I missed a chance to see him throw when UConn visited UNF. Between this kid and McClanahan from USF, if you want a talented LHP, this might be the year you want to be at or near the top of the draft (hint, hint Gigantes).
from Baseball America.com
Cate Emerges As One of College's Best Lefthanders | BaseballAmerica.com:
"Never tell Tim Cate he can't do something. Never use the word "no." Don't play him in 2K or The Show baseball video games, and definitely don't try to hit his curveball. Just don't. It's not worth it. He's going to win, and you're going to lose.
Connecticut head coach Jim Penders remembers when Cate called him in December 2013 about participating in one of UConn's indoor workouts. "I need Tommy John surgery," said Cate, then a junior at Cheney Technical High in Manchester, Conn. "But I want to come do the camp."
Penders told him "no" emphatically. But Cate came anyway.
With a torn UCL, the diminutive, rail-thin lefthander touched 87 mph--several ticks higher than the UConn coaches had ever seen him throw. And his upper-70s curveball was far more advanced than is typical for his age. UConn committed to him on the spot.
Cate had surgery on his left a"
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