Alex McKenna

Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Alemany HS
Experience:
HS

Expected to be the starting center fielder at Cal Poly this spring ... named to Baseball America's 2018 Preseason All-America third team.

2017 -- A first-team All-Big West Conference selection after hitting a team-leading .360 with 11 doubles, two triples and five home runs ... knocked in 31 runs and stole 13 of 19 bases ... started all 56 games, all in center field, and was the leadoff hitter over final 43 games of season ... team-leading 30 multiple-hit games, including 11 three-hit contests and a 4-for-5 game in final game of Cal State Fullerton series with a double and home run ... also led the team with 10 multiple-RBI games, including five RBI with two home runs and a single against Santa Clara ... finished No. 30 in nation in hits per game (1.50) ... eight-game hitting streak late in season ... also had a seven-game streak and a six-game streak ... hit .389 in Big West games ... did not commit an error in 145 chances ... named Big West Field Player of the Week after going 9-for-20 with a double, triple and two home runs with seven RBI in four games, including the Cal State Fullerton series ... hit .431 against southpaws and .430 as a leadoff hitter ... 72.2 percent success scoring the runner from third base with less than two outs ... 51.1 percent success advancing runners ... named team's Ozzie Smith Most Valuable Player and also earned Monty Waltz Big Stick Award ... played summer ball in Cape Cod League for Yarmouth-Dennis ... hit .298 over 31 games with nine doubles and two triples ... stole 15 of 22 bases and knocked in 16 runs.

2016 -- A .261 hitter with six doubles, two triples and a team-leading six home runs as a true freshman ... played in 45 games with 40 starts in center field, three in left field and two as designated hitter ... missed 12 games in late April and early May due to leg injury ... named to Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper ... was hitting .400 after first nine games of collegiate career before falling back ... was leadoff hitter in 40 of his 45 games ... 6-for-12 in four-game Pacific series with five RBI en route to Big West Field Player of the Week honors ... 8-for-14 with five RBI in San Jose State series and 5-for-13 in UC Irvine series ... 13 multiple-hit games, including four-hit game against San Jose State on April 3 and five three-hit contests ... six multiple-RBI contests ... knocked in five runs against UC Irvine on May 13 ... six-game hitting streak from March 25 through April 3, going 11-for-28 (.393) with six RBI ... three errors in 91 chances in the outfield ... played summer ball for Eau Claire Express in Northwoods League ... selected to play in Major League Dreams Showcase ... hit .269 with six doubles, two triples and eight home runs, knocking in 32 runs ... stole 20 of 21 bases.

High School — Hit .402 as a senior under head coach Randy Thompson at Alemany High School in Mission Hills, the same school that produced recent Mustang shortstop Peter Van Gansen … seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and 15 RBI with a .541 on-base percentage and .646 slugging percentage … stole eight of 11 bases … Alemany was 18-11 in 2015, finishing second in Mission League and qualifying for CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs … earned first-team All-Mission League, second-team all-state and Max Preps and third-team All-USA honors … played in the CIF vs. City All-Star Game … drafted by Minnesota Twins in 38th round in June 2015 … hit .320 with four doubles, four triples and three home runs as a junior … knocked in 22 runs and stole 10 bases … Alemany was 20-8-2 in 2014, finishing third in the Mission League and qualifying for the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs … named to the All-Mission League second team and was invited to USA Baseball 17-Under National Team Development Program … also was invited to the USA Tournament of Stars … also lettered in football as a freshman and sophomore and basketball as a freshman … four-time All-Mission League Scholar-Athlete … also recruited by UNLV, UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State, California, Duke and CSUN, McKenna chose Cal Poly because "it truly felt like home when I set foot on campus. I believe that Coach Lee and the coaching staff will develop me further. I love the area, the academics and we have an excellent chance to get to Omaha."

Personal — Son of Joseph and Myrna McKenna … father played baseball at Cal State Los Angeles ... one sister, Erica … enjoys hanging with friends and family … aspires to play in the Major Leagues ... enjoys In-n-Out Burgers … born September 6, 1997, in Lancaster, Calif. … majoring in communication studies.