SENIOR (2026) -
Season: Appeared in 40 games, making 32 starts…Batted .254 with 29 hits, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, 14 RBI, 17 runs, 13 walks and 10 steals…Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage…Had seven multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games…In Big Ten play, hit .256 with 22 hits, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, 11 RBI, 11 runs, nine walks and seven steals.
Game-By-Game: St. John’s (3/4): Singled and scored two runs, while stealing a base. at Texas Tech (3/6-8): Contributed a single and a run in the series opener…Scored as a pinch runner in the series finale. at Georgetown (3/10): Tallied a single. Iowa (3/13-15): Collected two hits, a stolen base and a run in game one…Drew two walks and scored two runs in game two. at Purdue (3/21-22): Had a single in game two of the series…Recorded an RBI single and scored twice in game three. St. Bonaventure (3/24): Registered two singles, a steal and a run. Illinois (3/27-29): Tallied two walks in game one…Had an RBI single among two hits in game two. FDU (4/7): Singled and scored a run, while adding a steal. at Ohio State (4/11): Recorded a single. Rutgers (4/17-19): Tallied six hits and four RBI in the series…Collected three hits, including a two-run double, in the series opener…Had an RBI single and a steal in the middle game…Recorded two hits, including an RBI single, and stole two bases in the series finale. at Oregon (4/26): Notched a single. Minnesota (5/2-3): Tallied an RBI triple among two hits in game one…Singled and scored a run, while adding a steal, in game three. Washington (5/8-9): Drew a walk and scored a run in the opener…Singled and scored a run, while adding a steal, in game two…Drove in a run with a sac bunt in the finale. at Pitt (5/12): Notched an RBI single. at Maryland (5/14-16): Collected three RBI in game one with an RBI double and a two-run homer…Added a single and a steal in game two…Belted a solo homer in game three.
BEFORE PSU
Played two seasons at Trinity University…Appeared in 81 games, making 76 starts…In 2025, picked up D3baseball.com All-America fifth team, D3baseball.com All-Region first team, ABCA All-Region second team and All-SCAC first team honors…In 2024, named All-SCAC second team…Helped Trinity to an NCAA Division III regional final, a SCAC regular season title and a SCAC tournament title in 2025…Led Trinity to a regional final and an SCAC regular season title in 2024...In his collegiate career, has batted .329 with a .563 slugging percentage and a .437 on-base percentage. Tallied 91 hits, including 23 doubles, three triples, 12 homers, 74 RBI, 78 runs and 31 steals…In 2025, posted a .338 average with a .615 slugging percentage and a .450 on-base percentage to go with 66 hits, 18 doubles, three triples, 10 homers, 61 RBI, 54 runs and 19 steals…In 2024, recorded a .403 slugging percentage and collected 18 hits, three doubles, two homers, 10 RBI, 20 runs and six steals.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Antonian College Prep for head coach David Collenback…Earned Team MVP and All-District honors…Played travel ball for Lonestar Baseball Club.
PERSONAL
Son of Touchstone and Jill McDonald…Has a brother, Kyte, and a sister, Leavy…Brother, Kyle, played baseball at Mississippi State (2019-21), Wichita State (2022-23) and Rice (2023-24)…Sister, Leavy, competes in acrobatics & tumbling at Baylor…Earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Trinity…Pursuing a grad certificate in business management.