2010: Pitched in seven games for MU, making two starts, totaling 15.1 innings... Had a record of 1-2 with a 5.28 ERA... Threw five innings at Princeton and allowed four earned runs to earn the win (4/13)... Threw nine scoreless innings over his final three appearances of the season, striking out seven and limiting opposing batters to six hits (4/28, 5/23, 5/28).
2009: Appeared in four games, which included two starts on the mound for the Hawks... Registered a 9.00 ERA with no decisions on the season... Tossed 7.0 innings, allowing seven earned runs on 17 hits... Made first appearance at Temple (3/24), tossing 4.0 innings in a start, while surrendering one run on four hits, with three strikeouts... Earned start at Rider (4/1)... Made relief appearances at Lafayette (4/8) and Fairleigh Dickinson (4/9).
2008: Made 11 appearances on the mound, all in relief... Posted an 0-1 record, and 3.52 ERA in 15.1 innings of work... Combined for one shutout on the year... Worked a scoreless, hitless inning at East Carolina (3/1)... Worked 2.1 scoreless frames at #25 UCF (3/9)... Saddled with loss in 1.0 inning of relief at Florida Atlantic (3/12)... Worked a scoreless frame, with two strikeouts, at NJIT (3/30)... Tossed two scoreless frames in combined shutout victory at Sacred Heart (4/5)... Worked a career-high 3.0 innings against Mount St. Mary's (5/3)... Notched a scoreless inning against FDU (5/10)... Struck out four in 2.1 innings against Mount St. Mary's (5/24) in NEC Tournament.
2007: Appeared in 13 games, making three starts... Collected three hits and scored four runs... Made one appearance on the mound, tossing one inning... Made collegiate debut against St. Bonaventure... Scored a run against Maine (3/7), in a game in which he also pitched one inning of relief, surrendering one run on two hits, with a strikeout... Earned first college start at Navy (3/11)... Collected first career hit and RBI at Wofford (3/17)... Went 1-for-1 against Saint Peter's (3/22)... Collected a hit and a run scored at Quinnipiac (5/5)... Walked twice and scored once at Seton Hall (5/15).
High School: Three-year letterwinner at Archbishop Carroll H.S... Team won the Catholic League Championship in 2004... Named first-team All-Main Line in 2004... Named second-team All-Main Line in 2006.
Personal: Son of Frank and Judy McDonnell... Born April 21, 1988 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania... Majoring in history/political science.
McDonnell's Game-Highs
IP (Starter): 5.0 at Princeton (4/13/10)
IP (Relief): 5.0 vs. Fairleigh Dickson (5/23/10)
Strikeouts: 4 vs. Mount St. Mary's (5/24/08), vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (5/23/10)
Runs Allowed: 6 at Princeton (4/13/10)
Earned Runs Allowed: 4 vs. Kentucky (3/06/10), at Princeton (4/13/10)
Walks Allowed: 4 at Temple (3/24/09)
