| Mark McCormack |
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NOTABLES Named as a "Player to Watch" by Collegiate Baseball ... Will start in centerfield and bat second in the lineup ... Very solid offensive and defensive player that will serve as a tri-captain this season ... Enters the season ranked among several UMass Boston career leaders with 112 runs (third), 36 doubles (third), a .563 slugging percentage (third), a .371 career average (fourth), 49 walks (fourth), 214 total bases (fifth), 88 RBI (sixth), 42 stolen bases (sixth), 141 hits (seventh) and 11 HR's (T-eighth).
2010 One of only two sophomores to play in and start all 49 contests ... Named a Second Team NEIBA All-Region and Little East Conference selection ... Batted .355 (76-214) with 57 runs scored ... Belted a career-high seven HRs ... Named Little East Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player after driving in 12 runs and hitting .389 (7-18) in the tournament including two homeruns in the 11-0 win vs. Rhode Island College and a grand slam in the championship victory over Southern Maine ... Ranked second on the team in hits (76), walks (25) and doubles (18) and was third with 52 RBI and 117 total bases ... Boasted an impressive slugging (.547) and on-base (.427) percentage ... Stole 24 bases on the season ... Put together three separate hit streaks of seven or more games including a season-long 13 game streak to open the season in which he hit .377 (23-61) ... Registered 22 multi-hit outings including 11 games with three or more hits ... On May 13, belted two homeruns and matched a career-high with five RBI in the opening round of the LEC playoffs ... Tied a career-high with three stolen bases vs. Wheaton (MA) on May 19 in the second round of the NCAA Division III New England Regional Tournament ... From April 14 through May 6, scored at least one run in 14 of 15 games and on the year, scored two or more runs in 15 separate outings ... Went on an RBI tear from May 6-20, driving in 20 RBI over a nine-game span.
2009: Enjoyed arguably the greatest rookie season in school history, hitting .392 (65-166) to place 11th in the league, while scoring a school-record 55 runs to rank ninth among LEC leaders ... Named the Little East Conference Rookie of the Week a league-high five straight weeks ... Earned the starting nod in all 41 contests and tied the school mark with 18 doubles to place sixth in the league, while cracking a team-high four home runs to contribute to a .584 slugging percentage to stand second on the team ... Drew a school-record tying 24 walks for the 10th-highest total in the league and owned a .475 on-base percentage to rank 13th in the LEC ... Set the UMass Boston freshman record for hits with 65, which placed him 10th among league leaders, while his 97 total bases put him second on the team and 16th in the Little East ... Stole 18 stolen bases in 21 attempts to rank eighth in the league ... Tied for the team lead with three sacrifice flies ... Registered 22 multi-hit outings to ranks second on the squad and put together a pair of hitting streaks that lasted at least seven games, including a 13-game streak that stretched from March 28 to April 17, where he hit .517 (30-58) with 20 RBI, 22 runs and 11 doubles during the string ... Hit safely in all but six of the 40 games that he had an at-bat in ...Did not go more than two straight games without a hit and that occurred just once ... Scored at least one run in 29 of 40 games and crossed the plate at least twice in 20 games that he made a plate appearance in, including a school-record matching five at Lasell College, where he went 5-6 with two doubles and two RBI on April 9 ... Scored at least one run in nine straight contests from April 5-17 ... Knocked in two or more runs in a game on 10 occasions, including a season-high of five RBI vs. Fontbonne University on March 20 and at UMass Dartmouth on April 5 ... Homered in both ends of the doubleheader at UMass Dartmouth for two of his team-high five game-winning RBIs ... Compiled four strings of three or more games of multiple hits, including a six-game span from April 9-17, where he collected 18 hits in 30 at-bats for a .600 mark ... Tied the school standard with three doubles at Suffolk University on April 14 ... Also made four appearances on the mound, including three starts, throwing 11 innings, while compiling a 0-1 record and a 9.00 earned run average ... Allowed two unearned runs in five and two-thirds innings on five hits and two walks, while striking out a batter vs. Hope College on March 18.
Personal/High School: Lettered three times for Shelton High School ... Named to the Connecticut All-State Team in 2008 for the Gaels ... Two-time selection to the All-Housatonic Conference Team ... Selected to the All-Valley team twice ... Honored as the Gaels Most Valuable Player in 2008 ... Played in the Connecticut Junior Select All-Star Game ... Born December 3, 1989 ... Son of Keith and Maureen McCormack ... Majoring in business.
