01/13/2012 - 2012 Under Armour Pre-Season All-America Tournament Slate is an athletic OF who also is a LHP. Defensively in the OF, he gets behind the ball well and he is aggressive to attack the groundball. He takes proper routes/angles and makes accurate throws to his target. Defensive abilities will improve if he can increase his arm strength. On the mound, he delivers from a high 3/4 arm slot, he stays in-line, and he remains balanced. He gets good extension out front and lands square to the plate. Offensively, he has has quick hands, he remains balanced and he creates extension thru contact. He is a gap-to-gap type hitter and has some pop off of the barrel.