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Overview —Tri-captain … A veteran presence on the ballclub, Berry will be part of the mix for the starting leftfielder position … “Adam's a good team player and he had a good fall at the plate and in the field,” Head Coach Gary Adams said.
2001 — Started 34 of UCLA's first 37 games in left field … Hit three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to beat USC on February 16 … Homered in consecutive games (Cal State Northridge and Purdue, March 13-14) … Had two game-winning ninth inning RBI singles - February 20 at Pepperdine and March 9 vs. Arizona … Had four three-hit games and drove in three runners in three contests … Reached base safely in 26 of first 27 games from January 27 to April 3 … Was a single away from hitting for the cycle vs. Purdue … Had 10 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … Started the season on a tear, collecting five multi-hit games in the first seven contests.
2000 (Summer) — Played for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate Coastal League for the second summer … Saw time at first base, left field, catcher and as a designated hitter … Helped team to a first place finish in the league and seventh place finish in the country.
2000 — Started 24 of 33 games played … eight at first base and 16 as a designated hitter … Spent a majority of the season batting sixth … Split time with Jim Hemming at designated hitter throughout the season.
Summer (1999) — Was the designated hitter for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate Coastal League…Helped team to first place league finish and sixth place national finish at the NBC World Series.
1999 — Saw limited action due to a hand injury suffered in March ... Started three games at catcher and 14 at DH ... Batted fifth three times, sixth eight times, and seventh six times ... Was usually the first bat off the bench when the Bruins needed a base hit ... Split time with Eric Reece at DH down the stretch … One of four Bruins to have a multi-homer game this year ... Hit two homers and knocked in four runs in Head Coach Gary Adams' 800th victory at UCLA, 2/6 vs. Georgia Tech ... Also hit a solo shot the day before against Georgia Tech, 2/5 ... Had a four-game hitting streak in which he was 6-15 (.400) with three runs, three HR, and five RBI ... Went 3-5 with a HR and two 2B in his birthplace of Houston vs. Rice, 2/13.
1998 — Redshirted
J.J. Pearce HS (Richardson, TX) — Lettered in baseball for three years as a catcher under coach Brian Chandler and in basketball as a forward for two years under coach John Parnell … Baseball: Batted .364 with five home runs and 24 runs batted in as a senior … Set school records in career home runs with 14 and in career RBI with 62 … Named as the MVP of his team his senior season and served as captain … Earned All-District honors his junior and senior seasons … Basketball: Earned All-District honors his junior season when he averaged 7.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.
Personal — Selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 58th round of the 1997 draft … Also recruited by Tulane, Clemson, Baylor and New Mexico State ... Favorite baseball team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite player is Chipper Jones ... Met former major league great Bob Horner in Atlanta …Majoring in Psychology ... His parents are Woody and Gigi Berry … Has an older brother, Matthew; a younger brother, Joe; and a younger sister, Sarah … Full name is David Adam Berry … Born on April 5, 1979, in Houston, Texas.
CAREER STATISTICS
| YR | AVG | G-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | HBP | BB | SO | GDP | OB% | SH | SF | SB-SBA | PO | A | E | FLD% |
| 1999 | .227 | 29-17 | 75 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 35 | .467 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 1 | .348 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2000 | .303 | 33-24 | 89 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 44 | .494 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 0 | .402 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 64 | 5 | 1 | .986 |
| 2001 | .245 | 40-35 | 143 | 25 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 61 | .427 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 2 | .329 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 51 | 9 | 6 | .909 |
| Totals | .257 | 102-76 | 307 | 60 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 52 | 140 | .456 | 7 | 41 | 98 | 3 | .353 | 0 | 5 | 4-5 | 125 | 15 | 7 | .952 |
