Butler University Athletics

2021 – Graduate: Started in 36 games… Recorded 29 hits in 118 at-bats to post a .246 batting average… Scored 17 runs… Posted 16 RBIs… Hit two home runs, five doubles and one triple… Ended the year with 42 total bases… Walked 13 times and was hit by a pitch three times to move his on-base percentage to .333… Eight extra base hits helped him post a .356 slugging percentage… Stole two bases… Middle infielder with a .953 fielding percentage… Opened the year with an RBI vs. DePauw (3/9)… Went 2-for-3 in the opener vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (3/12)… Hit a home run and a double at Kentucky (3/23)… First multi-RBI game came at Seton Hall (4/9)… Opened the Villanova series going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored (4/23)… Went 2-for-3 with a triple and a double vs. Creighton (5/8)… Ended the year with five RBI’s in the Georgetown series… Hit a home run in game two of the doubleheader (5/20)… Scored two runs and had two RBI at Georgetown in game three (5/21)… Scored two more runs and added an RBI in the final game of the season (5/22)... Ranked third on the team with nine multi-hit games... Had multiple RBI's in three games... Longest hitting streak covered three games... Reached base safely in seven-straight contests.

2020 – Senior Season: Started in 14 games… Ranked near the team lead with a .280 batting average… Collected a team-best 14 hits in 50 at-bats… Scored 10 runs… Ended the year with seven RBI and 15 total bases… Walked four times and was hit by a pitch once to raise his on-base percentage to .345… Posted a .300 slugging percentage… Led the team with a seven-game hitting streak… Had three multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games… Stole one base… Spent time at third base and second base in the field… Made 16 put-outs and 33 assists… First hit of the season was a double vs. North Carolina A&T (2/14)… Led Butler with three RBI vs. George Mason (2/15)… Went 3-for-4 from the plate with a stolen base and a run scored vs. Western Illinois (2/23)… Posted two RBI and scored two runs vs. Saint Francis (3/3).

2019 – Junior Season: Played 51 games, making 50 starts… Held a .228 batting average by collecting 41 hits… Scored 26 runs… Ended the year with 11 doubles and one home run… Posted 28 RBI… Reached base safely in 26-straight games… Ended the year with 55 total bases… Walked 31 times to raise his on-base percentage to .350… Stole three bases… Great glove at third, recording 50 put-outs and 95 assists… Ended the Rider series going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI (Feb. 16)… Hit a double in three of his first four games as a Bulldog… Went 4-for-5 with a double, one RBI and two runs scored vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (March 10)… Recorded one RBI in six-straight games from March 3-13… Hit a two-run home run vs. Valparaiso (March 23)… Went 2-for-4 vs. Creighton with one double, one run scored and one stolen base (April 13)… Walked twice and picked up two RBI on a single vs. Villanova (May 3)… Went 2-for-4 with a season-high five RBI vs. Nova (May 5).

2018 Season - Cuyahoga CC: Played in 46 of 53 games... .375 hitter... Collected 51 hits in 136 at-bats to post the third-best batting average on the team... Ended the season with 15 doubles and four home runs to help record 38 RBI and 45 runs scored... Posted a .574 slugging percentage and a .466 on-base percentage... 13 stolen bases... Walked 24 times.

High School: Four-year starter at Alexander Local under the guidance of head coach Vaughn Grigsby... Two-time conference champion (2014, 2015)... District champions in 2015... Regional runner-up in 2015... Three-time First Team All-Conference selection... Two-time First Team All-District honoree... First Team All-State as a senior... Selected for the Ohio Mizuno All-Star Series... Played club ball for the Midwest Marlins.

Personal: Son of Keith and Janet McGrath... Has a sister named Katie... Plans to major in psychology... Member of the National Honor Society... National Society of High School Scholars... Nominee for Congress of Future Medical Leaders.

Why McGrath Chose Butler: I chose Butler for the well-respected degrees along with the competitive, family-driven baseball opportunities.