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Jersey Number 50
Kyte McDonald
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Antonian College Prep
Bio
Honors
2024: Grad transfer from Wichita State, who was the Owls’ leading hitter before being sidelined for a month with an injury… Average rose to .308 after a spectacular return to Wichita for three games at the end of March but suffered an injury in practice the next week and did not return to full-time action until May 1… 6x13 in the three games in his return to WSU’s Eck Stadium… Hit .288 on the season and led the team with a career-high four triples and was fifth with a career-best five homers… 12 of his 18 extra bases hits were for extra bases, including three in five games at the AAC Championship as he collected three singles, along with one double, triple and homer… Led the team with a .308 average against LHP… Second on the team with a .462 average at the conference tournament and hit .333 in his career at the AAC championship (6x18)… Returned to the starting lineup at Lamar on 5/1 and drove in a run with a sac fly in his first plate appearance…. Limited to three pinch-hit at-bats in April due to an injury… Reached a career-high in homers with his third at Hawai'i on 3/9... Hit .389 and slugged .778 in the four games in the 50th state.
Prior to Rice: Earned second-team, All-AAC honors last year after hitting .313 with 21 stolen bases 12 doubles, and two home runs … First Shocker since 2015 to steal at least 20 bases in a season… Was 21-28 in stoen base attempts, including four multi-steal games… Named second team All-Region XIV at Alvin CC in 2022 after slashing .326/.439/.508 in 50 games for the Dolphins...Helped Alvin claim the Region XIV North Regional Tournament Championship ... Had six doubles, three triples, and seven home runs, drove in 28 runs, and scored 56 while stealing 17 bases in 20 attempts … Played 12 games (one start) at Mississippi State as a second-year freshman during the Bulldogs’ run to the College World Series title… Hit 398 (7x18) and drove in two with a double for his first career hit (vs. Kent State on 3/6/21)… First career homer was a two-run shot as a pinch hitter vs. Arkansas State on 4/13/21 … Lettered four times for head coach Bruce Webb at Antonian College Preparatory in San Antonio...Selected team captain and named team MVP as a senior...Helped the Apaches to four straight District and Area championships ... Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Athlete of the Year as a senior...Three-time all-state honoree...Earned San Antonio Express News Super Team honors as a senior...Also lettered four times in football and three times in track and field ...Two-time all-state selection in football...Three-time state finalist in the 100-meter dash...Two-time regional and district 100-meter dash champion… School record holder in the 100-meter dash... National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society... Served as Student Body President...Earned the Valero Alamo Bowl Scholarship.
- 2024 All-Silver Glove Team
- 2023 All-AAC (second team)
2024: Grad transfer from Wichita State, who was the Owls’ leading hitter before being sidelined for a month with an injury… Average rose to .308 after a spectacular return to Wichita for three games at the end of March but suffered an injury in practice the next week and did not return to full-time action until May 1… 6x13 in the three games in his return to WSU’s Eck Stadium… Hit .288 on the season and led the team with a career-high four triples and was fifth with a career-best five homers… 12 of his 18 extra bases hits were for extra bases, including three in five games at the AAC Championship as he collected three singles, along with one double, triple and homer… Led the team with a .308 average against LHP… Second on the team with a .462 average at the conference tournament and hit .333 in his career at the AAC championship (6x18)… Returned to the starting lineup at Lamar on 5/1 and drove in a run with a sac fly in his first plate appearance…. Limited to three pinch-hit at-bats in April due to an injury… Reached a career-high in homers with his third at Hawai'i on 3/9... Hit .389 and slugged .778 in the four games in the 50th state.
Prior to Rice: Earned second-team, All-AAC honors last year after hitting .313 with 21 stolen bases 12 doubles, and two home runs … First Shocker since 2015 to steal at least 20 bases in a season… Was 21-28 in stoen base attempts, including four multi-steal games… Named second team All-Region XIV at Alvin CC in 2022 after slashing .326/.439/.508 in 50 games for the Dolphins...Helped Alvin claim the Region XIV North Regional Tournament Championship ... Had six doubles, three triples, and seven home runs, drove in 28 runs, and scored 56 while stealing 17 bases in 20 attempts … Played 12 games (one start) at Mississippi State as a second-year freshman during the Bulldogs’ run to the College World Series title… Hit 398 (7x18) and drove in two with a double for his first career hit (vs. Kent State on 3/6/21)… First career homer was a two-run shot as a pinch hitter vs. Arkansas State on 4/13/21 … Lettered four times for head coach Bruce Webb at Antonian College Preparatory in San Antonio...Selected team captain and named team MVP as a senior...Helped the Apaches to four straight District and Area championships ... Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools Athlete of the Year as a senior...Three-time all-state honoree...Earned San Antonio Express News Super Team honors as a senior...Also lettered four times in football and three times in track and field ...Two-time all-state selection in football...Three-time state finalist in the 100-meter dash...Two-time regional and district 100-meter dash champion… School record holder in the 100-meter dash... National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society... Served as Student Body President...Earned the Valero Alamo Bowl Scholarship.
DAVID PIERCE INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE
Wednesday, March 19
KHOU Ben Dukes
Saturday, May 04
2024 Night of the Owl End of Year Recap
Thursday, April 25
Louisiana game one recap
Friday, March 01
