2021 Baseball Roster
Cecere, Adam
Jersey Number 12
Adam Cecere
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Adams Township, Pa.
- High School:
- Forest Hills HS
Bio
Career Accolades
2023 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2023)
2022 Team Captain
2022 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
Named a 2022 Team Captain... Started 58 games in left field... Batted .318 with 71 hits (fourth on team), eight doubles, 14 home runs (fifth on team), 52 RBIs (fifth on team) and 67 runs... Posted a .552 slugging percentage (fifth on team) and a .411 on-base percentage... Finished tied for third on team with 22 multi-hit games while tying for fourth with 16 multi-RBI performances... Went on a season-long 14-game hit streak from April 10-May 11... Started season on six-game hit streak... Launched two home runs in three games... Hit a two-run homer and a solo shot to push Wake Forest to home victory versus VCU (Feb. 20)... Went a perfect 4-4 with two home runs against Miami in the ACC Tournament (May 27)... Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs with his pair of solo shots against the Hurricanes in Charlotte... Registered second career triple at Boston College (April 3)... Drove in a season-high three runs in four contests... Scored two runs in 15 games, with last coming against LIU in NCAA Tournament (June 4).
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 33 games and made 22 starts... Batted .192 with 15 hits, 11 RBIs, five doubles, one triple, four home runs and 15 runs scored... Tallied a season-high two hits and two runs scored at Duke (April 18)... Launched home runs against Elon (March 23), App State (March 30), Louisville (April 4) and Belmont (May 9)... Knocked in a double at Virginia (May 15) and a triple at Florida State (March 26)... Posted multi-hit games at Louisville (April 4) and Duke (April 18).
2020 (Freshman - season shortened by COVID-19)
Batted .241 (7-for-29) with a double and four home runs during his rookie campaign ... Appeared in 10 games and made eight starts, also totaling 12 RBIs and three walks ... Hit his four home runs in a three-game span, including a go-ahead grand slam against App State (Feb. 26), and three homers in a doubleheader sweep over Brown (Feb. 29) ... He was 5-for-8 with 10 RBIs over those three games, and was named one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week for the effort ... In his collegiate debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 15), went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs ... Saw action in left field, at first base, and as designated hitter.
Summer Ball
Appeared in 20 games for the Charlottesville Tom Sox in the Valley Baseball League... Led team with four home runs while finishing with the second-best batting average on team (.361)... Added 22 hits, three doubles, 19 RBIs and 10 walks... Played with Wake Forest teammate Pierce Bennett.
Background
Rated by both Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report as a top-20 prospect from the state of Pennsylvania ... Was a three-sport star, also earning all-state honors in football and basketball ... Named the conference player of the year in baseball as a senior, surpassing 100 career hits while batting .514 ... Also earned the honor as a junior when he batted .520 ... Hit .491 as a sophomore and .470 as a freshman ... Was a four-year starting quarterback, throwing for more than 7,000 yards and 57 touchdowns, also rushing for more than 2,000 yards and 46 scores as he was named all-state three times ... Played three years of basketball, totaling 843 points and 554 rebounds ... Played club baseball with US Elite ... Chose Wake Forest over TCU, Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia Tech and Duke.
Personal
Born on Jan. 20, 2001 ... Son of Ralph and Carol Cecere ... Father, Ralph, played baseball at Pitt ... Member of the National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America and student council in high school.
2023 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
ACC Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 27, 2023)
2022 Team Captain
2022 All-ACC Academic Team Selection
2023 (Redshirt Junior)
Named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team… Made 42 appearances, starting all of them… Batted .284 with 10 home runs and 11 doubles… Drove in 37 runs and collected 40 runs scored… Slugged .574 with an on-base percentage of .430… Drew 31 walks… Recorded a perfect fielding percentage with 27 putouts and two outfield assists… Hit four home runs on the first weekend of the season, including two against Illinois (February 19)… Continued his hot start into week two, as he collected 11 hits, 12 RBIs, 11 runs scored, two home runs and a double across five games which saw him named ACC Player of the Week… Got on base in his first 18 games of the season… Went 4-for-10 with five RBIs and a home run in the first ACC series of the season against Duke… Launched a two-run home run in the Winston-Salem Regional against George Mason (June 2)
Named a 2022 Team Captain... Started 58 games in left field... Batted .318 with 71 hits (fourth on team), eight doubles, 14 home runs (fifth on team), 52 RBIs (fifth on team) and 67 runs... Posted a .552 slugging percentage (fifth on team) and a .411 on-base percentage... Finished tied for third on team with 22 multi-hit games while tying for fourth with 16 multi-RBI performances... Went on a season-long 14-game hit streak from April 10-May 11... Started season on six-game hit streak... Launched two home runs in three games... Hit a two-run homer and a solo shot to push Wake Forest to home victory versus VCU (Feb. 20)... Went a perfect 4-4 with two home runs against Miami in the ACC Tournament (May 27)... Helped Wake Forest tie ACC Tournament record in home runs with his pair of solo shots against the Hurricanes in Charlotte... Registered second career triple at Boston College (April 3)... Drove in a season-high three runs in four contests... Scored two runs in 15 games, with last coming against LIU in NCAA Tournament (June 4).
2021 (Freshman)
Appeared in 33 games and made 22 starts... Batted .192 with 15 hits, 11 RBIs, five doubles, one triple, four home runs and 15 runs scored... Tallied a season-high two hits and two runs scored at Duke (April 18)... Launched home runs against Elon (March 23), App State (March 30), Louisville (April 4) and Belmont (May 9)... Knocked in a double at Virginia (May 15) and a triple at Florida State (March 26)... Posted multi-hit games at Louisville (April 4) and Duke (April 18).
2020 (Freshman - season shortened by COVID-19)
Batted .241 (7-for-29) with a double and four home runs during his rookie campaign ... Appeared in 10 games and made eight starts, also totaling 12 RBIs and three walks ... Hit his four home runs in a three-game span, including a go-ahead grand slam against App State (Feb. 26), and three homers in a doubleheader sweep over Brown (Feb. 29) ... He was 5-for-8 with 10 RBIs over those three games, and was named one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week for the effort ... In his collegiate debut against Milwaukee (Feb. 15), went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs ... Saw action in left field, at first base, and as designated hitter.
Summer Ball
Appeared in 20 games for the Charlottesville Tom Sox in the Valley Baseball League... Led team with four home runs while finishing with the second-best batting average on team (.361)... Added 22 hits, three doubles, 19 RBIs and 10 walks... Played with Wake Forest teammate Pierce Bennett.
Background
Rated by both Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report as a top-20 prospect from the state of Pennsylvania ... Was a three-sport star, also earning all-state honors in football and basketball ... Named the conference player of the year in baseball as a senior, surpassing 100 career hits while batting .514 ... Also earned the honor as a junior when he batted .520 ... Hit .491 as a sophomore and .470 as a freshman ... Was a four-year starting quarterback, throwing for more than 7,000 yards and 57 touchdowns, also rushing for more than 2,000 yards and 46 scores as he was named all-state three times ... Played three years of basketball, totaling 843 points and 554 rebounds ... Played club baseball with US Elite ... Chose Wake Forest over TCU, Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia Tech and Duke.
Personal
Born on Jan. 20, 2001 ... Son of Ralph and Carol Cecere ... Father, Ralph, played baseball at Pitt ... Member of the National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America and student council in high school.
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