2009 - Appeared in 34 games with 26 starts ... started 25 games in right field and one at first base ... hit .264 with one home run and 14 RBI ... hit .308 vs. left-handed pitchers ... hit .320 with runners on base and .367 with runners in scoring position ... had four two-out RBI ... had eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... went 3-for-4 with two runs, three RBI and a home run in the season-opener vs. Augustana (2/3) ... had two hits and three RBI vs. Hendrix (2/12) ... went 4-for-4 with a run, two RBI and a triple in Harding's GSC Tournament victory over Alabama-Huntsville (5/4).
2008 - Played in 31 games with 23 starts ... hit .185 with one home run and 13 RBI ... nine of his 13 RBI came with two outs ... tied for the team lead with three triples ... hit a grand slam against Lyon (4/8), one of Harding's two grand slams in 2008 ... started 18 games in left field and five at catcher.
2007 - Played in 37 games with 25 starts ... hit .214 with two home runs and nine RBI ... started 18 games in right field, four at DH and three in left field ... had four multi-hit games and a two-RBI game ... had a season-best five-game hitting streak from 2/25-3/6 ... had both home runs in a doubleheader vs. Waldorf (3/3).
Previous School - Played catcher and designated hitter for coach Bryan Stewart at Jackson (Tenn.) Christian School ... four-time all-district ... two-time All-State ... District MVP as a senior ... helped lead JCS to three straight state playoff berths ... two-time All-State as a quarterback and linebacker for the football squad.
Personal - Born: Nov. 30, 1987 in Jackson, Tenn. ... Major: Accounting ... Parents: Tommy and Martha McDonald ... has one sister (Julie).
McDonald's Career Stats
|
Year
|
Avg
|
GP-GS
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SO
|
SB-A
|
|
2007
|
.214
|
37-25
|
84
|
14
|
18
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
9
|
6
|
17
|
2-4
|
|
2008
|
.185
|
31-23
|
81
|
16
|
15
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
13
|
6
|
24
|
3-5
|
|
2009
|
.264
|
34-26
|
91
|
19
|
24
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
14
|
14
|
20
|
2-2
|
|
Career
|
.223
|
102-74
|
256
|
49
|
57
|
12
|
5
|
4
|
36
|
26
|
61
|
7-11
|
Career Highs
Runs - 2 (11 times), last at Arkansas Tech (4/25/09)
Hits - 4 vs. Alabama-Huntsville (5/4/09)
RBI - 4 vs. Lyon (4/8/08)
SB - 1 (seven times), last vs. Valdosta State (5/6/09)
Longest Hitting Streak - 5 (twice)
