2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 4
Cam McDonald
- Position:
- INF/OF
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Ladd, Ill.
- High School:
- Spring Valley Hall
 University of Illinois Graduate |
 Illinois Record - 63 Game On-Base Streak |
 One-Time All-Big Ten |
Career Highs
- Hits: 5, vs. Northwestern, April 16, 2022
- Doubles: 2, 2x, last - at Sam Houston, March 5, 2023
- Triples: 1, 4x, last - at Southern Miss, Feb. 26, 2023
- Home runs: 1, 19x, last - vs. UT Martin, May 18, 2023
- Total bases: 9, vs. Northwestern, April 16, 2022
- RBI: 5, vs. Northwestern, April 16, 2022
- Runs scored: 3, 2x, last - at Southern Miss, Feb. 24, 2023
- Walks: 2, 7x, last - vs. UT Martin, May 20, 2023
- Hit by pitch: 1, 21x, last - vs. Michigan State, May 5, 2023
- Sac flies: 2, at Penn State, May 19, 2022
- Sac bunts: 1, 7x, last - vs. Maryland, April 23, 2022
- At bats: 7, 2x, last - at Southern Miss, Feb. 25, 2023
- Stolen bases: 2, vs Georgetown, February 15, 2019
- Field chances: 14 - vs. Michigan, March 31, 2023
- Putouts: 13 - vs. Michigan, March 31, 2023
- Assists: 4, 2x, last - vs. Seton Hall, February 15, 2020
Senior - 2023
- Ranked as the No. 145 outfielder in the nation by D1Baseball
- Slashed .288/.357/.456/.813 in 52 games/starts...was one of two players to start in all 52 games...started in 158-straight games to end career.
- Finished his Illini career among program leaders in games played (220, T-7th), games started (219, 5th) hits (255, 8th) and RBI (163, 9th).
- Hit an inside-the-park home run on Feb. 25 at Southern Miss...collected a total of four hits in the contest.
- Had season-long 10-game hitting streak from March 25 - April 11.
- Posted second four-hit game of the season on May 12 at Rutgers.
Junior - 2022
- All-Big Ten Second Team
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Set a Illinois program record by reaching base in 63-straight games
- Broke the Illinois on-base streak record by reaching base in his 58th consecutive game against Nebraska on May 14
- Reached base safely in all but one game
- One of two players to start all 53 games
- Slashed .363/.413/.561/.974 to go along with 17 doubles, two triples and 7 home runs
- Led the Illini in average, hits (77), triples (T-1st, 2), RBI (59), total bases (119) and slugging (.561)
- Scored 39 runs and drove in 59
- Went 5-for-5 with a double, home run and five RBI on April 16 vs. Northwestern, which setting career-high marks in hits and RBI
- Had 23-game hitting streak from Feb. 20 - April 3, going 36-for-94 (.383) with eight double, four home runs and 29 RBI
- Also posted a 13-game hitting streak from April 12 - May 3, going 25-for-54 (.463) with five doubles, a triple, two home runs and 15 RBI
- Committed just one error in 107 total chances, posting a .991 fielding percentage
Sophomore - 2021
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Started all 44 games in right field
- .249/.317/.355, 9 2B, 3 HR, 27 RBIs, 30 R, 16 BB
- Did not commit an error in 96 chances
- Ended the season with a career-high 11-game on-base streak
- 3 HR in 2021 after a total of 1 HR his first two seasons combined
- 4-for-5 with 2 2B, 2 RBIs, and 3 R at Minnesota 3/13/21
- Hit .429 (12-28) when leading off an inning
Sophomore - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)
- Appeared in 13 games with 12 starts at third base
- Academic All-Big Ten
- No. 14 sophomore prospect in the Big Ten by D1Baseball
Freshman - 2019
- All-Big Ten freshman team outfielder
- Illinois Athletics Male Freshman of the Year finalist
- Only Illini to start all 57 games
- .281 (63-224), 4 2B, 3B, HR, 34 RBIs
- Tied for the sixth-most hits by a freshman in Illinois history (63)
- Team-best 34 RBIs
- Second on the team with 63 hits
- Fourth on the team with five steals
- Fifth on the team with a .281 batting average
- First career home run against Illinois State 3/24/19
- .250, 5-20, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K during six-game foreign trip to Curaçao and Aruba
High School
- Four-year letterwinner
- Played for head coach Tom Keegan at Hall Township
- No. 4 recruit in Illinois by Perfect Game
- .421, 12 2B, 7 3B, 2 HR, 42 RBIs, 19 SB in high school
- Led Hall Township to regional and sectional championships as a junior
- Three-time All-TRAC
- Three-time all-area
- Played varsity basketball as a sophomore
- Committed to Illinois before his senior year
- Chose Illinois over Kent State and Minnesota
Personal
- Born May 28, 2000
- Son of Matt and Julie McDonald
- Father, Matt McDonald, played minor league baseball in the Oakland and Los Angeles Dodgers systems
- Grandfather, Steve McDonald, played football at Illinois State
- One younger sister, Reese
- Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism (sports management)
- Aspires to coach or become a baseball scout
- Chose Illinois because, "I fell in love with the coaching staff and think they can take me to the next level. Also I know several people in my recruiting class that are just like me and focused on winning at this level as soon as possible."
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