2023 Baseball Roster
Tate, Connor
Jersey Number 23
Connor Tate
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Bishop, Ga.
- High School:
- Oconee Co. HS
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
UGA Career (2019-23): Appeared in 219 games with 185 starts (108-LF, 60-RF, 15-DH, 2-1B)…Batted .342 with 50 doubles, two triples, 43 home runs and 169 RBI...Academic All-SEC member.
*Finishes career ranked in the top 10 in Bulldog history in Hits (T10th/254), Doubles (T9th/50), Home Runs (T5th/43), Total Bases (4th/437), RBI (5th/169), Runs Scored (T8th/160) and Games Played (T9th/219).
2023 (Graduate): One of only two Bulldogs to start all 56 games (48-LF, 7-DH, 1-1B)) for the squad that went 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Led the team with 83 hits and 19 doubles and finished second in batting (.377, which ranked 3rd best in the SEC) and third in home runs (16) and RBI (54)
*Tied a single season school record with three grand slams (all coming in the 9th inning or later) including two in wins over SEC co-champions Florida and Arkansas
*Team-best 30 multi-hit games including a 17-game hitting streak during the year
*Hit .310-9-27 in 30 SEC games
*Posted a .990 fielding percentage in 105 total chances with one assist
*Named 2nd Team All-Southeast Region by ABCA/Rawlings
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Graduate): Only Bulldog to start all 59 games (all in LF) for the squad that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Led the team with 77 hits, 19 doubles and 58 RBI plus co-leader in home runs with 13 while batting .345 and was even better in SEC action at .372-8-27
*Team-best 26 multi-hit games, 15 multi-RBI games and had a career-best 11-game hitting streak in 2022
*Tallied four games with five RBI, coming against #16 Florida, #14 Vanderbilt, USC-Upstate and Kennesaw State
*Hit .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, one home run and three RBI in NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Posted perfect fielding percentage in 95 total chances with three assists
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
*Earned a degree in Sport Management
2021 (Redshirt-Junior): Named 2nd Team All-Southeast Region by ABCA/Rawlings
*Appeared in 49 games with 49 starts (47-RF, 1-LF, 1-1B) for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted a team-best .344 with six doubles, one triple and team-high 10 home runs with 33 RBI
*Hit in the ankle by a pitch against Florida on May 15 and played just one inning over the final eight games due to the injury, tried to play against Ole Miss on May 20 and went 0-for-1 before leaving the contest, ending a 28-game on-base streak and 11-game hitting streak, both career highs
*Named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and SEC Player of the Week by the league after leading team to road series win over No. 1 Vanderbilt, batted .583 (7-for-12) with two doubles, three home runs and six RBI
*Part of back-to-back-to-back home runs in a win over Lipscomb, marking the first time that had been done by the Bulldogs since 1987, and then was part of it again three weeks later in a 14-2 rout of No. 1 Vanderbilt in Nashville
*Posted 17 multi-hit games including five three-hit games and a career-best five-hit, five-RBI game against Gardner-Webb
*Batted .327 with eight home runs and 18 RBI in SEC action
*Provided an RBI-single for a 3-2 walk-off in 12 innings over Lipscomb
*Graduated with a degree in Sport Management
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (RS-Sophomore): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Appeared in 15 games with nine starts (6-DH, 3-RF) and batted .243 (9-for-37) with one double, one home run and five RBI
*Started at designated hitter on Opening Day, and along with twin Cole (2B), they became the first set of brothers to start a Georgia game since Dylan (RHP) and Hunter Cole (LF) in 2014.
