Ryan McDonald

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BROOKINGS, SD, SEPTEMBER 24: xxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

Height:
5-11
Weight:
210
Position:
Catcher/Outfielder
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Prior Lake, Minn.
High School:
Prior Lake H.S.
Major:
Mechanical Engineering

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

All-Summit League Second Team (2022)
Summit League Player of the Week (March 14, 2022)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2022)

2022: Split time between right field and catcher ... earned second-team all-Summit League honors after leading the team in multiple offensive categories, including batting average (.329), doubles (12) and slugging percentage (.630) ... shared team lead with 10 home runs ... also tied for team lead with 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games ... ended season by reaching base safely in 33 consecutive games ... named Summit League Player of the Week after recording back-to-back three-hit games at Wichita State (3/12-13) ... doubled twice and drove in two runs in Jackrabbit victory over Wichita State (3/12), then went 3-for-5 with a double and home run in series finale (3/13) ... continued hot hitting by driving in career-high seven runs as part of a 3-for-5 night at the plate at Northwestern State in which he had a three-run triple and grand slam (3/17) ... also posted a pair of two-hit games to close out four-game series at Northwestern State (3/18-19) ... reached base four times, including going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored in series finale versus Western Illinois (4/10) ... homered and drove in three runs in series-opening win at Northern Colorado (4/15) ... hit second grand slam of the season and also doubled in a run en route to five RBIs in home win over Dakota Wesleyan (4/19) ... opened series at Omaha with 3-for-4 performance that included a home run and two runs batted in (5/7) ... connected on home runs in consecutive games against St. Thomas (5/15) and Oral Roberts (5/19) ... closed season on a seven-game hitting streak, including going 2-for-3 with a double and run scored in finale against North Dakota State at Summit League Baseball Championship (5/27)

2021: Shared time at catcher and designated hitter ... played in all 47 games with 44 starts ... ranked third on the team with four home runs ... top offensive game was a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance in series opener at Northern Colorado (2/26) ... connected on pinch-hit two-run homer in series finale at Western Illinois (3/28) ... delivered game-tying two-run homer in seventh inning of Game 2 versus North Dakota State, a game the Jackrabbits eventually won in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the ninth (4/23) ... turned in another two-hit effort in series finale versus NDSU (4/24) ... teamed with Luke Ira on back-to-back home runs in fifth inning of regular season finale against Oral Roberts (5/22) ... collected two hits and drove in pair of runs in Summit League Baseball Championship victory over Omaha (5/28)

2020: Split time between right field and behind the plate ... led team with 17 walks and a .439 on-base percentage, while sharing the team lead with 10 runs batted in ... reached base safely in 15 of 16 games in which he played ... doubled in season opener at Dallas Baptist (2/14) and drove in two runs in Game 2 of series the next day ... went 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored in first game of doubleheader at UT Rio Grande Valley (2/29) ... reached base four times with a single and three walks in series finale at UTRGV (3/1) ... again drew trio of walks and tallied an RBI in road win at Minnesota (3/4) ... helped lead Jackrabbits to win at Air Force with a 2-for-3 afternoon at the plate that included a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs (3/7)

2019: Served as the team’s primary backup catcher … played in 32 games with 21 starts … homered in first career start, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored, versus UT Martin (2/16) … went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in series opener at UA Little Rock (3/8) … scored twice in second game of twinbill at Purdue Fort Wayne (3/29) … connected on a two-run home run in first game of doubleheader versus Omaha (4/6) … hit third home run of the season in return to home state, delivering a solo shot at Minnesota (4/16) … went 3-for-3 with a run batted in and two runs scored in regular season finale at North Dakota State (5/17) … saw action in all three games at the Summit League Baseball Championship (5/23-24)

BEFORE SDSU: Named to 2018 Minneapolis Star Tribune All-Metro Second Team, as well as the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association Class 4A all-state team after helping lead Prior Lake High School to South Suburban Conference title ... batted .484 with team-high six home runs and 21 runs batted in ... was selected to play on the Metro South squad in the 2018 Play Ball Minnesota High School All-Star Series