THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

UNA 2026: Appeared in and started 15 games for the Lions ... Earned Academic All-ASUN honors ... Earned CSC Academic All-District honors ... Named to the ASUN All-Tournament Team after helping lead the Lions to the Championship game ... Threw 82.2 innings -- most on the team ... Most starts on the mound for the team at 15 ... Earned a 7-4 record -- second most wins in the Division I era ... Had 49 strikeouts and allowed 56 earned runs ... Had six quality start outings with three straight against Eastern Kentucky, Bellarmine and Central Arkansas ... Threw 5.1 innings against Saint Louis with seven strikeouts and five hits allowed ... Pitched 6.2 innings against No. 1 seeded North Florida in the ASUN Postseason Tournament where he allowed five hits, one run and threw four strikeouts. 

UNA 2025: Appeared in and started 15 games for the Lions ... Threw 85.0 innings -- most on the team and most during the Division I era ... Struck out 50 batters while allowing 47 earned runs ... Held opponents to a .241 batting average ... Posted a career best 4.98 ERA ... Only freshman starter in weekend rotation ... Holds the Division I records for starts, complete games and tied the wins record ... First complete game against UAB on March 1 and his second against Bellarmine in a winning effort 4-2 with a season high of seven strikeouts. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Alexandria high school in Alexandria, Ala., under head coach Zac Welch ... Left-handed pitcher for the Valley Cubs ... Led the Valley Cubs to the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Area Championships ... Helped win the 2024 5A State Championship ... Named to the 2022 first-team All-County team ... Earned the 2023 first-team All-State and first-team All-County honors ... Named to the 2023 Calhoun County All-Tournament team ... Named to the 2024 Calhoun County All-Tournament team and the tournament defensive MVP ... Earned 2024 first-team All-County and first-team All-State honors ... Named 2024 Calhoun County Pitcher of the Year ... In 2024, he threw for a combined no-hitter and a perfect game in the playoffs ... Broke the school record for strikeouts in a season (107) ... Holds the most career wins in the AHSAA record book (28) ... Named to the Principal's Club.

PERSONAL: Birthday is October 27 ... Full name is Harold Dean Patterson III ... Son of Hal and Kelly Patterson ... has one sibling ... Father, Hal, and Mother, Kelly, both attended the University of North Alabama in 2000 ... Father, Hal, lettered in football at Jacksonville State and North Alabama ... Mother, Kelly, lettered in cheer at Jacksonville State. BATS LEFT, THROWS LEFT.

STATS AT NORTH ALABAMA
Year       APP    GS    CG    W-L    SV    ERA         IP      H      R    ER    BB    SO    HP
2025        15      15       2      5-6      0      4.98      85.0    78    53     47     28    50     11     
2026        15      15       0      7-4      0      6.10      82.2   103   63     56     25    49      7        
Career     30      30       2   12-10     0      5.54    167.2   181   116   103   53    99     18