several offensive categories, including runs (52, T-1st), hits (65, 4th), doubles (13, T-2nd), triples (3, T-1st), walks (43, T-1st) and stolen bases (29, 1st) • Also led UNC regulars with a .444 on-base percentage and ranked second on the team with 11 hit-by-pitches • Had team highs of 24 runs scored, eight doubles and three triples in 24 ACC games • Started the season on a tear and finished with his best run of the season at the plate • Was 9-for-17 (.529) with six RBIs and seven runs scored in the first four games of the season, including a 4-for-5 season-opener against James Madison on Feb. 10; had a two-run single and a three-run home run against the Dukes in knocking in a career-high five runs and scoring a career-high-tying four times • Raced home from first base on a Russ Adams double to beat the throw from right field and give UNC a 7-6 comeback win over JMU the next day • Had an RBI double to tie the game 7-7 with UCLA in the bottom of the eighth in a game UNC would pull out 8-7 in 11 innings on March 2 • Was 2-for-3, drove in a run, scored once and walked twice in the ACC opener against Wake Forest on March 16 • Broke out of an 0-for-15 slump over five games (March 21-25) with a five-game hitting streak which included a 4-for-6 game in the first game of the April 2 doubleheader at NC State; finished the NCSU series 7-for-14 with five RBIs and three runs; doubled twice, had one triple and stole two bases against the Wolfpack • Had four singles and scored seven times in the Maryland series (April 6-8) • Had a two-run double and a sacrifice fly in the series-opening win over Virginia on April 13 • Batted .429 (6-for-14) in three games versus Duke (April 20-22); was 3-for-6 in the series-opener and followed that with a 2-for-5 game on Saturday • Batted 5-for-14 at No. 12 Clemson (April 27-29); stole two bases and scored the game's first run in the opener on Friday; had an RBI triple in a three-run second inning and singled and scored in UNC's five-run fourth on Saturday; broke a scoreless tie in the eighth inning of Sunday's series-finale against the Tigers with a two-run double; the Tar Heels won the game 4-0, its first shutout at Clemson in history • Hit safely in 10 of the final 11 games of the year, including five straight to end the season; was 9-for-21 (.429) over that five-game stretch which included three games against Georgia Tech (May 11-13) and ACC Tournament games with Wake Forest (May 16) and Clemson (May 17) • Was 6-for-12 (.500) and scored five times in leading UNC to two wins over Georgia Tech to close the regular season • Had a two-run triple and scored three times in batting 3-for-4 in the series-finale with the Jackets; also stole two bases in that 11-10 win • Had a solo home run in the seventh inning of UNC's first round loss to Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament • Singled and doubled in the season-ending loss to Clemson. Summer 2001: Played for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod League • Batted .269 with 32 hits, and 7 stolen bases in 38 games.

