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Jersey Number 12
Cade McGee
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- Salpointe Catholic
Bio
Career Highlights:
• Led the Red Raiders in home runs (15) and RBIs (55) in his lone season donning the Scarlett and Black
• Finished fifth all-time in single season hit-by-pitches (23)
• 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection
MLB Draft:
• Selected in the Ninth Round (No. 261) of the 2024 MLB Draft by the St Louis Cardinals
2024 (Junior/3rd Year):
• Hit .282 in his first season with the Red Raiders
• Led the Red Raiders with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs
• Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors
• Also recorded a team-leading on-base percentage of .450
• Walked 37 times and was hit by 23 pitches in just 188 official at-bats
• His 23 HBPs were fifth all-time in program history
• Struck out just 39 times
• Also added 11 doubles and scored 50 runs
• Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Apr. 22 after 8-for-20 with four home runs and five runs scored in five games against No. 2 Arkansas and West Virginia
• Played in 57 games, making 56 starts
• Walked three times and scored three runs in a win over Oregon (Feb. 18)
• Went 2-for-4 with a walk against No. 8 Oregon State (Feb. 21)
• Connected on his first career home run as a Red Raider in a 2-for-3 performance against Gardner-Webb (Mar. 1)
• Scored three times and had two hits in Tech’s victory at New Mexico (Mar. 5)
• Homered, drove in three and scored twice against Abilene Christian (Mar. 19)
• Doubled twice with a pair of RBIs in Tech’s 4-3 walk-off win over BYU (Mar. 23)
• Hit a pair of long balls, scored four times and walked three times in the Red Raider's historic 21-3 win at Abilene Christian (Apr. 10)
• Turned in a 3-for-5 performance in the Red Raiders Friday night win over TCU (Apr. 12)
• Homered in both of Tech’s matchups at No. 2 Arkansas (Apr. 16-17), going 3-for-8 with four RBI
• Tied his season-high in hits in a 3-for-4 performance at Kansas (Apr. 28)
• Closed the regular season in his home state of Arizona by going 4-for-10 with 10 runs scored, two home runs and 9 RBIs
• Hit his most dramatic and important home run of the season in the Red Raiders 6-4 Big 12 Championship victory over No. 24 Texas. McGee’s long ball was a go-ahead homer that put Tech on top 6-4 in the 4-4 game.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH:
GONZAGA (2022-23)
2023 (Sophomore - Gonzaga): Appeared in 20 games with 20 starts… had a .293 batting average with a 1.017 on base plus slugging percentage and eight multi-hit games on the season… finished one triple shy of a cycle in a 3-for-4 outing on February 20 at Texas Tech with a single, double, home-run, and five runs batted in… repeated the same feat on February 24 against Ohio State in Phoenix, Ariz. going 4-for-5 with a single, two doubles, a home run, and two runs batted in… pitched in one game vs Texas Tech on February 20… had a perfect fielding percentage on the season
2022 (Freshman - Gonzaga): WCC Freshman of the Year … All-WCC Honorable Mention and All-Freshman… Baseball America Freshman All-American … D1Baseball.com Second Team All-Freshman … appeared in 55 games at DH and third base, starting 54 … hit a game-winning solo homer against No. 4 Oklahoma in the 10th inning on March 5 … did double duty as a pitcher, starting against Cal, Oregon and Washington State for a total of 10 IP… led the team in homers (10) and finished second in batting average (.298) and extra base hits (16) to go with a .907 OPS … went on a 13-game hit streak from March 22 to April 15 with five multi-hit games in that span … hit three home runs in four games at the WCC Tournament, including a pair of doubles against LMU on May 26 … finished the season on a 10-game hit streak, including one in each of GU’s NCAA Regional games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Salpointe Catholic High School and was coached by Danny Preble… participated in summer ball with Trosky National… was named Kino Region Offensive Player of the Year and First Team 4A all-Arizona as a junior in 2019… assisted the Lancers to a 2019 4A State Championship
PERSONAL: Born in Tucson, Ariz. … son of Deborah and Michael McGee… brother to Connor McGee (23)... majoring in university studies
