Biography
SENIOR YEAR/2021
Named CAA Defensive Player of the Year and Second Team All-CAA… Started all 43 games of the season at shortstop… Led the team with six home runs, .498 slugging percentage, 25 RBI, and 88 total bases… Led the team and the CAA with 15 doubles… 26 of his 51 hits went for extra bases… Led the team with 17 multi-hit games including four games with three knocks… Had six multi-RBI games, one three-RBI game, and a pair of four-RBI games… Knocked in four runs, scored twice, and had a double and a homer at Virginia on April 6… Homered and doubled in a four-RBI game against James Madison on April 24… Knocked 14 hits in the final eight games of the season, including four in the CAA Tournament… Homered in two of the Tribe’s three CAA Tournament games and knocked in three runs… Paced the Tribe with nine steals in 11 attempts… Had hitting streaks of both 10 and eight games... Finished the year with a .983 fielding percentage making just three errors on 169 chances and having a hand in 16 double plays.
JUNIOR YEAR/2020
Started all 17 games of the abbreviated season batting second and playing second base… Tied for the team lead with four doubles and led the team in hits (22) and stolen bases (8)... Hit first career home run 2/22 vs. FDU and followed up with another home run 2/25 at Virginia… Had separate hitting streaks of nine and seven games… led the team with seven multi-hit games and two three-hit games… Had three hits, stole two bases, and walked in a season-opening loss at ECU (2/14)... Was 3-4 with a double and home run, two steals, two RBI, and a career-high three runs scored in a home win over FDU (2/22)... Went 2-5 with a season-high three RBI in 3/4 win over George Mason… Finished the season going 2-3 with a walk at Virginia Tech (3/10)... Played consistently strong defense making just one error in 76 chances for a .987 fielding percentage… Had 33 putouts 42 assists and was a part of 12 double plays.
SOPHOMORE / 2019
Tabbed the CAA Player of the Week for the week of March 4 … Started all but one game during his sophomore season … Hit .251 for the season … Finished the year with 51 hits, 14 doubles, a triple, 35 RBI, and 20 runs scored … Made his season debut in the win against Marist (2/15) … Drove in a run in the series finale against the Red Foxes (2/17) … Picked up a single in the win against Sacred Heart (2/22) … Went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI in the win at Virginia (2/26) … Added three hits and an RBI in the series opener at High Point (3/2) … Added two hits in the second game of a doubleheader against the Panthers (3/2) … Drove in a pair of runs against High Point (3/3) in the finale … Went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI, and three runs scored at Norfolk State (3/5) … Plated three runs in the win against Campbell (3/10) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored at VCU (3/9) … Had RBIs in three straight games from March 27-30 … Went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and had four RBI at Delaware (4/7) … Tripled, scored a run, and drove in four runs in the win against James Madison (4/12) … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the second game of a doubleheader against Elon (4/20) … Had a pair of 2-for-4 games sandwiched around a 3-for-4 game in the series at Towson (4/26-28), while driving and in scoring three runs … Collected a pair of hits and an RBI at Saint Joseph’s (5/14) … Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in the second game of a doubleheader at Hofstra (5/17) … Rounded out the regular season with a 3-for-5 game with three RBI in the finale against the Pride (5/18) … Started all four games of the CAA Tournament (5/22-25) collecting a pair of hits.
FRESHMAN YEAR / 2018
Started in all 54 games during his rookie season with the Green and Gold…Compiled 45 hits, 17 RBI, four doubles, and a team-high three triples...Tied sixth in school history with 10 sacrifice hits...Enjoyed a 2-for-4 effort with a double in collegiate debut at then-ranked No. 12 Clemson…Contributed two base hits and RBI each in a double-digit win over High Point (3/4)…Tallied four hits with a triple in back-to-back games at Campbell (3/9-10)…Generated a 3-for-5 outing with an RBI at Charleston (3/24)…Belted two hits as W&M outlasted Old Dominion (3/28)…Pushed across a pair of runs via sac fly and grounder to help W&M upend UNCW (3/30)…Tied his season-high three hits, including another triple, and posted three RBI in a conference win over Towson (4/6)…Matched season-best three hits and platted a run a James Madison (4/14)…Crushed a base-clearing three-RBI triple vs. Delaware (5/11).
HIGH SCHOOL
Helped St. Peter's Prep claim back-to-back Hudson County championships...Two-time All-County selection...Finished his career with a .394 batting average and 48 stolen bases...Played club ball with Wladyka Baseball...Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Son of Daniel and Kim McDermott...Enjoys listening to country music, trips to the beach, playing football, fishing and hunting...Majoring in Psychology.
