Cate has quickly ascended to ace status in 2017 (UConn Athletics)

UConn’s Cate Becoming Elite Ace

The baseball world officially learned how good Tim Cate was during his stint with the USA Collegiate National team last summer. An advanced lefty who blossomed as a freshman in the UConn rotation last spring behind another star southpaw and eventual first round draft pick Anthony Kay, Cate quickly cemented himself among the USA stars as a major 2018 draft prospect to watch.

Coming into 2017, UConn had to face the fact that they lost a big piece of their rotation when Anthony Kay signed with the New York Mets last summer, but it was far less of a concern[…]