Tate Kuehner

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Tate Kuehner coming off the mound against Michigan.

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Tate Kuehner coming off the mound against Miami.

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Tate Kuehner on the mound against Kentucky.

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B/T:
L/L
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Marshalltown, Iowa
High School:
Marshalltown
Prev School:
Marshalltown HS

CAREER HONORS
• 2023 MLB Draft, 7th Round (212th overall), Milwaukee Brewers
• 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team
• 2022 All-ACC Baseball Academic Team

2023: Made 19 appearances on the mound with a pair of starts ... Finished 2-4 with a 3.99 ERA and a team-leading five saves ... Struck out 54 batters in 38.1 innings ... Made his 2023 debut with a clean inning against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Recorded the final six outs for the save against No. 10 TCU at Minute Maid Park on March 4 ... Struck out three in a scoreless inning against Miami (Ohio) on March 15 ... Picked up a win and a save in the Georgia Tech series ... Pitched four scoreless innings for the save at Notre Dame on March 26 ... Recorded the final 10 outs for the win over No. 2 Wake Forest on April 16 ... Made his first start of the year against Vanderbilt with two scoreless innings ... Struck out a career-high nine at Virginia on May 13 ... Locked down a save with a perfect ninth against Florida State on May 18.

2022: Pitched in 25 games with eight starts ... Finished with a 7-3 record and 3.57 ERA ... Struck out 70 in 70.2 innings ... Made the Opening Day start against Charlotte on Feb. 18, allowing one earned in 3.2 innings ... Pitched five scoreless innings for the victory over Dartmouth on Feb. 25 ... Allowed just one run over six innings to pick up the win against Akron on March 4 ... Gave up just two runs in six-plus innings for the win against Michigan on March 11 ... Improved to 4-0 after giving up just one run over 5.2 innings in a win at Boston College on March 25 ... Gave up just an unearned run over three innings out of the bullpen against NC State on April 24 ... Pitched four scoreless innings to close out the victory and earn his first career save at Wake Forest on May 7 ... Took care of the final eight outs for the save at Virginia Tech on May 13 ... Earned the win over Eastern Kentucky on May 17 with 1.2 scoreless innings of relief work ... Picked up two saves and a win over three scoreless appearances in the NCAA Regional, pitching seven innings with just three hits allowed.

2021: Made 20 appearances, including two starts in his second season ... Held a 4-5 record with a 3.55 ERA ... Struck out 56 in 45.2 innings ... Pitched a pair of scoreless innings in the season opener against Bellarmine on Feb. 20 ... recorded a scoreless inning against Morehead State on March 2 ... Worked a career-long 3.2 innings, allowing just a single run while striking out seven for the victory over Murray State on March 9 ... Retired all six batters he faced, four by strikeout, against Wake Forest on April 2 ... Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings to earn the victory at Virginia on April 17 ... Threw 1.1 scoreless innings at Kentucky on April 20 ... Turned in 1.1 scoreless innings in the win over Vanderbilt on May 4 ... Pitched the final 4.2 innings, allowing one run and striking out six for the win against Duke on May 8 ... Worked a career-long 5.0 innings, allowing just one earned run in the finale at North Carolina on May 16 ... Drew his first career start in ACC play against Miami on May 22, tossing a career-high 5.2 innings and giving up three runs on three hits ... Allowed an unearned run in three innings against Georgia Tech in the second game of the ACC Championship on May 27.

2020: Made six appearances, with a pair of starts before the season was halted... Posted a 2-1 record with a 4.09 ERA, striking out 13 in 11 innings... Made his Louisville debut on Feb. 16 at Ole Miss... Retired all four batters he faced, three via strikeout, against Western Michigan Feb. 29... Made his first start and picked up his first collegiate win against Morehead State with three shutout innings... Allowed two runs across a career-best 4.2 innings for the victory over Chicago State March 11.

High School: Lettered four seasons at Marshalltown High School, coached by Steve Hanson… Helped his team to a state tournament appearance as a junior in 2018… Ranked as the No. 7 player in the state of Iowa by Perfect Game.

Personal: Son of Tim and Angie Kuehner… Sibling is Chloe… Majoring in business economics… Chose Louisville over Iowa and Kirkwood CC… Credits his dad as having the greatest impact on his athletic career… Enjoys fishing and playing video games in his spare time… Favorite movie is The Sandlot… Favorite athlete is Joe Mauer… Sister, Chloe, was a swimmer at the University of Nebraska Omaha… Father, Tim, played football at Coe College.