2015 (Game-by-Game): Bounce back season for the third baseman and one of the key's to Millersville's record-setting offense and 45-win season...Hit eight homers, good for second on the team, and drove in 41 runs giving him two seasons of 40-plus RBIs...Finished career ranked seventh in career RBIs (116) and third in career games played (196)...Fielded .920 at the hot corner, ranking third on the team with 106 assists...Delivered some of the most clutch hits of the season...Broke open a 5-5 series finale against ESU with a full-count double to start the seventh...Eventually scored the go-ahead run...Answered Seton Hill's three-run first inning in the PSAC Tournament with a two-run homer in the top of the second, giving the Marauders the lead for good...Tied the NCAA regional game with Seton Hill in the bottom of the sixth with a two-out, RBI double...Helped the Marauders beat Winston-Salem State in the regional semifinal with a RBI double in the bottom of the seventh, which helped erase a 5-3 deficit...Led off the ninth with a single...Ville went on to win 6-5 in the bottom of the ninth...Hit two grand slams...First came against at home against Bloomsburg on April 4...Hit another against USciences on April 23.2014 (Game-by-Game): Tough season at the plate for the redshirt junior...Batted .191 with five doubles, 14 RBIs and 14 runs in 40 starts and 49 games played...Continued to provide a reliable glove at third base, posting a .946 field percentage...Team posted a 21-5 record when he hit in the sixth spot in the lineup...Did most of his damage against left-handed pitching, totaling 11 hits in 39 at bats (.282)...Had a rough start to the season (8-for-56 over the first 17 games)...Rallied over the next 19 games by hitting .283 (15-for-53) with nine RBIs and three doubles...The Marauders went 14-5 in that stretch...Finished the PSAC East slate with a .242 average...Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in game two of March 31 doubleheader against Lock Haven...Hit a double and scored a run in both games of the April 1 doubleheader at Kutztown...Went 2-for-3 with two runs and a RBI against Lock Haven on April 8...Drove in two more runs in the nightcap...Those games were part of a six-game hitting streak that included one hit in all four games of the Shippensburg series...Drove in three runs in the April 21 doubleheader against Mansfield.
2013 (Game-by-Game): Delivered impressive numbers at the plate during first season as a full-time starter...Batting averaged jumped by nearly .100 points from .245 to .342...Ranked fourth on the team in hitting...Ranked second among all PSAC third basemen in hitting...Batted in the No. 7 spot in the lineup but was the team's best and PSAC's No. 3-ranked run producer with 47 RBIs...That total was the third most in Millersville history and the most by a Marauder since Matt Knox set the record in 2000...Led the team with Zach Stone and ranked second in the PSAC in doubles with 17, a total that ranked as the fourth highest in Millersville history...Ranked third on the team in total bases with 86...Posted a .412 on base percentage and .446 slugging percentage...Solid with the glove, tallying a .910 fielding percentage...Batted .352 against right-handed pitchers...Ranked second on the team with a .408 average with runner son base...Led the team with a .444 average (32-for-72) with runners in scoring position...Was 20-for-28 with a runner on third and less than two outs...Ranked third on the team with 16 two-out RBIs...Led the team with 13 multi-RBI games...Ranked third on the team with 18 multi-hit games, including three three-hit games and a four-hit game...Batted .342 with six doubles and 11 RBIs against the PSAC East...Led the team with seven RBIs in eight postseason games...Opened the season with a hit in five consecutive games...Drove in two runs in the Feb. 10 win over Winston-Salem State...Went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs and RBI against Shorter on Feb. 16...Recorded three hits and three RBIs in a doubleheader sweep of Glenville State on Feb. 24...Game one marked the start of a seven-game hitting streak in which he recorded three multi-hit games...Went 6-for-14 with four runs and five RBIs in a four-game series with Shepherd from March 2-3...Scored eight runs in a four-game stretch against Philadelphia, Wilmington and Clarion from March 10-15...REcorded two hits and three runs at Philadelphia on March 10...Went 2-for-3 with three runs and a RBI against Clarion on March 15...Plated three runs with two doubles against Indiana (Pa.) on March 23...Drove in seven runs in the April 3 doubleheader against Lincoln...Recorded four hits, two walks, five RBIs and four runs in the game two victory...Plated two runs on two doubles in the series opening win over nationally-ranked Shippensburg on April 5...Produced a 3-for-6, three-RBI game against USciences on April 7...Tallied six hits in the final three games of the Kutztown series including three in game two and two in the finale...Totaled four hits and three runs in the series with West Chester...Tallied four hits, two runs and two RBIs in the series against East Stroudsburg...Produced an outstanding postseason, starting with at least one hit in each of the four PSAC Tournament games...Went 1-for-3 with a RBi and run against Slippery Rock...Ripped two singles against East Stroudsburg, one against Gannon and one against West Chester...Drove in two runs against West Chester as well...Plated two runs on a double in the NCAA Atlantic Regional opener against Concord...Gave the Marauders a much-needed two-run lead with a fifth inning home run against East Stroudsburg.
2012 (Game-by-Game): Started the season as the back-up at third base but forced his way into the lineup with stellar defense and a hot bat...Offensive production in the second half of the season was a key to the Marauders' second-straight PSAC Tournament berth...Started 26 games including the final 25 games of the season at third base...Finished the season with a .245 average, 14 RBIs, 13 runs and nine walks drawn, but batted .320 with a .480 slugging percentage and .407 on base percentage against the PSAC East...Seven of 14 RBIs came with two outs...Had a slow start and finish but from March 27-April 14, he batted .404 with a team-best .617 slugging percentage and a .451 on base percentage...Also hit two homers, four doubles and drove in nine runs in the 15 game stretch in which the Marauders posted a 10-5 record (8-4 against the PSAC East)...Opened the season with one hit in first 11 at bats...Lone hit was a bases-clearing double against Glenville State on Feb. 25...Logged first starts at third base on March 27 in a doubleheader against Lincoln because of an injury to regular third baseman Zach Stone...Made the most of his opportunity, recording two hits in each game and totaling five RBIs...Went 2-for-4 with a double, run and three RBIs in the opener and 2-for-4 with a double, run and two RBIs in the nightcap...Did not relinquish the starting role the rest of the season...The Lincoln doubleheader started a nine-game hitting streak that lasted through April 6...Went 13-for-28 with two homers, eight RBIs, six runs, a .516 on base and .786 slugging percentage during the streak...Recorded five hits in 10 at bats in the Kutztown series...Saved a 3-2 win and a doubleheader sweep with a diving play in game two on March 31...With the tying run on third and the go-ahead run on first in the seventh inning, he made a diving stop and threw out the batter, robbing him of a sure hit and RBI...Went 2-for-3 with a homer, run and two RBIs in the April 6 opener against Mansfield...Hit another home run and scored twice in game two of the doubleheader...Started a five-game hitting streak on April 13 against West Chester...Produced a 6-for-13 series against the nation's No. 5 team...Recorded two hits and scored a run in game two...Drew one walk in the final three games of the East Stroudsburg series.
2011: Redshirted during first season with the team.
High School: Led Chambersburg to a District 3 AAAA Championship in 2009...An All-Mid-Penn Commonwealth Division First Team selection...Hit .346 with 19 RBIs in 2009...Team won Mid-Penn Conference in sophomore year...Also played basketball.
Personal: Son of Richard and Robin McDonald...Has one older sister...Majoring in business administration.
