10 Questions with Adam Bourassa
THE BOOK ON BOURASSA: One of the best players in the country... a junior college transfer who burst onto the Division I scene last season... claimed the center field position from day one... often overlooked by scouts because of his size, Bourassa is a four-tool player with the proven ability to hit for average, blazing speed, strong arm while playing flawless defense... the team's leadoff hitter... two-time Cape Cod All-Star for Yarmouth-Dennis.
2002: JUNIOR YEAR
2nd Team All-American (Baseball Weekly)
3rd Team All-American (NCBWA)
First Team All-ACC
NCAA All-Regional Team (Winston-Salem)
ACC All-Tournament Team
Had one of the best all-around seasons in Wake Forest history... led the Deacons in average, hits, triples and stolen bases... started every game in center field for Wake... reached base in 60 of 61 games... did not slip below .355 at any point last year... third in the ACC in batting average, third in triples, third in on-base percentage, fifth in hits and fifth in stolen bases... batting .456 vs. ACC pitching... second in the league with 44 hits in ACC games (1.91 per game)... a tremendous fielder who made just one error... hit .512 with runners in scoring position (41-for-80)... knocked in four game-winning runs... his 11th inning RBI single proved to be the game-winner at New Orleans on March 11... had multi-hit games against nationally-ranked teams including Clemson, Rice, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Nebraska and Richmond... had nine hits in a three-game series vs. Maryland... enjoyed a 14-game hitting streak from April 27 through June 1.
CAPE COD LEAGUE (Y-D RED SOX)
2001 All-Star
2002 All-Star
Played the past two summers for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the prestigious wood bat Cape Cod League... named to the All-Star team in 2001 and 2002... helped take Y-D to the 2002 playoffs... batted .500 in the postseason... finished second in the league in hitting at .323, second with 50 hits and fifth in stolen bases with 18... reached base in four of five plate appearances in the 2002 All-Star Game and scored the East's only run.
KISHWAUKEE JC / EASTVIEW HS
Selected to the all-conference and all-region teams as a sophomore... hit .331 at Kishwaukee as a freshman with 43 runs in 43 games... an All-Region IV All-Tournament Team pick... named male athlete of the year at Kishwaukee... attended Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minn., and was coached by J.D. Bickle.
ODDS & ENDS
A two-time Cape Cod League All-Star for Yarmouth-Dennis... spent the final six weeks of the 2002 season batting better than .400... sociology major... the son of Nick and Kristy Bourassa... chose Wake Forest because of its atmosphere and the players on the team... high school teammate Chris Lambader plays for Indiana.
Off the Field With Adam Bourassa
Favorite Class: Physics
Favorite Movies: Rudy, Iron Will
My favorite Coach Greer phrase: "Hubbard, haven't seen you at Waffle House lately."
My favorite Coach Mabe phrase:
"My wife thinks you need to cut your hair."
My favorite Coach Holmes phrase:
Forget phrases, I just like the way he dresses
My Hobbies Include:
Video games, pretending to be social
The Most Impressive Person You Know:
My Dad
The Best Player I've Ever Played Against: Joe Mauer
My Favorite All-Time Sporting Events: Games Six and Seven of the 1991 World Series
My Favorite Sportscaster: Stuart Scott
Person in History You'd Most Like to Meet: Gale Sayers
In the Movie of Your Life, Who Plays You: Sean Astin (Rudy)
My Biggest Fear is: Media interviews
CAREER STATISTICS
Career Highs Last Time It Happened
Hits: 4 four times HR: vs. Maryland (4-21-02)
RBI: 4 vs. App. State (3-5-02) Multi-Hit: at Liberty (5-13-02)
HR: 1 two times Multi-HR: --
SB: 3 vs. Duke (5-19-02) Multi-SB: vs. Duke (5-19-02)
YR AVG G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB-A
2002 .412 61-61 250 71 103 11 4 2 41 35 21 26-31
