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2023 Softball Roster

Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
Tate Whitley
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Tate Whitley

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    OF
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/L
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Experience:
    4L
  • Hometown:
    Angleton, Texas
  • High School:
    Angleton
  • Major:
    Exercise Science

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Third most starts (237) and tied for the fourth most games played (230) in Ole Miss history
Tied for the third most runs scored (135) and fourth most hits (220) in program history
Fifth best batting average (.342) and ninth best on-base percentage (.440) in school history
• 2023 SEC All-Defensive Team
• 2022 NFCA All-South First Team
• 2022 SEC Community Service Team
• 2019 SEC All-Freshman Team
• 2019 SEC First Year Honor Roll

2023 (SENIOR): Earned All-SEC Defensive Team honors after registering a perfect fielding percentage in conference play … Started and appeared in 48 games after missing three weeks with an injury … Helped lead Ole Miss to its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Paced the team with a .315 average at the plate and ranked second with 47 hits on the season … Tallied multiple hits in 14 games, tied for the most on the team … Scored 25 runs and drove in seven hitting in the leadoff spot … Registered a .370 on base percentage, walking 12 times … Was a lockdown defender in left field, giving up only one error on 85 chances while throwing out three runners on the basepaths … Singled and drove in a run in the season opener against North Carolina (2/10) … Suffered an injury in the second game of the season against No. 24 Oregon (2/11) and returned to the lineup against Louisiana (2/27) … Went 3-for-4 to open the Ole Miss Classic (3/3) … Registered a pair of multi-hit games in wins over Missouri State and SEMO (3/4) … Walked three times and scored twice at Southern Miss (3/15) … Went 3-for-4 against Purdue at the Rebel Invitational (3/17) … Tallied a pair of multi-hit contests against Mount St. Mary’s (3/18-19) … Went 3-for-4 to help Ole Miss top No. 10 LSU in its SEC home opener (3/24) … Recorded the 200th hit of her career with a single in the first inning against Kentucky (4/8) … Registered a three-hit day against No. 15 Kentucky (4/9) … Scored a run and tallied two hits to help Ole Miss take its first SEC series of the season against Missouri (4/17) … Singled and scored a run to help Ole Miss pick up its first win over No. 14 Florida in Gainesville since 2014 (4/29) … Reached on a fielder’s choice and scored the winning run to help the Rebels upset No. 14 Alabama in the final game ever at the Ole Miss Softball Complex (5/7) … Tallied a pair of hits against LSU to help send Ole Miss to the Quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament (5/10) … Recorded a single in her final collegiate at-bat (5/21).

2022 (SENIOR*): Earned First Team NFCA All-South Region Honors … Helped lead Ole Miss to its sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and fourth ever 40-plus win season … One of three Rebels to start all 60 games, lining up in left field … Led the SEC and ranked ninth in the country, tallying 73 hits throughout the regular season … Finished her senior campaign with 77 hits, the third-most in a single season in Ole Miss history … Registered a .387 batting average, the eighth-best mark in the conference … Crossed the plate 51 times, the 11th most in the SEC … Recorded a .441 on-base percentage … Tallied multiple hits in 25 games this season, including nine three-hit performances … Reached base safely in 47 of 60 games … Finished the regular season with a perfect fielding percentage in left field, totaling 95 putouts and three assists … Went 3-for-4 in Ole Miss’ come-from-behind victory over Cal State Fullerton (2/11), scoring two runs and driving in two more … Collected 11 hits in five games at the Troy invitational (2/18-20) … Accounted for seven runs in the Rebels’ sweep of SFA (3/10-11) … Was 3-for-5 in the series opener at South Carolina (4/22), scoring twice and driving another run in … Recorded two hits and scored twice in Ole Miss’ upset win over No. 12 Tennessee (4/30) … Had a career-day, tallying four hits and scoring four runs in the Rebels’ win over No. 16 Georgia (5/7).

2021 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 54 games, making 52 starts in center field … Team leader with a .370 batting average … Ranked 11th in the SEC with a .466 on-base percentage … Scored 30 runs and drove in 14 more … Drew 22 walks … 3-for-4 on stolen base attempts … Tied for team best with a nine-game hitting streak … Registered a pair of hits in 3-of-4 games during the Trojan Classic (2/12-13) … Went 2-for-2 with a run scored at FAU (2/19) … Scored three runs at Baylor (2/26) … Batted 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run versus Sam Houston (2/27) … Went 3-for-3 with a double in the series opener at Arkansas (3/19) … Reached in all three plate appearances with a pair of runs against Georgia (3/26) … Had a 2-for-4 showing with a pair of runs and an RBI at LSU (4/3) … Batted 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, two runs scored and another driven in at Alabama (5/7) … Drove in a pair of runs at Arizona (5/23), finishing the game 2-for-3.

2020 (SOPHOMORE): Season cut short due to the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19 ... Appeared in 19 games, starting 18 games in center field … Registered a .302 batting average and a .403 on-base percentage … Scored six runs, adding a pair of RBIs … Delivered a pair of doubles … drew nine walks … Began the season on a five-game hitting streak … Batted 2-for-4 in the season opener against Louisville (2/7), scoring a run … Was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk against NC State (2/7) … Was 2-for-5 with a double and a pair of sacrifice bunts at UAB (2/22) … Posted a hit in her lone at-bat against Jackson State (2/29), driving in and scoring a run while also drawing a walk.

2019 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 56 games, making 52 starts in left field ... Third on the team with a .290 batting average ... Registered five doubles and one triple ... Scored 23 runs while driving in 12 ... Made a bevy of highlight-reel catches in the outfield ... 1-for-1 with an RBI double and a run against UC Riverside (2/15) ... Drove in a pair of runs with a double at Central Arkansas (2/27), scoring once ... Recorded her first multi-hit game against Pitt (3/2), going 2-for-3 with an RBI ... Followed with a 2-for-3 showing against Austin Peay (3/6), scoring a run and stealing successfully on her two attempts ... Batted 2-for-3 with two runs scored against No. 18 Oklahoma State (3/16) ... Went 5-for-8 in Ole Miss' doubleheader sweep at No. 22 Kentucky (4/6), posting a double and a run scored ... Posted a 2-for-3 showing with a pair of runs against Chattanooga (5/17) in the NCAA Oxford Regional.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner at Angleton High School in Angleton, Texas ... Batted .575 for her career with 27 doubles, 18 triples and five home runs ... Selected to the PGF All-American Game as a senior ... A three-time All-American and all-state honoree ... Received all-county and all-district honors all four years ... Posted a .663 batting average during senior season with 10 doubles and six triples ... Registered batting averages of .686 as a juior, .621 as a sophomore and .516 as a freshman ... Helped lead the Wildcats to district championships in 2015 and 2016, making the state finals in 2016 ... Member of the National Honors Society ... Received the Associated Press Scholar Award in 2017.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Reid and Sandy Whitley ... Born October 25, 1999 ... Has three sisters, Teagan, Jayde and Amesti ... Cousin, Joey Hunt, is an offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts.