2023 (SENIOR)
Played 29 games with 14 starts in his only season at ULM, slashing .322/.406/.508 with 19 hits, five doubles, two home runs, 13 RBIs, 12 runs scored and eight walks … Had five multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … Had a late season charge, playing in 12 consecutive games with 10 starts from April 22 to May 13, slashing .457/.535/.771 with 16 hits, five doubles, two home runs, 13 RBIs, nine runs scored and six walks … Collected two RBIs while picking up a double vs. Southern Miss (5/12/23) … Picked up three hits, including a double, with a walk and a run scored vs. Ragin' Cajuns (5/6/23) … Continued his late-season surge with two hits, including a double, with three RBIs, three runs scored and a walk vs. Alcorn (5/3/23) … Picked up two hits with a run scored in the series finale at Georgia Southern (4/30/23) … Added two hits with two RBIs and a run scored vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/25/23) … Made his fifth start of the season, going 3-for-3 with four RBIs and a run scored, hitting a 2-run home run and a 2-RBI double, with two walks at Arkansas State (4/23/23) … Came off the bench to hit his first home run as a Warhawk, a solo blast, at Arkansas State (4/22/23) … Picked up a pinch-hit single vs. South Alabama (4/16/23) … Had his first hit as a Warhawk, going 1-for-3 with a run scored vs. Bradley (2/18/23) … Made his ULM debut with a start in right field vs. Bradley (2/17/23).
DALLAS BAPTIST
Played in eight games with four starts in his junior season in 2022, slashing .176/.300/.294 with three hits, including two doubles, four runs scored and two walks … Hit his first double and scored a run vs. Maryland (3/26/22) … Picked up a double with a run scored at Bradley (4/16/22).
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LSU EUNICE
Played three seasons at LSU Eunice, wrapping up his time as a Bengal as a First-Team NJCAA All-American, helping LSUE to a NJCAA-record seventh National Championship in 2021 … Left LSUE in the Top 10 in several single-season categories, including third in slugging percentage (.695, 2021), fourth (.528, 2021) and eighth (.524, 2019) in on-base percentage, fifth in walks (47, 2019) and eighth in home runs (11, 2021) … As a second-year sophomore in 2021, was also named First-Team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and Region 23 All-Regional Team after playing in 57 games, slashing .356/.518/.669 with 13 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, 63 runs scored, 43 walks and nine stolen bases … Had 15 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games … Hit safely in all six games at the NJCAA Division II World Series … In the third-and-final game of the NJCAA Championship series, went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in LSUE’s 5-4 title-clinching win over Western Oklahoma State (6/5/21) … Had two hits with a triple and three RBIs against Phoenix in the opening round of the NJCAA Division II World Series (5/30/21) … Hit his final home run of the season, picking up two RBIs vs. Nunez-1 (4/18/21) … Went 2-for-2 with a double, home run, four RBIs and two runs scored vs. Baton Rouge-2 (4/7/21) … Picked up five consecutive multi-hit games from March 25 to March 31, going 13-for-18 (.722) with four doubles, one home run, seven RBIs, seven runs scored and two walks … Had three hits with a double, four RBIs and three runs scored at Delgado-1 (3/31/21) … Tallied three hits with a pair of doubles and two RBIs vs. Nunez-2 (3/27/21) … Three hits with a solo home run and two runs scored vs. Nunez-2 (3/25/21) … Monster game with four hits, including three home runs and a double, with six RBIs and four runs scored at National Park-2 (3/21/21) … Had two hits, a double and a home run, with four RBIs, two runs scored and three walks at National Park (3/20/21) … Picked up two hits, a double and a home run, with four RBIs, two runs scored and a walk vs. LSU-Alexandria (2/6/21) … Hit his first home run of the season with two RBIs vs. National Park (2/5/21) … As a first-year sophomore in 2020, was hitting .421 with a team-high seven doubles through 18 games before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … As a freshman in 2019, played in 56 games, slashing .371/.524/.565 with 63 hits, 16 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 45 RBIs, 60 runs scored, 47 walks and 12 stolen bases … Had 17 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI games … Had three hits with an RBI vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast (5/17/19) … Tallied four hits with a double, four RBIs and three runs scored at East Texas Baptist-1 (4/24/19) … Went 2-for-2 with a triple, five RBIs, three runs scored and two walks vs. Baton Rouge (4/14/19) … Picked up two hits with a triple, three RBIs, three runs scored and a walk at Tyler (4/6/19) … Two hits, with a double, and two RBIs vs. Coastal Bend-1 (3/22/19) … Chipped in three hits, including a double, with four RBIs and two runs scored at Baton Rouge (3/17/19) … Collected two hits, including a home run, with four RBIs and two runs scored vs. Kellogg-1 (2/24/19) … Had two hits, including a home run, with two RBIs and three runs scored at Coastal Bend-1 (2/15/19) … Clubbed his first collegiate home run with two RBIs and a run scored vs. St. Louis (2/9/19) … Had his first multi-hit game with three hits, a double and two triples, with two RBIs and two runs scored vs. Paris (2/1/19).