As a Freshman (2000)
Had one of the finest freshman seasons in UNC history • Just the second Tar Heel to be named ACC Rookie of the Year • Second-team All-ACC • Freshman All-America pick by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America • Also named to the All-Tournament team at the NCAA Regional at Upper Montclair, N.J. and at the season-opening ACC/Disney Blast • Led all Tar Heel regulars in batting average (.386), hits (98), runs (69), triples (7), stolen bases (28) and slugging percentage (.594) • Had a team-high 34 multi-hit games, a 21-game hitting streak and three leadoff homers in 2000 • Went hitless in just nine of 61 games in which he played • His seven triples ranked in a second-place tie with Chad Holbrook for the most triples in a single season in school history • His 98 hits tied B.J. Surhoff's 98 hits in 1985 for the second-most ever in a season at Carolina • Started 59 of 61 games in center field • Batted in the leadoff spot in 52 games • Had a sensational start to his Carolina career at the season-opening ACC/Disney Blast • Was 6-for-12 with four RBIs, four runs and three stolen bases in the three-game tournament • Belted a triple to right field to score UNC's first run of the season for his first collegiate hit • Added two singles and a sacrifice fly to go 3-for-4 in the opener • Went 2-for-4 and stole two bases in the 9-0 win over defending national champion Miami • Followed an 0-for-12 mini-slump against UCLA with a team-long 21-game hitting streak • Started the streak with a 2-for-5 game against East Carolina (Feb. 23) and a 6-for-12 series with Seton Hall • Led off the West Virginia game on March 5 with his first career home run • Added his second leadoff home run in three games with a shot over the right field fence against Western Carolina on March 8 • Led off the third inning two games later, the 2-1 win over Richmond on March 12, with his third homer of the year; Was 4-for-7 in that series with the Spiders • Extended his hitting streak to 15 games in the Georgia Tech series • Batted 8-for-13 (.615) in the NC State series (March 24-26) • Was 4-for-4 with one RBI in the 5-2 win on Saturday • Extended hitting streak to 21 games with a 2-for-3 day against Coastal Carolina • Was 3-for-11 and scored three runs in the Clemson series (March 31-April 2) • Broke out of a mini 0-for-7 slump in the first two games of the Clemson series with three hits in the series finale • Went on to hit in 11 of the next 12 games, including a string of seven straight multi-hit games, after those first two hitless games against the Tigers • Was 2-for-5 with two RBIs, including a third-inning solo home run and a sixth-inning triple in the 11-5 win over Davidson (April 5) • Was 7-for-14 in three games at Wake Forest (April 7-9) • Knocked in five runs in that series against the Demon Deacons • Was 2-for-4, including a second-inning three-run home run, in the series opener • scored in his first three at bats in that game • Was 3-for-6 in the second game of the series • Helped spark a ninth-inning rally in that 9-8 loss with a two-out RBI triple • Finished the series with a 2-for-4 game • Scored three runs and was 3-for-4 with his sixth triple of the season against UNC Charlotte on April 19 • had his third leadoff home run of the year April 22 against Virginia • Was 2-for-4 with his eighth homer of the season May 3 versus Winthrop • Was 2-for-5 the next day at Liberty, leading off that game with his seventh triple • Was 3-for-6 in the series opener with Florida State on May 12 • Had a team-high six hits in three ACC Tournament games • Had two extra-inning singles in the opening-round loss to Wake Forest • Was 3-for-5 two doubles and three runs in the 13-7 win over Duke on May 18 • Was 8-for-18 with a team-high eight runs in four NCAA Regional games (May 27-29) • Finished the season on a seven-game hitting streak. Summer 2000: Participated in the U.S. National Team Trials • Played with the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League and batted .255 • Stole a team-high 15 bases.

Guilford High School
A four-year letterman on Guilford's baseball, basketball and soccer teams • Team captain as a junior and senior • Four-time all-conference and all-area and was the first player in Connecticut history to be named to four all-state teams • Soccer team captain for 1998 and 1999 and was a four-year starter • Three-time all-conference, all-area and all-state selection • Named all-New England and All-America in 1998 • Also the team and area MVP in 1998 and helped lead Guilford to the state soccer title in 1996 • Basketball team captain in 1998-99 and was named second-team all-conference • Named Connecticut's male athlete of the year for 1998-99 • Graduated with honors • Vice president of the athletic leadership committee • Played summer baseball with the Madison Legion Post 79 team.

Personal
Adam Daniel Greenberg is the son of Mark and Wendy Greenberg • Born 2/21/81 • Majoring in communications.

Greenberg's Career Batting Statistics
YEARG-GSABRHRBI2B3BHRSlgSBBBSOAvg
200061-612546998391578.59428-333733.386
200157-572105265301332.42929-344328.310
Totals118-11846412116369281010.51957-678061.351

Greenberg's Career Batting Highs
Hits: 4 vs. NC State (3/25/00), vs. James Madison (2/10/01), at NC State (4/2/01-Gm 1); Runs: 4 vs. Elon (2/9/00), vs. James Madison (2/10/01), at Maryland (4/8/01); RBI: 5 vs. James Madison (2/10/01); Hit Streak: 21 games (2/23/00-3/28/00); Stolen Bases: 2 (ten times)