2014: Made 28 starts and played in a total of35 games for UMBC as a senior… Started 24 games in theoutfield while playing as the team’s designated hitter fourtimes… Served as a co-captain for the Retrievers, becomingthe first UMBC baseball player in the modern era to captain theteam three straight years… Hit .250 with nine runs batted inand 12 runs scored… Batted .324 with five RBI and seven runsscored in 13 home games at Alumni Field… Stole seven basesin ten attempts as UMBC swiped 62 bags on the year as a team, thesecond-most in a single season in program history… Finisheshis career with 30 stolen bases, the third-highest mark in schoolhistory… Was hit-by-pitch 19 times in his four-year career,the third-most in UMBC history… Collected five multi-hitgames during the year, including two 3-hit games… Scored theRetrievers’ lone run in a 2-1 defeat in the team’sseason-opener at William and Mary… Went 3-for-4, scoringonce and driving in a run, as UMBC completed the series sweep ofAmerica East rival Albany in New York in mid-April… Posted anine-game hit streak from April 12-May 3… Recorded two ormore hits in three straight games (May 6-9)… Went 3-for-6against local rival Towson on May 6 as the Retrievers won on theTigers’ home field for the first time since 2003…Doubled, scored a run, and drove in a run in the contest…Went 2-for-4 and scored the game’s first run as UMBCoutlasted Maine, 2-1, for a win in the season finale.
2013: Played and started in all but two gamesfor the Retrievers… Served as a team captain for the secondstraight season… Notched a seven-game hit streak from March5-17… Hit .542 during the hitting streak (13-for-24)…Recorded 12 multi-hit games during the season… Picked upUMBC’s first five-hit game since 2007 when he went 5-for-6against George Mason on Apr. 17… Also registered two 3-hitgames… Drove in the game-winning, walk-off run as UMBCdefeated local rival Coppin State in 12 innings on Apr. 23 atAlumni Field… Went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scoredas UMBC defeated league rival Hartford, 7-4, in the nightcap of adoubleheader on May 11… Led the outfield with seven assistswhile recording a .966 fielding percentage.
2012: Served as a co-captain for theRetrievers... Played in 43 games, making 36 starts during hissophomore season... Had a career-high four hits (4-for-5) to goalong with three RBI as UMBC beat Mount St. Mary's at home on Apr.25... Connected for at least two hits in each game of theRetrievers' three-game sweep of local rival Coppin State...Recorded at least one hit in 11 of UMBC's first 15 games...Recorded ten multi-hit games.
2011: Played in a total of 45 games, making 38starts, as a freshman for the Retrievers... Batted .270 with 38hits, 23 runs and ten RBI... Tied for the leam-lead with 19walks... Recorded a hit, picked up an RBI and scored a run in hisfirst collegiate game versus Delaware on Mar. 1... Picked up a thencareer-high three hits in a game twice (Mar. 4 at Navy, May 4vs. Georgetown)... Hit his first career triple at Navy.
Background: Selected to Pennsylvania All-EastTeam in 2008 and 2009... Named a pre-season All-American by theBaseball Factory in 2010... Helped lead St. Joseph’s Prep tothe Pennsylvania State semi-finals in 2009... Also played footballat St. Joesph’s Prep.
Personal: Son of Rob and Cathy McCabe... Has onesister, Christina... Majoring in English... Born Oct 8, 1991.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG% | BB | HBP | SO | GDP | OB% | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | E | FLD% |
2011 | .270 | 45-38 | 141 | 23 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 47 | .333 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 1 | .364 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 96 | 3 | 4 | .961 |
2012 | .259 | 43-36 | 135 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 42 | .311 | 15 | 7 | 36 | 0 | .363 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 77 | 13 | 6 | .938 |
2013 | .280 | 46-46 | 161 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 49 | .304 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 1 | .368 | 1 | 1 | 10-15 | 134 | 7 | 5 | .966 |
2014 | .250 | 35-28 | 100 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28 | .280 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 5 | .330 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 47 | 1 | 3 | .941 |
Career | .266 | 169-148 | 537 | 79 | 143 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 166 | .309 | 59 | 19 | 117 | 7 | .359 | 1 | 7 | 30-47 | 354 | 24 | 18 | .955 |
*As of 5/20/14