GENERAL CAPSULE - Turned in an outstanding season in middlerelief last season... enters the season in the starting rotation...has good comand of three pitches... 79-82 mph fastball with goodbreaking ball from the left side... good changeup... hardworker.
AT USF (2003): Turned in an outstanding first season on theHilltop... led the USF pitching staff with 25 appearances,including one start and posted a 3.91 ERA, to rank second on theteam... clutch performer earned first save at #6 Stanford, allowingtwo hits, while striking out two in 2.2 innings... earned both winsduring West Coast Conference play, allowing just one hit in 3.1innings against Loyola Marymount (3/22) and picked up the victoryat Gonzaga, allowing one run off two hits in 2.0 innings... postedtwo league saves at Saint Mary's (4/26) and against Portland(5/3).
AT COLUMBIA BASIN (2000-2002) - Made first team, All-Pacific andplayed in International League.
PREP CAREER - Multi-sport athlete who played four years ofbaseball for the Kennewick High Lions, pitching 60 innings hissenior year, and getting 85 strikeouts... was honorable mention,All-USA Team his senior year... also played two years offootball... made honor roll all four years.
PERSONAL - Derek Tate... goal for the season is to win the WCCChampionship... chose USF for the coaching staff... if he could beanyone for a day he'd be Kid Rock... the best advice he could giveis to "Treat others like you would like to be treated"... wouldlike to fight fires (and become an EMT) after he graduates...enjoys hunting, fishing and autobody... favorite band isAerosmith... parents are Paul and Cathie Tate... born December 19,1981 in Richland, WA.
GIARRATANO ON TATE - "Derek Tate is going to give us good depthand allow us the opportunity to go right versus left, left versusleft as he comes in as a solid middle relief pitcher."