*Hit .444 (4-for-9) with five runs scored and two RBI in a series sweep of UMASS
*Fielded .833 in six total chances
*Went 3-for-4 (.750) as a pinch-hitter
*Posted a 13-game on base streak, which ranked third on the team for the year
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (RS-Freshman): Appeared in 40 games with 12 starts (9-RF; 3-DH) and batted .270 with five doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI in 74 at bats
*Batted .333 (10-for-30) with a home run and 12 RBI in SEC action
*Solid pinch-hitter at .278, going 5-for-18 with two doubles and three RBI including a walk-off RBI-single to cap the longest game in school history, a 3-2 victory over No. 24 Clemson in 20 innings that lasted six hours and 33 minutes…Also provided a pinch-hit, game-tying RBI-double in the seventh inning of an eventual 3-1 win over No. 5 Arkansas at the SEC Tournament
*Hit first career home run, a two-run shot during a win over Ga. State and a three-run blast in an NCAA Athens Regional victory over Florida Atlantic
*Batted. 400 (4-for-10) with six RBI including a grand slam and outfield assist in road series win over Kentucky
*Notched a career-high four RBI as part of a 2-for-5 day with two doubles in a win at Auburn
*Perfect fielding in 20 total chances
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Freshman): Redshirted as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
High School: A graduate of Oconee County where he played for Tom Gooch
*Batted .391 with five doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 21 RBI, 39 runs scored and 17 stolen bases as a senior
*Late-inning reliever and tallied a school record nine saves along with 34 strikeouts and a 1.01 ERA in 21 innings pitched as a senior
*Named a Preseason Second Team All-American Honorable Mention for the Southeast Region by Perfect Game
*Hit .414 with five home runs, 27 runs scored and 21 RBI in earning preseason and postseason All-State honors as a junior
*A two-time All-Region selection and recipient of the Golden Glove Award
*Part of Warriors squad that went 13-14 in 2016 seeing action as a starting shortstop, third baseman and had four saves on the mound
*A four-year letterman in baseball and also lettered in football and basketball
*Played summer baseball with Team Elite Prime and won BCS Championship and finished second out of 88 teams at the WWBA World Championship
Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1998
*Son of Ray and Melanie Tate
*Major: Pursuing an Entrepreneurship Certificate after earning a degree in Sport Management
*Twin brother Cole is an infielder on the Georgia baseball team
*Finishes career ranked in the top 10 in Bulldog history in Hits (T10th/254), Doubles (T9th/50), Home Runs (T5th/43), Total Bases (4th/437), RBI (5th/169), Runs Scored (T8th/160) and Games Played (T9th/219).
2023 (Graduate): One of only two Bulldogs to start all 56 games (48-LF, 7-DH, 1-1B)) for the squad that went 29-27 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Led the team with 83 hits and 19 doubles and finished second in batting (.377, which ranked 3rd best in the SEC) and third in home runs (16) and RBI (54)
*Tied a single season school record with three grand slams (all coming in the 9th inning or later) including two in wins over SEC co-champions Florida and Arkansas
*Team-best 30 multi-hit games including a 17-game hitting streak during the year
*Hit .310-9-27 in 30 SEC games
*Posted a .990 fielding percentage in 105 total chances with one assist
*Named 2nd Team All-Southeast Region by ABCA/Rawlings
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022 (Graduate): Only Bulldog to start all 59 games (all in LF) for the squad that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Led the team with 77 hits, 19 doubles and 58 RBI plus co-leader in home runs with 13 while batting .345 and was even better in SEC action at .372-8-27
*Team-best 26 multi-hit games, 15 multi-RBI games and had a career-best 11-game hitting streak in 2022
*Tallied four games with five RBI, coming against #16 Florida, #14 Vanderbilt, USC-Upstate and Kennesaw State
*Hit .417 (5-for-12) with two doubles, one home run and three RBI in NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Posted perfect fielding percentage in 95 total chances with three assists
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
*Earned a degree in Sport Management
2021 (Redshirt-Junior): Named 2nd Team All-Southeast Region by ABCA/Rawlings
