2017 Southland Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll
2019 Season:
• Made 13 appearances, starting 11 games.
• tied for second on the team in wins (5) and ranked third in innings pitched (64.0).
• allowed one run in 5 2-3 innings to pick up his fifth win of the year, beating Grambling, 5-1, in the first game of a May 5 doubleheader.
• retired the first 19 batters he faced and struck out a career-high-tying eight in a complete-game, 3-1 win at Southeastern Louisiana on April 14.
• took a no-decision in his first weekend start, working 5 1-3 innings of a 9-7 win against Nicholls in Game 2 of an April 5 doubleheader.
• picked up the win in relief of a 7-5 win at Houston Baptist on March 31, tossing three scoreless innings with four strikeouts.
• collected a four-inning save, shutting out Lamar on three hits, to preserve a 10-6 Demon win March 24.
• tossed a brilliant 7 2-3 innings of one-run ball, earning the win as NSU defeated LSU, 3-1, at Brown-Stroud Field on March 12.
• allowed one earned run in seven strong innings of NSU's 8-4 win at Louisiana Tech on March 5, improving to 2-0.
• shut out ULM for six innings in his first start of the season, scattering four hits and striking out three to earn the win in the Demons' 15-0 victory.
2018 Season:
• Swingman appeared in 13 games, making three starts as a junior.
• worked 18 1-3 straight scoreless innings from April 18-May 15, lowering his ERA by more than four runs.
• collected wins in three straight appearances, defeating Little Rock (April 18), Mississippi Valley State (April 25) and Incarnate Word (May 5).
• spun five shutout innings of relief against Incarnate Word on May 5, allowing the Demons to rally for an 11-9 win in the opener of a doubleheader.
• tossed five shutout innings, scattering three hits and striking out a career-high eight to earn the win in a 34-0 shutout of Mississippi Valley State on April 25.
• struck out five, allowing two hits and one run in five innings to earn the win in a 3-2 victory against Little Rock on April 18.
• allowed two runs in four innings of his first start of the season at No. 9 Texas A&M on March 7, taking a no-decision in a 7-6, 11-inning Aggies win.
2017 Season:
• Appeared in 15 games, making six starts.
• tossed a team-leading two complete games and led the team with a 4.08 ERA.
• completed his first nine-inning complete game, scattering five hits and allowing three runs in a 6-3 win at Abilene Christian on May 14.
• needed just 77 pitches to toss an eight-inning complete game in an 11-1 mercy-rule victory against Incarnate Word on May 7, earning his first college victory.
• moved in the weekend rotation against McNeese, delivering a quality start (6 IP, 1 ER) in a no-decision on April 23.
• struck out a career-high five batters in five innings of one-run relief at Southeastern Louisiana on April 13.
• tossed five scoreless innings of relief on April 1 against Central Arkansas.
• went 2-2 with a 2.66 ERA in 40 2-3 innings of Southland Conference play.
2016 Season:
• Appeared in seven games in his first collegiate season.
• notched a save in his college debut, tossing two scoreless innings against Alabama State on Feb. 21
• tossed two scoreless innings against UL Monroe on March 29.
• worked a scoreless inning with two strikeouts against Southeastern Louisiana on April 9.
High School:
• Three-year letterman for coach Ricky Torres’ Bulldogs.
• posted an 18-7 record in three seasons, striking out 202 batters in 190 innings.
• delivered a sub-2.00 ERA in all three seasons.
• helped La Porte reach the state playoffs in all three seasons and the district championship in his senior season.
• also lettered three years in golf.
• member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society and the Class Council.
Personal:
• Born May 4, 1997.
• son of Kim and Kevin McDonald.
• father pitched five seasons in the Montreal Expos and Milwaukee Brewers organizations.
• three brothers – Cameron, Carson and Clayton.
• graduated in December 2018 in business administration and plans to attend law school.
