e ▁graduated ▁from ▁So quel ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁So quel , ▁California , ▁where ▁he ▁competed ▁in ▁baseball ▁and ▁basketball . ▁In ▁baseball , ▁Mc Ge he e ▁was ▁a ▁four - year ▁letter ▁winner ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁County ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁for ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁seasons . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁finished ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁batt ing ▁average ▁to ▁Har bor ▁High ▁star , ▁Mike ▁Urban i , ▁brother ▁of ▁former ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁pitch er ▁Tom ▁Urban i . ▁▁ ▁His ▁senior ▁season ▁he ▁hit ▁. 4 8 9 ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁strike out ▁once ▁during ▁the ▁season . ▁Mc Ge he e ▁holds ▁the ▁S CC AL ▁all - time ▁hits ▁record ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁AA U ▁All - American ▁for ▁his ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁seasons . ▁Mc Ge he e ▁then ▁attended ▁California ▁State ▁University ▁F res no . ▁At ▁F res no , ▁Mc Ge he e ▁played ▁left ▁field ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season ▁before ▁transition ing ▁to ▁third ▁base ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore . ▁During ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season , ▁Mc Ge he e ▁was ▁a ▁Baseball ▁America ▁honor able ▁mention ▁fresh man ▁All - American . ▁During ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁season , ▁Mc Ge he e ▁was ▁co - M VP ▁of ▁the ▁team , ▁and ▁after ▁another ▁excellent ▁junior ▁season , ▁Mc Ge he e ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁F res no ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁ML B