Hokie Club2023 at Virginia Tech
- Ranked No. 174 in Perfect Game’s USA’s Top 500 Incoming Freshman
Travel
- Was the catcher at the Ostingers Baseball Academy under Jim Osting from 2019-2021 and selected to play on numerous All-Tournament teams … Also played as the designated hitter for Coach Johnny Goodrich on the Fall 2021 Giants Scout Team
High School
- Four-year varsity catcher under Coach Matthew Diaz, who played as an Atlanta Braves outfielder … Team won the All-County championship twice (2021, 2022), District Championship four times (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022), and State Tournament (2019) once … Was selected three times onto the All-County team, named the District 10 Player of the Year, selected onto the All-State team, played in both the All-County and All-State All Star Game in 2022, and earned four varsity letters
Personal
- Born September 29, 2003 in Lake Forest, Illinois … Son to Kristi and Jason Donay … Has two brothers, Tyler and Griffin Donay … Father played baseball for one year at Rollins College and then baseball and football for two years at the University of Evansville … Mother played four years of volleyball at the University of Evansville … Brother, Tyler, is pitching at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University … Uncle, Ben Donay, played four years of baseball at Savanna School of Art and Design … Uncle, Todd Reirden, played four years of hockey at Bowling Green State University, went on to play professional hockey, and is now the assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins … Interested in studying communications at Virginia Tech … Has aspirations to play baseball at the highest level and then develop a program integrating strength training for athletes