Fresno State Athletics
2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
McCarthy Tatum
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clovis, Calif.
- High School:
- Clovis HS
Last updated on June 10, 2019
2019 (Senior): Earned Third-Team All-American honors by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.... named to Stanford Regional All-Tournament Team... Mountain West Championship All-Tournament Team selection... Tony Gwynn Mountain West Co-Player of the Year... First-Team All-Mountain West selection... started all 57 games for the Bulldogs with 53 starts coming at third base, one at first base and three on the mound... led the Mountain West in hits (84), RBI (77), fifth-most in a single season in program history, home runs (13), total bases (143) and slugging percentage (.606).... tied for fifth in the MW in batting average (.356)... ranked second in the league and led the team with 236 at-bats.... tied for fifth in the league with 16 doubles... checked in sixth in the MW with 54 runs scored... led the team with 27 multi-hit games and 19 multi-RBI games... added two triples, 14 walks, five stolen bases and a .397 on-base percentage... made six appearances on the mound making three starts tossing 10.2 innings allowing 11 hits, three earned runs, four walks and struck out four... threw a season-high 3.0 innings at Stanford (April 2) allowing two hits, no runs, two walks and struck out two... played in 139 career games in his five-year career making 107 starts... hit .297 from the plate with 124 career hits, 22 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 91 RBI and 74 runs scored.... selected in the 10th round (300th overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2019 MLB Draft on June 4.... earned Academic All-Mountain West honors for the third time in his career.
2018 (Junior): Tatum appeared in 24 games for the 'Dogs as a redshirt junior... made 18 starts on the season with 15 coming in left field, two at first base and one at designated hitter... also made one start on the mound in the season finale against UNLV in a 9-8 walk-off win... hit .232 from the plate with 16 hits, four doubles and a home run, drove in six RBIs and scored eight runs... pitched in two games tossing 1.2 innings against Hawai'i on May 12 before tossing 2.0 innings against the Rebels on May 19... gave up only one run, a solo home run, in each game... struck out two against the Rainbow Warriors and one versus the Rebels... had a season-high three hits against Houston Baptist (Feb. 24) in game one of a doubleheader against the Huskies... scored a season-best two runs and two RBIs at UNLV (March 3)... tallied four multi-hit games... hit his first career home run against UNLV (March 3)... Academic All-Mountain West selection.
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Took a redshirt season sitting out the year with an injury.
2016 (Sophomore): Tatum appeared in 38 games for the Bulldogs as a sophomore making 24 starts, 23 at third base and one at first base... hit .218 from the plate with 19 hits in 87 at-bats... added two doubles, eight runs scored and eight RBIs... had a .241 slugging percentage and a .317 on-base percentage... added five stolen bases... tallied five multi-hit games, including a season-high three in the first game of the season going 3-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in a 2-1 win over Creighton (Feb. 19)... had a season-high two RBIs in four games... drew 10 walks, including a pair at home vs. CSU Bakersfield (March 1)... had 16 assists and a .897 fielding percentage... named Academic All-Mountain West.
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 20 games for the 'Dogs in his first season making eight starts... made all eight starts at shortstop... hit .192 from the plate with five hits... got his first career hit against UC Davis on Mar. 13... scored first career run against Oregon State in game two of the doubleheader with the Beavers and ended the year with four runs scored... had 26 assists and a .917 fielding percentage.
High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach James Patrick at Clovis High ... led team to a 33-5 record and a Central Section championship his senior year ... team finished ranked No. 1 in the state in 2014 ... three-time All-TRAC, All-Valley player ... was named All-State his junior and senior year and also played in the City-County All-Star Game his senior season.
Personal: Was born in Clovis to parents Mary and Joe Tatum ... has a brother, Darby, and a sister Erin ... biggest athletic thrill was winning the Valley Championship his senior year ... chose to attend Fresno State because it is the hometown team and the coaches ... was drafted in the 20th round by the Minnesota Twins ... major at Fresno State is construction management.
