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2026 Catamount Softball Roster

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24 Tate Stewman

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-6
  • Hometown Sylva, N.C.
  • High School Smoky Mountain HS
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R

Biography

Hits 2, 11x last vs ETSU (5/7/2025)
Runs 2, 2x, last vs Presbyterian (3/12/2024)
RBIs 3, 2x last vs N.C. Central (3/11/2025)
Doubles 1, 9x last at Mercer (4/19/2025)
Home Runs 1, 6x, last vs Chattanooga (4/4/2025)
Stolen Bases 1, 2x last vs Furman (4/27/2025)
Hitting Streak 4 games, April 23-May 4, 2024








2025 (Junior): Saw action in 39 games with 35 starts which included 33 starts at first base… totaled six hits with eight runs scored and 11 RBI… recorded a pair of doubles and a pair of homers… drew a pair of walks with a hit-by-pitch… tallied a stolen base in league play against Furman (April 27) which led WCU to set the single-season team record for steals in a season… recorded multi-hit games against NCCU (March 11 DH), UNCG (May 3) and ETSU (May 7)… homered in nonconference play against NCCU and league action against Chattanooga (April 4)… had a three RBI game against NCCU… recorded a .985 fielding percentage throughout the 2025 season… perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in Southern Conference action… 2025 Spring Academic All-SoCon… 2024-25 SoCon Academic Honor Roll...

2024 (Sophomore): Played in 52 games while earning 49 starts including 48 starts as WCU’s first baseman… batted .250 with 14 runs scored, 33 hits and 16 RBI… finished in a tie for third on the team with seven doubles and also connected on three homers… had six multi-hit games including four in SoCon action against Furman (twice), Wofford and ETSU… clocked four doubles against conference foes… hit first homer of the season in run-rule win over N.C. Central… added a blast in nonconference play against Appalachian State… finished off her homers in 2024 with a shot against Chattanooga in final home series… had season-high three RBIs in same run-rule win over NCCU…CSC All-District Team selection... 2024 Spring Academic All-SoCon…2023-24 SoCon Academic Honor Roll... 

2023 (Freshman): Played in 29 games with 27 starts…Recorded her first collegiate hit in her first at-bat in the season opener against Tennessee Tech…Drove in a pair of runs with a double against Radford…Hit her first collegiate home run in the home finale against ETSU…2022-23 Commissioner’s Medal…2022-23 SoCon Honor Roll

Senior: All-Conference, All-Region, All-State
Junior: All-Conference, All-Region, All-State
Sophomore: Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Freshman: All-Conference
Nickname: Tate
  • As a senior, Named Jackson County Senior Athlete of the Year helping her team, Smoky Mountain, to a record of 13-9 and a Mountain 7 conference championship reaching the second round of the NCHSAA playoffs.
  •  In her senior campaign had a .530 batting average hitting 17 home runs. Her 17 home runs were a school record.
  • As a junior, helped Smoky Mountain to a 10-2 record in a historic season that saw the Mustangs win the Mountain 6 Conference and advancing to the second round of the NCHSAA playoffs.
  • In her junior year had a .489 batting average with a .538 on base percentage and a 1.089 slugging percentage.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2023Freshman

    Infield
    5'6"
    24
  • 24

    2024Sophomore

    Infield
    5'6"
    24
  • 24

    2025Junior

    Infield
    5'6"
    24
  • 24

    2026Senior

    Infielder
    5'6"
    24