Two-year starter at shortstop who will begin the 2015 season there again … Should move up into a prominent spot in the batting order, likely No. 2 or No. 3 … Also could get some regular innings on the mound, possibly as the closer … Has been real special defensively at times as well as a productive hitter … Played 41 games for the Chillicothe Paints of the 2014 Prospect League (summer collegiate wood-bat league), hitting .194 with nine doubles, a homer, and 12 RBI over 124 at bats … 2014: Starting shortstop for 42 games and batted .262 with 13 extra base-hits – five doubles, three triples, and five home runs – and 36 RBI … Also reached base safely 37 other times via 22 walks and 15 hit by pitches, part of a .405 on-base percentage … Tied for third in the NCAC in homers, seventh in RBI, and fifth in walks … Three three-hit games, highlighted by going 3-for-5 with a double, home run, and four RBI against Allegheny (April 26) … 2013: A second-team all-conference selection … One of just two players on team to start all 45 games – 40 at shortstop and five at second base – and hit .317 with a league-leading 52 runs scored, 13 doubles, four home runs, 28 RBI, and 14 stolen bases … Tied for 25th in NCAA Div. III in runs, and also among the top-50 in hit by pitches (14) … Tied for fourth in the NCAC in homers and eighth in steals … Reached base successfully five times during the NCAA Div. III Championship, going 2-for-13 with two walks and a hit by pitch … 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, three RBI, and two stolen bases against Ohio Wesleyan (May 5) … Career-high four hits included two doubles and a homer during a 4-for-5 performance against Oberlin (April 20) … Stole three bases in a game vs. Denison (March 15) … 2012: Emerged as the starting shortstop for seven of the final eight games, while appearing in 22 total … Batted .333 (15-for-45) with five runs, two doubles, and six RBI … Went 3-for-6, all singles, at the NCAA Div. III Championship (May 16-17), and had a pair of hits (2-for-14), one a double, plus a walk during the conference tournament (May 3-5) … Breakout performance was a 3-for-5 effort against Allegheny (May 1) in a must-win situation (in order to reach the postseason) … Prior to Wooster: Recipient of second-team all-league recognition after batting .350 with 30 RBI as a senior at nearby Northwestern High School … Twice lettered for the Huskies and competed in golf during the fall … Personal: Born May 18, 1992 … Son of Scott and Theresia McLain … Majoring in history.
