2022 Baseball Roster
Tate, Cole
Jersey Number 15
Cole Tate
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Bishop, Ga.
- High School:
- Oconee
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
UGA Career (2018-22): Appeared in 165 games with 113 starts (88-SS; 14-DH; 9-2B; 2-3B)…Batted .324 with 19 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 72 RBI...Delivered four walk-off RBI-singles during career including 2020 Opening Day versus Richmond, versus No. 10 Tennessee in 2021 and against Albany and No. 24 Miss. State in 2022...Academic All-SEC member.
2022 (Graduate): Made 42 starts (36-SS; 6-3B) for the squad that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Led the team .359 batting average plus collected seven doubles, two triples and six home runs
*Registered 16 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games and had a career-best 11-game hitting streak
*Delivered walk-off RBI-singles against Albany and No. 24 Miss. State
*Hit a team-best .455 (5-for-11) with a home run and two RBI in NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Missed three SEC series in April due to a stress fracture in his leg and then returned to action in May
*Posted .970 fielding percentage in 133 total chances
*Named to the SEC Community Service Team
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Senior): Appeared in 52 games with 52 starts at shortstop for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .319 with a team-high 67 hits including six doubles, two triples, two home runs and 20 RBI
*Posted a team-high 20 multi-hit games including seven three-hit games and a career-best four-hit game against Ga. Tech
*Tied a school record with a pair of triples in a 7-5 road win over Missouri including a go-ahead two-run triple in the 10th
*Provided an RBI-single for a 5-4 walk-off over No. 10 Tennessee
*Batted .545 (6-for-11) with four runs scored in the series at No. 1 Arkansas
*Smashed game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in an 8-7 win over Clemson
*Went 3-for-4 with a run scored in a 4-1 win over LSU at the SEC Tournament
*Went 4-for-5 in stolen base attempts
*Fielded .972 with only five errors in 179 total chances including error-free over the final 20 games of the season
*Graduated with a degree in Sport Management
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Junior): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Appeared in 17 games with 14 starts (9-2B, 2-3B, 3-DH) and batted .298 (17-for-57) with three doubles and eight RBI
*Started at second base on Opening Day, and along with twin Connor (DH), they became the first set of brothers to start a Georgia game since Dylan (RHP) and Hunter Cole (OF) in 2014
*Delivered walk-off RBI-single in Opening Day 7-6 win over Richmond as part of a career-best four-hit day that also featured first career home run and three RBI
*Matched career-high with four-hit performance and four RBI in 16-2 win over UMASS on March 7 and overall batted .600 (6-for-10) with six RBI in the series sweep
*Fielded .914 in 35 total chances
*Only Bulldog to register a pair of four-hit games during the season
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (Sophomore): Appeared in 38 games with five starts (4-3B; 1-DH) and batted .192 with one double and five RBI in 26 at bats
*Saw action at shortstop (1.000 FLDG% in 10 total chances) and third base (.909 FLDG% in 22 total chances, two errors)
*Notched a pair of hits and two RBI during a doubleheader sweep of Florida
*Went 1-for-2 with an RBI and first career double at No. 5 Miss. State
*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): Hit .188-0-3 in 16 games as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Delivered RBI-single in first career at bat during season-opening 22-9 win over Georgia Southern
*Collected an RBI on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in a 12-2 victory over Georgia State
*Notched a pinch-hit RBI-single against Campbell in an 18-5 NCAA Athens Regional win
High School: A graduate of Oconee County where he played for Tom Gooch
*Batted .424 with 15 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 24 RBI, 42 runs scored and 17 stolen bases as a senior
*Hit .434 with one home run, 26 runs scored, 13 RBI and a .560 on-base percentage in earning preseason and postseason All-State honors as a junior
*A three-time All-Region selection who set the school record for fielding percentage at .967 as a junior and then established a new mark of .968 as a senior
*Named a Preseason Second Team All-American Honorable Mention for the Southeast Region by Perfect Game
