Maygen McGrath

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Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Tommy Martino/UM Athletics

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Bill Jarvis

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Photo by: KC Knoop Photography

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Year:
Sophomore
Pos.:
INF
Hometown:
Salem, Ore.
Prev School:
South Salem HS

2022 (senior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
NFCA third-team All-Pacific Region
Big Sky Conference Player of the Year
First-team All-Big Sky Conference
Two-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Played in all 47 games … Made 47 starts at shortstop
Led team with a .383 batting average, ranked second in the Big Sky
Set program record and led Big Sky with 17 home runs
Led team with 36 runs scored, 35 RBIs
Slugging percentage of .758 led the Big Sky
Had just 13 strikeouts in 149 at-bats
Twice hit home runs in four consecutive games
Led team with 17 multiple-hit games, 11 with multiple RBIs
Had the team’s longest hitting streak of nine games
Went 4 for 4 in home win over Carroll, five time had three hits
Went 8 for 13 with eight RBIs and four runs scored in road sweep of Southern Utah

2021 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
NFCA third-team All-Pacific Region
Second-team All-Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team
Two-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Started all 49 games at shortstop
Batted .410 to rank second in the Big Sky
Recorded the second-highest single-season batting average in program history
Ended the season on a 19-game hitting streak, the best in program history
Had 21 multiple-hit games, 12 with multiple RBIs, both team highs
Ranked first in the Big Sky in hits (66), runs (42) and total bases (117)
Ranked third in RBIs (44), doubles (12) and home runs (13)
Struck out just 10 times in 161 at-bats ... Went without a hit just eight times in 49 games
Had a slugging percentage of .727, second best in program history
Had multiple hits in nine of season’s final 12 games
Went 10 for 18 over five games at the Big Sky tournament
Had just two errors over the season’s final 22 games

2020 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 23 of 24 games, getting 23 starts at shortstop
Led team and ranked seventh in the Big Sky with .338 batting average ... Also led team with .662 slugging percentage
Tied for team lead with 15 RBIs, ranked second with 13 runs scored
Led team with 11 extra-base hits, including six home runs ... Also had four doubles and a triple
Had a team-high four games with multiple RBIs ... Ranked second with seven multiple-hit games
Collected seven hits in first four games of the season
Had pair of home runs and four RBIs in 12-3 win over Alabama A&M
Closed season going 8 for 18 at Grand Canyon’s tournament
Had four hits in 10-7 win at Grand Canyon, three hits on two occasions

2019 (freshman season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
One-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
Started all 56 games, 55 at shortstop, one at third base ... One of two players to start every game
Batted .298 ... Batted cleanup in 36 games
Ranked second on the team with 20 extra-base hits ... Had 12 doubles, two triples and six home runs
Ranked second on the team with 26 RBIs, 32 runs scored
Had a season-best six-game hitting streak, reached base the final 15 games of the season
Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Feb. 18 after hitting .471 over five games at New Mexico State’s tournament, with three doubles and a home run
Third on the team with 12 multiple-hit games, tied for third with six multiple-RBI games
Had at least one hit in 12 of the team’s first 15 games to open the season ... Closed the season with at least one hit in seven of the team’s final eight games
Four times had three hits in a game
Scored a season-high three runs in Big Sky tournament victory over Portland State
Had four RBIs, on a grand slam, in win at Southern Utah in regular-season finale
Had three doubles against Texas State at New Mexico State’s tournament

Career Highs
At-bats: 6 (Louisiana Tech, 3.12.21)
Hits: 4, two times
Doubles: 3 (Texas State, 2.17.19)
Triples: 1, three times
Home runs: 2 (Alabama A&M, 2.8.20)
Runs: 3, five times
RBIs: 4, two times
Walks: 3 (Portland State, 3.26.22)
Steals: 1, three times

Career multiple-hit games: 57
Career multiple-RBI games: 33

Personal: A 2018 graduate of South Salem High ... The daughter of Keith and Shelby McGrath ... Has an older sister, Jaycie ... A management information systems major.