Mark McNelly

Position:
Utility
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Limerick, Pa.
Prev School:
New Mexico State

2023: Appeared in 31 games and made 24 starts ... Set career highs with two home runs and 17 RBI ... Had eight multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Went 2-for-5 with a run scored in the series opening win at No. 12 North Carolina (2/17) ... Went 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI at Cal Baptist (3/4) ... Drove in two runs and went 2-for-5 in back-to-back appearances at East Tennessee State (4/2) and at Princeton (4/5) ... Registered an RBI triple in a win over Georgetown (4/6) ... Went 2-for-3 at Rutgers (4/11) ... Registered an RBI walk and a two-run single at St. John's (4/16) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double in the BIG EAST Tournament against Georgetown (5/25).

2022: Made 45 appearances last season for the Pirates including 40 starts as a utility man… Finished the season with 31 hits, 12 runs batted in, and 17 runs scored… Played terrific in the Hall’s lone contest against Michigan (2/25), recording two hits in five at-bats with a run driven in… Was a key contributor in SHU’s first contest vs. Oklahoma State (3/17), going 1-2 with two walks and two runs scored… Phenomenal in the rubber game victory against Xavier (4/10), recording two hits in three plate attempts, with a hit-by-pitch and three RBIs… Exploded in Seton Hall’s lone season contest against Rider (4/26), going 2-3 with two doubles, to go along with a run batted in and run scored… Went for a season-high three hits in just four plate appearances in the rubber game victory over Villanova (5/15) while also scoring a run.

2021 (New Mexico State)
Retained eligibility with NCAA COVID-19 Waiver.

2020 (New Mexico State)
Played in five games, making two starts during the pandemic-shortened season ... Hit .250 with three RBI in eight at-bats ... Made his collegiate debut against Texas Southern (2/16) and drew two walks ... Picked up his first two collegiate base hits against Iona (2/22) and drove in two runs in his first start as an Aggie ... Tacked on another RBI in the series finale against Iona (2/23) ... Started on the road at #24 Texas A&M (3/8) and drew a walk.

High School
Played varsity baseball at Spring-Ford Senior HS in Pennsylvania … Ranked as the 11^th best shortstop and a top-100 player overall in the state of Pennsylvania by Perfect Game … Preseason High School All-American and First Team All-Conference pick in 2018.

Personal
Son of Mark and Kelley McNelly … Has a younger brother, Aydan … Father, Mark, was an All-American for the Aggies in 1996 and is a member of the .400 club after batting .419 in 1996 … Late uncle, Luke Sullivan, led the Aggies in wins and ERA in 1999, was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 28th round in 1999 and pitched professionally in the Angels organization for one year.