*Part of Warriors squad that went 13-14 in 2016 seeing action as starting second baseman and pitcher
*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: Sport Management
*Twin brother Connor is an outfielder on the Georgia baseball team
2022 (Graduate): Made 42 starts (36-SS; 6-3B) for the squad that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Led the team .359 batting average plus collected seven doubles, two triples and six home runs
*Registered 16 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games and had a career-best 11-game hitting streak
*Delivered walk-off RBI-singles against Albany and No. 24 Miss. State
*Hit a team-best .455 (5-for-11) with a home run and two RBI in NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Missed three SEC series in April due to a stress fracture in his leg and then returned to action in May
*Posted .970 fielding percentage in 133 total chances
*Named to the SEC Community Service Team
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Senior): Appeared in 52 games with 52 starts at shortstop for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Batted .319 with a team-high 67 hits including six doubles, two triples, two home runs and 20 RBI
*Posted a team-high 20 multi-hit games including seven three-hit games and a career-best four-hit game against Ga. Tech
*Tied a school record with a pair of triples in a 7-5 road win over Missouri including a go-ahead two-run triple in the 10th
*Provided an RBI-single for a 5-4 walk-off over No. 10 Tennessee
*Batted .545 (6-for-11) with four runs scored in the series at No. 1 Arkansas
*Smashed game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning in an 8-7 win over Clemson
*Went 3-for-4 with a run scored in a 4-1 win over LSU at the SEC Tournament
*Went 4-for-5 in stolen base attempts
*Fielded .972 with only five errors in 179 total chances including error-free over the final 20 games of the season
*Graduated with a degree in Sport Management
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Junior): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Appeared in 17 games with 14 starts (9-2B, 2-3B, 3-DH) and batted .298 (17-for-57) with three doubles and eight RBI
*Started at second base on Opening Day, and along with twin Connor (DH), they became the first set of brothers to start a Georgia game since Dylan (RHP) and Hunter Cole (OF) in 2014
*Delivered walk-off RBI-single in Opening Day 7-6 win over Richmond as part of a career-best four-hit day that also featured first career home run and three RBI
*Matched career-high with four-hit performance and four RBI in 16-2 win over UMASS on March 7 and overall batted .600 (6-for-10) with six RBI in the series sweep
*Fielded .914 in 35 total chances
*Only Bulldog to register a pair of four-hit games during the season
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 (Sophomore): Appeared in 38 games with five starts (4-3B; 1-DH) and batted .192 with one double and five RBI in 26 at bats
*Saw action at shortstop (1.000 FLDG% in 10 total chances) and third base (.909 FLDG% in 22 total chances, two errors)
*Notched a pair of hits and two RBI during a doubleheader sweep of Florida
*Went 1-for-2 with an RBI and first career double at No. 5 Miss. State
*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): Hit .188-0-3 in 16 games as team went 39-21 and advanced to the NCAA Athens Regional Final
*Delivered RBI-single in first career at bat during season-opening 22-9 win over Georgia Southern
*Collected an RBI on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in a 12-2 victory over Georgia State
*Notched a pinch-hit RBI-single against Campbell in an 18-5 NCAA Athens Regional win
High School: A graduate of Oconee County where he played for Tom Gooch
*Batted .424 with 15 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 24 RBI, 42 runs scored and 17 stolen bases as a senior
*Hit .434 with one home run, 26 runs scored, 13 RBI and a .560 on-base percentage in earning preseason and postseason All-State honors as a junior
*A three-time All-Region selection who set the school record for fielding percentage at .967 as a junior and then established a new mark of .968 as a senior
*Named a Preseason Second Team All-American Honorable Mention for the Southeast Region by Perfect Game
*Part of Warriors squad that went 13-14 in 2016 seeing action as starting second baseman and pitcher
*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: Sport Management
*Twin brother Connor is an outfielder on the Georgia baseball team
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