2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
Farquhar, Tate
Jersey Number 11
Tate Farquhar
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Highland, Mich.
- High School:
- Highland HS
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District accolades ... Garnered Academic All-Big Ten and Big Ten Academic Distinguished Scholar accolades.
2025 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE): Recipient of College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District accolades ... Registered a 3-3 record, tying for second the Spartan pitching staff with three wins, while logging 6.65 ERA in 18 appearances, making seven starts, ranking fourth on the team in both appearances and starts ... Tallied 34 strikeouts against 18 walks in 44.2 IP, ranking third on MSU in innings pitched ... Fired a career-high five strikeouts in 4.0 IP after starting against Ohio State on April 18, and went a career-long 6.2 IP in earning the win at USC on May 10.
2024 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN): Missed the 2024 season due to injury.
2023 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the 2023 season due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was four-year letterwinner at Lakeland High School for head coach and his father, Bradley Farquhar ... A two-time first-team MHSBCA All-State selection as well as earning All-State Dream Team accolades and first-team All-Lakes Valley Conference as a senior ... Also a two-time All-League and All-Area honoree ... Tabbed a Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All-American prior to senior season ... Led Lakeland to impressive 20-4 conference record to win the program’s fourth-straight Lakes Valley Conference title ... Set the Lakeland HS pitching record for most wins in a season with 11 in junior year ... Earned All-State accolades as a junior after posting a .360 average with a .595 on-base percentage, drawing 35 walks at the plate, while logging a perfect 11-0 record with 75 strikeouts and a 1.03 ERA in 61 innings pitched on the mound ... Played with Midland (Ohio) Baseball in the summer of 2022 and helped them to the Connie Mack World Series title ... Previously played summer league for The D Las Vegas, and Midland Redskins ... Rated as the No. 5 RHP/OF in the state of Michigan and the No. 12 overall player in the state by Prep Baseball Report ... Also a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles’ football team at quarterback, leading Lakeland to the state playoffs ... Finished career with over 3,000 passing yards with 30 TDs and 10 INT, while rushing for over 1,200 yards and 17 TDs ... Named football team captain for 2021 season ... Earned All-League and All-Region recognition in football ... Named a MLive Player of the Week honorable mention after rushing for 189 rushing yards and two TDs in Eagles’ win over Milford, including a 65-yard scoring scamper ... Member of the LHS National Honor Society in earning Academic All-District and All-State accolades ... Chose MSU over Army, Bowling Green and Spring Arbor.
PERSONAL: Son of Kathleen and Bradley Farquhar ... Father, Bradley, played at Detroit Mercy ... Older brother, Trent, was an infielder for the Spartans, before signing as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies ... Majoring in kinesiolgy with career ambitions of being a strength and conditioning coach when baseball career is complete ... Lists his father as his biggest baseball influence because he has coached him for over 10 years, and his brother because of looking up to him and how he played the game ... Lists greatest athletic experiences as winning baseball league championship his freshman season with his brother as teammate and father has head coach, and winning the Connie Mack World Series because of a great experience of winning a national championship in front of lots of fans ... Chose Michigan State because of the campus environment, as well as the coaches and the program being a good fit for him, and to play with his older brother, Trent, again.
2025 (REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE): Recipient of College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District accolades ... Registered a 3-3 record, tying for second the Spartan pitching staff with three wins, while logging 6.65 ERA in 18 appearances, making seven starts, ranking fourth on the team in both appearances and starts ... Tallied 34 strikeouts against 18 walks in 44.2 IP, ranking third on MSU in innings pitched ... Fired a career-high five strikeouts in 4.0 IP after starting against Ohio State on April 18, and went a career-long 6.2 IP in earning the win at USC on May 10.
2024 (REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN): Missed the 2024 season due to injury.
2023 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted the 2023 season due to injury.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was four-year letterwinner at Lakeland High School for head coach and his father, Bradley Farquhar ... A two-time first-team MHSBCA All-State selection as well as earning All-State Dream Team accolades and first-team All-Lakes Valley Conference as a senior ... Also a two-time All-League and All-Area honoree ... Tabbed a Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All-American prior to senior season ... Led Lakeland to impressive 20-4 conference record to win the program’s fourth-straight Lakes Valley Conference title ... Set the Lakeland HS pitching record for most wins in a season with 11 in junior year ... Earned All-State accolades as a junior after posting a .360 average with a .595 on-base percentage, drawing 35 walks at the plate, while logging a perfect 11-0 record with 75 strikeouts and a 1.03 ERA in 61 innings pitched on the mound ... Played with Midland (Ohio) Baseball in the summer of 2022 and helped them to the Connie Mack World Series title ... Previously played summer league for The D Las Vegas, and Midland Redskins ... Rated as the No. 5 RHP/OF in the state of Michigan and the No. 12 overall player in the state by Prep Baseball Report ... Also a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles’ football team at quarterback, leading Lakeland to the state playoffs ... Finished career with over 3,000 passing yards with 30 TDs and 10 INT, while rushing for over 1,200 yards and 17 TDs ... Named football team captain for 2021 season ... Earned All-League and All-Region recognition in football ... Named a MLive Player of the Week honorable mention after rushing for 189 rushing yards and two TDs in Eagles’ win over Milford, including a 65-yard scoring scamper ... Member of the LHS National Honor Society in earning Academic All-District and All-State accolades ... Chose MSU over Army, Bowling Green and Spring Arbor.
PERSONAL: Son of Kathleen and Bradley Farquhar ... Father, Bradley, played at Detroit Mercy ... Older brother, Trent, was an infielder for the Spartans, before signing as a free agent with the Philadelphia Phillies ... Majoring in kinesiolgy with career ambitions of being a strength and conditioning coach when baseball career is complete ... Lists his father as his biggest baseball influence because he has coached him for over 10 years, and his brother because of looking up to him and how he played the game ... Lists greatest athletic experiences as winning baseball league championship his freshman season with his brother as teammate and father has head coach, and winning the Connie Mack World Series because of a great experience of winning a national championship in front of lots of fans ... Chose Michigan State because of the campus environment, as well as the coaches and the program being a good fit for him, and to play with his older brother, Trent, again.
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