Biography
JUNIOR (2025): One of two Eagles to start all 59 games, and was the main lead-off batter for the Eagles ... Led the team in average (.362), runs (60), hits (89), doubles (18) and RBIs (46) ... Best batting average in the Sun Belt and most hits while also top-five in SLG, runs and doubles ... Collected a hit in 53 of his 59 games on the season, including 28 multi-hit games ... had a 14-game hit streak to start the year and a 13-game streak to end it ... Went 4-5 on 2/23 against South Florida with two runs and RBIs on the day ... Hit his first career grand slam against Texas State on 5/9, ending his 2-2 day at the plate with five RBIs.
SOPHOMORE (2024): Lead-off man for the Eagles in 2024, starting in all 59 games this season … Played in left field, center field, and settled in at second base … Lead the team in several categories, including batting average (.369), hits (86), runs (63), OB% (.475), and stolen bases (27) … Had a 17-game reached base streak and a nine-game hit streak during the season … Led the team with 30 multi-hit games … Hit his first home run of the season on 5/8 against Jacksonville on the first pitch, ending the season with four HRs.
GEORGIA (2023): Played 13 games for the Bulldogs in his lone season in Athens, including two starts at third base ... Had a .211 batting average with four hits, four runs, a double, a home run, and five RBI ... His first career HR came in a pinch-hit situation on the road against Georgia Tech ... Had a .875 fielding percentages with three putouts, four assists, and an error in eight chances.
PREP: Played high school baseball at Starr's Mill High School under head coach Brent Moseley ... Missed most of his senior year due to injury ... Batted .364 with 17 RBI, 33 stolen bases, and a home run as a junior when SMHS won the 2021 GHSA 5A State Championship ... Batted .338 with three HR, 38 RBI and 54 stolen bases in 41 games during his first two seasons on the varsity team ... Played summer ball with the Home Plate Chili Dogs in Peachtree City, Ga., winning the 2020 Perfect Game Southeast Fall World Series and earning an invite to the National Showcase.
PERSONAL: Born Josh Tate on September 1, 2003, in Peachtree City, Ga. ... Son of Rebecca and Eugene Tate.
MAJOR: Sport Management