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STERLINGTON HS
Four-year varsity letterwinner and a team captain for the Sterlington Panthers, helping his team to a Class 2A State Championship before graduating in 2018 … As a senior, was named to the Class 3A All-State Team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association, named Class 3A All-State Hitter of the Year by the LBCA, named to the LBCA Composite All-State Team, named to the LBCA All-Region Team in Region 2, named First-Team All-NELA, All-Parish and All-District, named district MVP and All-Parish Player of the Year as the Panthers went 35-4 and won a Class 3A District Championship … As a junior, was named to the Class 2A All-State Team by the LSWA and LBCA, First-Team All-NELA and All-District and Second-Team All-Parish … As a sophomore, was named honorable mention Class 2A All-State by the LSWA, First-Team All-District, All-NELA and All-Parish … As a freshman, was named First-Team All-District … earned a varsity letter in football as a fullback in 2016 … listed on honor roll all four years of high school.
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PERSONAL
Born May 3, 2000, in Bastrop, Louisiana … Son of Greg and Crystal McDonald … Has two siblings, Caleb and Austin … Enjoys playing golf, playing basketball, working out, watching movies, spending time at the beach and spending time with friends and family … Majoring in general studies with a concentration in business.Â
CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS (DOES NOT INCLUDE GAMES AT 2-YEAR SCHOOLS)
Hits:Â 3, 2x, last vs. UL Lafayette (5/6/23)
Doubles:Â 1, 7x, last vs. Southern Miss (5/12/23)
Triples:Â None
Home Runs:Â 1, 2x, last at Arkansas State (4/23/23)
Total Bases:Â 7, at Arkansas State (4/23/23)
RBIs:Â 4, at Arkansas State (4/23/23)
Runs Scored:Â 3, vs. Alcorn (5/3/23)
Walks:Â 2, 2x, last at Georgia Southern (4/29/23)
Hit by Pitch:Â 1, 2x, last vs. UL Lafayette (5/5/23)
Struck Out:Â 3, vs. Southeast Missouri (2/20/22)
At Bats:Â 5, vs. Stephen F. Austin (4/25/23)
Stolen Bases:Â None
Caught Stealing:Â None
Putouts:Â 3, 2x, last vs. Southern Miss (5/12/23)
Assists:Â None
CAREER TOTALS
Multi-Hit Games:Â 5 (2 3x, 3 2x)
Multi-RBI Games:Â 4 (2 2x, 3 1x, 4 1x)
Multi-Run Games:Â 1 (3 1x)
Multi-Steal Games:Â None
Multi-Walk Games:Â 2 (2 2x)
CAREER STATS
Year |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
SB |
CS |
2022 (DBU) |
8 |
17 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2023 |
29 |
59 |
12 |
19 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
Career |
37 |
76 |
16 |
22 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
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Year |
HBP |
SAC |
SF |
GDP |
K |
PO |
A |
E |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
2022 (DBU) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.176 |
.300 |
.294 |
2023 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
.322 |
.406 |
.508 |
Career |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
.289 |
.382 |
.461 |