University of Scranton

• Four-year letter-winner who pitched in 53 career games, including five as a starter.
• Posted a 6-1 record with three saves
• Struck out 56 batters in 85.1 innings.
• Set a Scranton single-season record with 20 pitching appearances in 2019

Senior Year (2019)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Set a Scranton single-season record by making 20 appearances on the mound
• Posted a 2-0 record witha 6.04 ERA
• Struck out 15 batters in 22.1 innings pitched
• Picked up wins against Marywood (Mar. 26) and Elizabethtown (Apr. 28)
• Came on as a pinch run against Drew and scored a run on Apr. 6
• Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with six assists and one putout

Junior Year (2018)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Pitched in 11 games, including one as a starter.
• Went 1-1 with a 7.15 ERA.
• Worked 11.1 innings, striking out six and allowing just three extra-base hits. 
• Worked a scoreless 11th inning to earn the win in a thrilling 11-10 win over Moravian in 11 innings that clinched a playoff spot for the Royals on April 29.

Sophomore Year (2017)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Appeared in a team-high 14 games on the mound, including three starts. Those 14 appearances are tied for fourth-most on record in program history.
• Went 3-0 with three saves, posting a 6.93 ERA.
• Struck out 27, second-most on the team, in 37 2/3 innings, third-most on the team.
• Posted three victories and a save in his final four appearances.
• Tossed three hitless shutout innings, striking out two, to earn the save in a 5-3 season-opening victory in the first game of a doubleheader against Albright on Feb. 25.
• Pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the save in an 8-6 win over MacMurray on March 13 in Fort Myers, Fla.
• Held PSU-Abington to four runs, two earned, on six hits and a walk while striking out four in 5 1/3 innings to earn the victory in a 15-4 win on April 26.
• Allowed four runs while striking out four in a season-high seven innings to earn the win in a 6-4 victory at Marywood on May 1.
• Pitched 1 2/3 shutout innings to earn the save in a 6-5 win over Juniata in the opening game of a doubleheader on May 6 at Connell Park. Came out of the pen in the second game to throw another 1 2/3 innings and earn the win in a 7-6 victory.

Freshman Year (2016)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Pitched in eight games in relief and did not earn a decision.
• Worked 14 innings, striking out eight and posting a 5.79 ERA.
• Held opponents scoreless in four of his appearances, including three straight appearances spanning 5.1 innings late in the season.
• Posted a 1.04 ERA over his final four appearances covering a span of 8.2 innings.
• Tossed two scoreless innings in an 8-7 win at William Paterson on April 19 and in a 20-0 win over Summit on April 28.

Honors/Awards

• Landmark Conference All-Sportsmanship Team (2019)

High school/personal

• Earned three varsity letters in baseball and two in basketball.
• Helped Abington Heights baseball team finish second in the state in his senior season.
• Son of Michele and Joe McDonald.