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As a Junior (2002)
Batted .304 in 62 games Went 5-for-11 with two doubles and three RBIs in the series against California (March 1-3) Went 3-for-5 and scored a career-high four runs at Old Dominion on March 5 Went 3-for-4 with three RBIs against Maryland on March 17 Had five hits in seven at-bats in two games versus Towson (March 26-27) Went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs against Wake Forest on April 6 Had a 12-game hitting streak from May 11-June 1 during which he went 20-for-51 (.392) and scored 12 runs Went 2-for-4 and accounted for the teams only run with a home run in the season-ending loss to South Carolina on June 2.
As a Sophomore (2001)
Started 54 of the teams 57 games at shortstop Had a breakout year at the plate, leading the team with a .357 batting average and ranking third in the conference with a .434 batting average in 24 league games Ranked second on the team in hits (76), third in runs (47) and third in RBIs (40) Had an amazing six-game road stretch from April 2-8 where he batted 19-for-26 (.731); knocked in nine runs, scored eight times, walked four times, stole three bases and had a .962 slugging percentage in that stretch Was 5-for-5 in the first game of the April 2 doubleheader at NC State, becoming the first Tar Heel to have five hits in one game since Feb. 7, 1998; also scored twice, stole two bases and knocked in two runs in that win Matched that with another 5-for-5 game, which included three doubles and a triple, in the April 8 win at Maryland; also knocked in two runs and scored three times in the series-ending victory over the Terps Finished the April 2 doubleheader at NCSU with a 2-for-3 performance Walked once in that game and reached base every plate appearance until his final at bat of the doubleheader Was 11-for-14 in the three-game series against the Terps (April 6-8); had an RBI double and an RBI single and finished the series-opener 3-for-5; followed that up with a 3-for-4 outing on Saturday, knocking in two runs and scoring twice, before his spectacular 5-for-5 game in Sundays win; also scored three times, knocked in two runs and had a stolen base in that game Doubled and scored UNCs only run on Feb. 17 versus Auburn at the Coca-Cola Classic Had his first home run of the season and was 3-for-5 against Coastal Carolina on March 13 Had another home run three days later and was 2-for-4 in the ACC opener with Wake Forest on March 16; had a two-run homer in the second inning against the Demon Deacons to give Carolina an early 2-1 lead in that game Stayed hot in the second game of the series (March 17), batting 2-for-5 and scoring one run Exploded at the plate at the start of the NC State series; saw batting average rise to .397 with 19-for-26 stretch Scored a team-high four runs as UNC took two of three games from Virginia (April 13-15) Had three straight two-hit games, starting with the series-finale versus Virgina through the series-opener with Duke (April 20) Was 2-for-5, including a two-run single in the seventh, to help UNC to a comeback win over the Blue Devils in the series-opener Finished the season on fire, batting 15-for-38 (.395) with 12 RBIs and nine runs in the final nine games of the season had at least two hits in six of the final nine games, including a 3-for-5 game at Clemson on April 28 Was 4-for-10 in two ACC Tournament losses.
As a Freshman (2000)
Started 60 of 61 games Started 39 of the first 46 games at second but shifted to short full-time with 10 games left in the regular-season and played there throughout the postseason Led all Tar Heel regulars with a .377 batting average in ACC games Led the team with nine sacrifice bunts Had seven three-hit games and notched a career-best four hits in four at bats in the series-finale with Virginia (April 23) After going through a mild slump in March, raised batting average from .292 to .329 in April by batting 24-for-58 (.414) for the month Knocked in a run, scored twice and batted 2-for-3 in the season-opening win over Central Florida Was 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI in the Game 1 win of the Penn State doubleheader on Feb. 13 Belted an RBI triple on Feb. 19 at UCLA and batted 2-for-3 in the series finale on Feb. 20 Was 3-for-4 with a three-run homer in the 8-0 win over Seton Hall Saw time at both second base and shortstop in the Seton Hall series and helped Carolina turn three of its five double plays in the Feb. 26 win Broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with an RBI single to lead the Tar Heels to a 4-3 win over West Virginia on March 4 Also made the final out of that game on a diving grab at short Was 7-for-10 (.700) in the Maryland series Scored six runs against the Terps in the three-game set Was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs scored in Saturdays 13-11 victory Was 6-for-9 in the Virginia series (April 21-23) Tied Saturdays game at 4 with his second home run of the year Was 4-for-4 in Sundays game against the Cavs Continued stellar hitting in the ACC by batting 6-for-12 (.500) in the Duke series (April 27-29) Was 3-for-3, including two doubles and a triple, while knocking in a career-best five runs in the 10-6 win in the series finale Had a three-run homer in the May 3 win over Winthrop Was sensational in the field in the FSU series, making a host of acrobatic plays from short against the Seminoles Started all three ACC Tournament games at shortstop and was 4-for-14 (.286) Was 3-for-6 in the tournament opener against Wake Forest on May 17 Knocked in five runs and had three hits in four games at the NCAA Regional at Upper Montclair, N.J.
Osborne High School
Played four years of shortstop at Osborne An All-County selection in 1997 and 1999 Named to the All-Dugout team in 1996, 1997 and 1999 Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Summer 1999: Played for the East Cobb Yankees of the Connie Mack League Helped lead East Cobb to a 62-8 record and the national championship.
Personal
Chad Houston Prosser is the son of Gary and Becky Prosser Born 5/11/81 Majoring in communication studies.
