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Jersey Number 36
Hope McDonald
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-9
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Carmel, Ind.
- High School:
- Carmel
2025 (Sophomore)
- Launched a two-run home run over the right-field wall versus App State (May 2).
- Played in 17 games, recording five runs and four RBIs.
2024 (Freshman)
- Picked up Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors.
- Made her collegiate debut against Syracuse (Feb. 9).
- Recorded her first career RBI double and scored her first run against Bucknell (Feb. 10).
- Drove in an RBI in CCU’s 6-0 victory over George Mason (March 10).
- Recorded her first collegiate multi-RBI game, driving in two runs against Troy (March 17).
- Played in 19 games, earning six starts.
- Tallied five runs, seven hits, and four RBIs on the year.
- Was named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2023 fall semester.
High School
- Was a four-year letterman and captained her high school team for one year.
- A three-time academic all-conference recipient (2019, 2020, and 2021).
- Played in the Colorado Sparkler All-Star Game (2021).
- Placed in the top 10 for fielding percentage and the top 20 in RBIs in the state of Indiana.
- Ranked in Indiana’s top 25 for slugging percentage and batting average.
- Placed in the top 30 for on-base percentage in Indiana.
- Named to the honor roll (2019, 2020, and 2021).
- Helped her team win the PGF Demarini Fall Brawl (2021).
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