Georgia Tech’s junior right‑hander Tate McKee has been crowned National Pitcher of the Week after a dominant outing that helped the Yellow Jackets clinch back‑to‑back ACC Regular Season championships.
In a 9‑0 victory over No. 23 Boston College, McKee fired a career‑high 14 strikeouts, tossing a one‑hit shutout over nine innings — the first such performance for the program this century and the most strikeouts by a GT pitcher in an ACC game since 2018.
The outing not only underscored his role in the team’s historic run but also placed him 16 strikeouts away from joining an elite list; only Connor Thomas in 2019 and Buck Farmer in the early 2010s have reached the 100‑strikeout plateau in a single season for Georgia Tech.
McKee’s statistical line finishes the regular season at 8‑1 with a career‑best 84 strikeouts, and his recent 2nd Team All‑ACC selection marks his first all‑conference honor. The accolade also marks the first national pitcher‑of‑the‑week award for a Yellow Jacket since Thomas earned the same distinction in 2018.
ACC Tournament Outlook
Looking ahead, the top‑seeded Yellow Jackets enjoy a double‑bye in the upcoming ACC Tournament and will open postseason play on Thursday at 3 p.m. against either Virginia, NC State or Duke, with the single‑elimination games scheduled at Truist Field in Charlotte, North Carolina.