2021 Baseball
Tate Samuelson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, CA
- High School:
- Serra HS
Following three seasons at first base, is expected to start at third base for the second straight year this spring.
2021 -- Played in 53 of Cal Poly's 56 games as a redshirt junior, all at third base ... missed the San Jose State series ... of his 56 hits, 12 were doubles along with two triples and six home runs ... knocked in 39 runs and hit .275 ... 15 multiple-hit games, including pair of three-hit contests against USC and Hawai'i ... 10 multiple-RBI games, including three runs driven in versus CSUN ... opened season with eight-game hitting streak, going 13-for-34 (.382), and ended the campaign with a seven-game streak (12-for-31, .387) ... 7-for-16 in season-opening Nevada series, 5-for-12 against USC ... also produced five hits in four consecutive series (UC Santa Barbara, CSU Bakersfield, Cal State Fullerton and UC Davis) and closed out the year by going 7-for-16 versus Hawai'i ... was hitting .240 before late-season surge when he went 27-for-83 (.325) with 17 RBIs over last five weeks of the year ... enters senior season No. 7 in career at-bats (698), 17 hits shy of the top 10 (193), four RBIs from the top 10 (123) and four home runs short of the top 10 (16) in Cal Poly's record book ... a career .277 hitter heading into 2022 campaign ... played summer ball for San Luis Obispo Blues, hitting .272 with six doubles, four home runs, 23 RBIs and seven stolen bases.
2020 -- Started all 16 games prior to season's halt due to pandemic ... 14 starts at first base and two at third base ... hit .254 with 17 hits, all singles ... drove in 10 runs, including pair of RBIs in three different games ... three multiple-hit games, including 3-for-4 performance, all singles, and two RBIs against BYU ... played summer ball for the Long Boarders in San Diego Collegiate League ... hit .318 with 21 hits in 66 at-bats ... three doubles, four home runs and 12 RBIs with seven multiple-hit games ... played in league's All-Star Game.
2019 -- Cal Poly's second-leading hitter as a sophomore with a .298 average en route to Big West honorable mention praise ... 61 hits included five doubles and, for the second straight year, five home runs ... knocked in team-leading 39 runs ... started 54 games, all at first base ... hit cleanup in 37 games and was third in the order 13 times ... hit three-run home run to tie the game at 5-5 and cap a four-run ninth-inning rally against Pepperdine ... 18 multiple-hit games, including four-hit game against Saint Mary's on March 22, and quartet of three-hit contests ... led team with 13 multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak was five games and had several four-game hit streaks ... hit doubles in three straight games April 30 (Fresno State) and May 3-4 (Hawai'i) ... six errors in 466 chances for a .987 fielding percentage ... hit .385 as leadoff hitter, .327 in home games and .330 in non-conference games ... also pitched two-thirds of an inning against Pepperdine on March 7, allowing no runs and no hits with one strikeout ... earned team's Monty Waltz Big Stick Award and John Orton Gold Glove Award ... played summer ball for Yarmouth-Dennis in Cape Cod League, hitting .240 with two doubles, a home run and nine RBIs ... went 8-for-17 (.471) in Cape Cod League playoffs with a double and five RBIs.
2018 -- As a true freshman, started all but two of Cal Poly's 57 games -- 41 at first base and 14 over at third ... hit .280 with 10 doubles, two triples, a team-leading five home runs and 38 RBI, tops on the squad, en route to All-Big West honorable mention praise ... 18 multiple-hit games, including five three-hit contests ... seven-game hitting streak, reach base safely in 15 consecutive contests and led the team with 11 multiple-RBI games, including four versus Pacific ... home runs were against Pacific, Nebraska, Cal State Fullerton twice and Santa Clara ... stole a base against CSU Bakersfield ... hit .381 versus left-handers, .303 at home and .301 in games won ... earned team's Scott Kidd Rookie of the Year Award ... played summer ball for Waterloo in Northwoods League, hitting .235 with three doubles and 15 RBI.
High School -- A .286 hitter as a senior under head coach Chris Herrin at Serra High School in San Diego ... seven doubles, one triple, two home runs and 16 RBI with nine steals in 10 attempts ... helped Conquistadors to 23-11 overall record, second-place finish in Eastern League and runner-up finish in CIF-San Diego Section Division III playoffs ... also led Serra to three tournament titles in 2017 ... Samuelson hit over .300 in each of his first three three varsity seasons with a total of 50 RBI and maintained a 3.89 grade-point average ... hit .330 as a junior with six doubles, three triples, one home run, 10 RBI and four stolen bases en route to his third first-team All-Central League accolade and a spot on the 2016 San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team ... hit .387 as a sophomore with 13 doubles, one home run and three steals and .385 with 29 RBI, 12 doubles, two triples, one home run and two steals as a freshman ... career .351 batting average ... struck out just 44 times in 462 career plate appearances, was a three-time team MVP and has earned multiple Perfect Game championships and honors ... also played football, water polo and basketball at Serra ... played on the 2013 La Jolla Pony League All-Star Team which captured the Southwest Regional championship ... also received offers from San Diego State, New Mexico and Air Force, choosing to come to Cal Poly because of "the opportunity for athletic and academic success" ... played summer ball for San Luis Obispo Blues, hitting .338 with two doubles, seven RBI and two steals in 25 games ... seven multiple-hit games, going 3-for-5 with a double against the Academy Barons and capped a Blues comeback from a 4-1 deficit in the ninth inning with a run-scoring single as San Luis Obispo edged the Santa Barbara Foresters 5-4.
Personal -- Son of Tim and Tabor Samuelson ... two sisters, Tyler and Tegan ... wants to be a pilot ... member of Ping Pong Club in high school and claimed first place in school's annual tournament during junior year ... hobbies include surfing and miniature golf ... born in San Diego, Calif. ... majoring in sociology.
