The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets headed into their quarterfinals matchup against the California Golden Bears knowing that they would need to have a big game by their pitching staff, especially after seeing the Golden Bears put up a combined 26 runs in their first two games of the tournament. So head coach Danny Hall put Tate McKee out on the mound for the Yellow Jackets, and McKee would prove to Hall that he made the right decision.
McKee would start the game by retiring his first three batters, before giving up a single in the top of the second inning, but would get out of the inning before allowing a run.
The wheels looked like they may start to come off in the third inning, as McKee would hit the first batter he faced in the inning, and while he did allow another hit in the inning, he still managed to get out of the inning without allowing a run again.
McKee would strike out three batters in the fourth inning.
After allowing three hits and walking a batter in the fifth inning, McKee would face a bases loaded situation, and would get his biggest strikeout of the game as he retired the side only allow one run.
In the sixth inning, McKee would give up a lead off single, but struck out the next three batters to retire the side.
Another lead off single in the seventh inning and a strikeout later, Hall would pull McKee out of the game.
It was the best postseason start that McKee has had, as he allowed just two runs and stuck out ten batters, while pitching a career-high 104 pitches.