McKenna Tjaden

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Year:
Freshman
Pos.:
C
Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.
Prev School:
Murrieta Valley HS

2022 (senior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 32 of 47 games, made 27 starts at catcher
Had eight hits in 66 at-bats
Scored 14 runs, drove in eight
Played an error-free season at catcher
Had an RBI double in home win over Seattle
Went 2 for 3 with three RBIs and three runs scored in 19-8 road win at Southern Utah

2021 (junior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 42 of 49 games ... Made 37 starts at catcher
Batted .268 with 22 RBIs, eight runs scored
Had nine extra-base hits, with five doubles and four home runs
Had six multiple-hit games, ranked third on team with seven multiple-RBI games
Hit first career grand slam in 19-15 win at Idaho State
Had a home run in back-to-back games against Incarnate Word and UTEP
Went 4 for 9 at the Big Sky tournament
Had a .992 fielding percentage, with just two errors in 236 chances

2020 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 20 or 24 games, getting 17 starts ... Made 16 starts at catcher, one at designated player
Batted .255 with a pair of doubles and a home run ... Drove in six, scored four runs
Had a team-best 11-game streak of reaching base ... Matched the team lead with a six-game hitting streak
Three times had multiple-hit games, twice drove in multiple runs
Went 2 for 3 with a double, a home run, two RBIs and two runs against Marist
Went 2 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored in 10-7 win at Grand Canyon

2019 (freshman season):

Played in 27 of 56 games ... Made 15 starts, all at catcher
Batted .135, with seven hits in 52 at-bats ... Scored five runs, drove in four
Three of seven hits went for extra bases ... Had first career home run against Stanford ... Scored twice in that game, drove in two
Doubled in 5-1 win at Santa Clara ... Doubled in 7-2 home win over Carroll
Singled to left against UC Davis in first collegiate at-bat
Finished with a .990 fielding percentage, with one error in 101 chances

Career Bests
At-bats: 5, two times
Hits: 2, 12 times
Doubles: 1, 10 times
Triples: n/a
Home runs: 1, seven times
Runs: 3 (Southern Utah, 4.2.22)
RBIs: 4 (Idaho State, 4.24.21)
Walks: 2, six times
Steals: 1 (Providence, 3.19.22)

Career multiple-hit games: 12
Career multiple-RBI games: 12

Personal: A 2018 graduate of Murrieta High ... The daughter of Duane and Andrea Tjaden ... Has two older sisters, Justine and Madison ... A marketing major.