*Appeared in 49 games with 49 starts (47-RF, 1-LF, 1-1B) for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted a team-best .344 with six doubles, one triple and team-high 10 home runs with 33 RBI
*Hit in the ankle by a pitch against Florida on May 15 and played just one inning over the final eight games due to the injury, tried to play against Ole Miss on May 20 and went 0-for-1 before leaving the contest, ending a 28-game on-base streak and 11-game hitting streak, both career highs
*Named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and SEC Player of the Week by the league after leading team to road series win over No. 1 Vanderbilt, batted .583 (7-for-12) with two doubles, three home runs and six RBI
*Part of back-to-back-to-back home runs in a win over Lipscomb, marking the first time that had been done by the Bulldogs since 1987, and then was part of it again three weeks later in a 14-2 rout of No. 1 Vanderbilt in Nashville
*Posted 17 multi-hit games including five three-hit games and a career-best five-hit, five-RBI game against Gardner-Webb
*Batted .327 with eight home runs and 18 RBI in SEC action
*Provided an RBI-single for a 3-2 walk-off in 12 innings over Lipscomb
*Graduated with a degree in Sport Management
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (RS-Sophomore): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Appeared in 15 games with nine starts (6-DH, 3-RF) and batted .243 (9-for-37) with one double, one home run and five RBI
*Started at designated hitter on Opening Day, and along with twin Cole (2B), they became the first set of brothers to start a Georgia game since Dylan (RHP) and Hunter Cole (LF) in 2014.
*Hit .444 (4-for-9) with five runs scored and two RBI in a series sweep of UMASS
*Fielded .833 in six total chances
*Went 3-for-4 (.750) as a pinch-hitter
*Posted a 13-game on base streak, which ranked third on the team for the year
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (RS-Freshman): Appeared in 40 games with 12 starts (9-RF; 3-DH) and batted .270 with five doubles, three home runs and 19 RBI in 74 at bats
*Batted .333 (10-for-30) with a home run and 12 RBI in SEC action
*Solid pinch-hitter at .278, going 5-for-18 with two doubles and three RBI including a walk-off RBI-single to cap the longest game in school history, a 3-2 victory over No. 24 Clemson in 20 innings that lasted six hours and 33 minutes…Also provided a pinch-hit, game-tying RBI-double in the seventh inning of an eventual 3-1 win over No. 5 Arkansas at the SEC Tournament
*Hit first career home run, a two-run shot during a win over Ga. State and a three-run blast in an NCAA Athens Regional victory over Florida Atlantic
*Batted. 400 (4-for-10) with six RBI including a grand slam and outfield assist in road series win over Kentucky
*Notched a career-high four RBI as part of a 2-for-5 day with two doubles in a win at Auburn
*Perfect fielding in 20 total chances
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll
*Helped the Bulldogs go 46-17 overall (a school record 21-9 in the SEC) as team earned a national No. 4 seed in the NCAA Championship, advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final and finished with a consensus top 20 ranking including as high as No. 15 (USA Today/ESPN)
2018 (Freshman): Redshirted as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
High School: A graduate of Oconee County where he played for Tom Gooch
*Batted .391 with five doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 21 RBI, 39 runs scored and 17 stolen bases as a senior
*Late-inning reliever and tallied a school record nine saves along with 34 strikeouts and a 1.01 ERA in 21 innings pitched as a senior
*Named a Preseason Second Team All-American Honorable Mention for the Southeast Region by Perfect Game
*Hit .414 with five home runs, 27 runs scored and 21 RBI in earning preseason and postseason All-State honors as a junior
*A two-time All-Region selection and recipient of the Golden Glove Award
*Part of Warriors squad that went 13-14 in 2016 seeing action as a starting shortstop, third baseman and had four saves on the mound
*A four-year letterman in baseball and also lettered in football and basketball
*Played summer baseball with Team Elite Prime and won BCS Championship and finished second out of 88 teams at the WWBA World Championship
Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1998
*Son of Ray and Melanie Tate
*Major: Pursuing an Entrepreneurship Certificate after earning a degree in Sport Management
*Twin brother Cole is an infielder on the Georgia baseball team
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