West Virginia University Athletics

2020 (Freshman)

• Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Hit .364 with three home runs, 11 RBI, four doubles and 10 runs scored
• Batting average was good for No. 2 on the team
• Started 15 of the team’s 16 games on the year
• Earned his first collegiate hit in a 1-for-4 performance at Jacksonville on Feb. 15
• Big day against Canisius (Feb. 18) featured four hits, a homer, three RBIs and a run scored
• Finished 2-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored against Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 22
• Homered at Richmond on March 1, as part of a 3-for-5 day at the plate
• Also left the yard on March 4, against Kent State
• Finished the season on a six-game hit streak

High School

• Attended St. Laurence High and played for coach Pete Lotus
• Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year
• Collegiate Baseball Magazine First Team All-America
• Three-time Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-America
• 2019 Daily Southtown Player of the Year
• Hit .419 with nine home runs and 51 RBIs as a senior
• Previously drafted in the 40th round of the MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds

Personal

• Son of Mike and Beth McCormick
• Has two brothers
• Father played baseball at Western Illinois
• Birthday is August 31
• Enrolled in multidisciplinary studies
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
• Dean’s List