McDonald Named to Baseball's Wallace Watch List
11/21/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
McDonald, a junior right-handed pitcher and designated hitter for the Pirates, was an All-BIG EAST Third Team selection in 2006. In addition, McDonald was named First Team All-New Jersey Collegiate Baseball Association. He led Seton Hall with a .330 batting average and hits with 59. He was tied for first in doubles with 16 and was second in RBI with 34. As a pitcher, McDonald led the starters with a 4.11 ERA and was second in strikeouts with 65. McDonald gave up just 37 earned runs in 81.0 innings pitched.
Of the 148 baseball student-athletes on the 2007 Wallace Watch, McDonald was just one of six members of the BIG EAST Conference named to the list. Other members of the BIG EAST Conference include
The Wallace Watch List will be trimmed to 12 semifinalists by late May. The selection committee will then narrow the list to three finalists following the NCAA Super Regionals, prior to the College World Series. The finalists, their head coaches, and their parents will be invited to
Dedicated to the memory of former Texas Tech shortstop and assistant coach, Wallace was a slick-fielding shortstop at Texas Tech from 1977 to 1980. A four-year starter, he was named All-Southwest Conference and All-District Six his senior year when he led the Red Raiders to their first-ever appearance in the Southwest Conference Tournament. After playing two years in the Texas Rangers' organization, he returned to Texas Tech and served as a graduate assistant and later as an assistant coach. In the summer of 1984, he was diagnosed with cancer and fought the disease courageously until his death on
The selection committee for the Wallace Award is comprised of a national panel of preeminent coaches, sports information directors, former winners and beat media who most closely follow the sport. Screening Committee members will evaluate the candidates and will continue their review throughout the entire baseball season. The list will expand and contract during the regular season and additional Wallace Watch candidates may be added as the season progresses. Voting for the three finalists and the Wallace Award winner will be conducted by confidential balloting, with totals tabulated by the J.W.Anderson & Associates accounting firm in
Seton Hall will begin its 2007 season on February 16 when the team travels to
