David McDonald Season 2004

14 - David McDonaldPosition: Infield
Class: Junior
Height: 6' 2"

Weight: 210 lbs.

High School: Chaparral
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.

    The frontrunner for the first base duties after serving as the No. 2 man there the past two seasons ... Saw the most starting time of any Tech player at the designated hitter spot last season, but also had 12 starts at first ... Possesses a big body and good strength ...Worked hard to become one of the Hokies' most improved players defensively ... Has good offensive potential, but tends to hit in streaks ... Will focus on becoming a more consistent treat at the plate this spring ... Could give the Hokies a big boost if he is successful ...

2002-03: Served as both a first baseman and a designated hitter ... Started 19 games as the DH, tops on the team ... Also got 12 starts at first ... Played in a total of 35 games, batting .261 ... Registered four doubles, a triple and a home run ... Knocked in 15 runs and scored 15 ... Hit .333 over his first 26 games ... Went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs scored and three RBIs in a win over Georgetown ... Doubled and drove in a run during a home win over Virginia ... Drew three walks during a game against Cornell ... Was 3-for-3 with a double, two runs batted in and a run scored at home against Richmond ... Also drew three walks in that game ... Had five walks over a two-game span twice during the season ... Committed his only error of the season in his first outing of the year ...

2001-02: Was 7-for-13 (.538) at the plate in his first five collegiate games ... Five of his seven hits during that stretch went for extra bases - three doubles and two home runs ... Saw action in a total of 28 games ... Got 12 starts at first base and four as the designated hitter ... Hit .300 with seven doubles, a triple and two home runs ... Drove in five runs and scored 14 ... Was 3-for-4 with a double and home run in a win against Western Michigan ... Had a single, homer and two RBIs during a loss to UNC Wilmington ... Drew three walks in a game against James Madison at English Field ... Collected three hits, including a pair of doubles, in a game against Georgetown ... Also scored two runs in that game ... Ended up batting .333 in games that he started ...

High School: Was named the Male Athlete of the Year at Chaparral High for the 2000-2001 school year ... Helped the baseball team to the 4A state semifinals as a senior ... Was also a starter on the school's state championship football team ... Lettered three seasons in baseball as a third baseman for Coach Jerry Dawson ... Hit .453 in 2001 with 14 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 42 RBIs ... Scored 40 runs and had a .534 on-base percentage ... His team won the Horizon National Invitation Tournament, which included 24 teams from around the nation ... Was named to the Arizona Senior Sun Belt Team and earned all-city and all-region honors ... Drove in 37 runs as a junior when he batted .456 with 12 doubles and seven home runs ... Scored 29 runs and had an .845 slugging percentage ... Baseball team won state championships his junior and sophomore years and posted a three-year record of 86-15 ... Football squad went 28-0 and won back-to-back state titles his junior and senior seasons ... Participated in ice hockey on the club level from 1993-98 ...

Personal: David Michael McDonald ... Born 9/20/82 in Lynchburg, VA ... Son of Jim and Carole McDonald ... Enrolled in interdisciplinary studies.

Year	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BAvg	BB	SO	2b	3b	HR	TB	SB-SBA
2002	28	60	14	18	5	.300	11	21	7	1	2	33	0-0
2003	35	92	15	24	15	.261	17	22	4	1	1	33	1-2
Totals	63	152	29	42	20	.276	28	43	11	2	3	66	1-2

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