John Mackay

Height:
6-null
Weight:
205
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Ramona HS
Experience:
RS

Listed No. 2 on the preseason depth chart at catcher, backing up Myles Emmerson.

2018 -- Played in 17 games, including six starts, as a backup catcher ... hit .281 with nine hits, including a solo home run against CSU Bakersfield on April 10 ... other eight hits were singles, including two versus Nebraska on March 10 ... RBIs against CSU Bakersfield on April 10 and Pepperdine on May 15 ... 3-for-9 (.333) as a pinch hitter ... hit .429 with the bases empty ... played summer ball for Peninsula Oilers of Alaska Baseball League ... hit . 180 with four doubles and four RBI.

2017 -- Redshirt ... missed entire season due to injury ... did not play summer ball.

Palomar College -- Played one season at Palomar College and hit .409 over 23 games with three doubles and 12 RBI ... helped Comets to 25-14 record, second-place finish in Pacific Coast Athletic Conference and a spot in the first round of the California Community College Southern California Regionals.

High School -- A 2015 graduate of Ramona High School, where he compiled career .376 batting average under head coach Dean Welch ... hit .424 as a senior with 10 doubles, three home runs and 26 RBI en route to first-team All-Valley League honors ... also was named team MVP at Ramona and Max Preps Player of the Year at Ramona High ... led Bulldogs to 17-13 mark, Valley League championship and a berth in the CIF-San Diego Section Open Division playoffs ... named to San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team in 2015 ... compiled .325 average as a junior with three doubles, one home run and 13 RBI as Ramona finished 26-7, claimed another Valley League title and placed fourth in CIF-San Diego Section Division I playoffs ... as a sophomore on the junior varsity team hit .329 with seven doubles, one triple and 14 RBI.

Personal -- Son of James and Diane Mackay ... no siblings ... wants to be a high school teacher and baseball coach ... enjoys Mexican food ... has visited the Caribbean twice ... born in San Diego, Calif. ... majoring in liberal studies.