• Led the Red Raiders in home runs (15) and RBIs (55) in his lone season donning the Scarlett and Black
• Finished fifth all-time in single season hit-by-pitches (23)
• 2024 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection
MLB Draft:
• Selected in the Ninth Round (No. 261) of the 2024 MLB Draft by the St Louis Cardinals
2024 (Junior/3rd Year):
• Hit .282 in his first season with the Red Raiders
• Led the Red Raiders with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs
• Earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors
• Also recorded a team-leading on-base percentage of .450
• Walked 37 times and was hit by 23 pitches in just 188 official at-bats
• His 23 HBPs were fifth all-time in program history
• Struck out just 39 times
• Also added 11 doubles and scored 50 runs
• Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Apr. 22 after 8-for-20 with four home runs and five runs scored in five games against No. 2 Arkansas and West Virginia
• Played in 57 games, making 56 starts
• Walked three times and scored three runs in a win over Oregon (Feb. 18)
• Went 2-for-4 with a walk against No. 8 Oregon State (Feb. 21)
• Connected on his first career home run as a Red Raider in a 2-for-3 performance against Gardner-Webb (Mar. 1)
• Scored three times and had two hits in Tech’s victory at New Mexico (Mar. 5)
• Homered, drove in three and scored twice against Abilene Christian (Mar. 19)
• Doubled twice with a pair of RBIs in Tech’s 4-3 walk-off win over BYU (Mar. 23)
• Hit a pair of long balls, scored four times and walked three times in the Red Raider's historic 21-3 win at Abilene Christian (Apr. 10)
• Turned in a 3-for-5 performance in the Red Raiders Friday night win over TCU (Apr. 12)
• Homered in both of Tech’s matchups at No. 2 Arkansas (Apr. 16-17), going 3-for-8 with four RBI
• Tied his season-high in hits in a 3-for-4 performance at Kansas (Apr. 28)
• Closed the regular season in his home state of Arizona by going 4-for-10 with 10 runs scored, two home runs and 9 RBIs
• Hit his most dramatic and important home run of the season in the Red Raiders 6-4 Big 12 Championship victory over No. 24 Texas. McGee’s long ball was a go-ahead homer that put Tech on top 6-4 in the 4-4 game.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH:
GONZAGA (2022-23)
2023 (Sophomore - Gonzaga): Appeared in 20 games with 20 starts… had a .293 batting average with a 1.017 on base plus slugging percentage and eight multi-hit games on the season… finished one triple shy of a cycle in a 3-for-4 outing on February 20 at Texas Tech with a single, double, home-run, and five runs batted in… repeated the same feat on February 24 against Ohio State in Phoenix, Ariz. going 4-for-5 with a single, two doubles, a home run, and two runs batted in… pitched in one game vs Texas Tech on February 20… had a perfect fielding percentage on the season
2022 (Freshman - Gonzaga): WCC Freshman of the Year … All-WCC Honorable Mention and All-Freshman… Baseball America Freshman All-American … D1Baseball.com Second Team All-Freshman … appeared in 55 games at DH and third base, starting 54 … hit a game-winning solo homer against No. 4 Oklahoma in the 10th inning on March 5 … did double duty as a pitcher, starting against Cal, Oregon and Washington State for a total of 10 IP… led the team in homers (10) and finished second in batting average (.298) and extra base hits (16) to go with a .907 OPS … went on a 13-game hit streak from March 22 to April 15 with five multi-hit games in that span … hit three home runs in four games at the WCC Tournament, including a pair of doubles against LMU on May 26 … finished the season on a 10-game hit streak, including one in each of GU’s NCAA Regional games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Salpointe Catholic High School and was coached by Danny Preble… participated in summer ball with Trosky National… was named Kino Region Offensive Player of the Year and First Team 4A all-Arizona as a junior in 2019… assisted the Lancers to a 2019 4A State Championship
PERSONAL: Born in Tucson, Ariz. … son of Deborah and Michael McGee… brother to Connor McGee (23)... majoring in university studies
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
