Patrick Donnelly

Position:
3B
Height:
6-0
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bethlehem, Pa.
High School:
Liberty
Major:
Journalism and Communications

WHY LEHIGH?
"I chose Lehigh because I had the perfect opportunity to play Division 1 baseball and get a great education right here in my hometown."

ON COACH LEARY
"Coach Leary genuinely cares about his players and wants them to be just as successful off the field as they are on the field."

2017 (SENIOR SEASON)
Started all 50 games at third base, marking the third-straight season with 50-plus starts…accumulated 50 hits, capping his career with three-straight seasons with 50-plus hits…compiled 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games…tied for third on the team with an 11-game reached base streak…finished second on the team with 13 doubles, while ranking third in hits (50), RBIs (32) and total bases (80)…compiled a season-high seven total bases in a 3-for-6 performance with a double, a triple and three runs scored to cap off a four-game sweep over rival Lafayette (4/23)…racked up a season-high four RBIs in a 3-for-4 day with two doubles and two runs scored in a victory over Army (4/30)…ended his career ranked second in program history in career games played (197) and at bats (726), while ranked third in RBIs (127).

2016 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Named second team All-Patriot League after starting all 54 games at third base…finished the season with 50 RBI, a mark that ranks as the third-most RBI in a single season at Lehigh…hit .299 with 35 runs scored and four home runs…knocked in a league-leading 19 RBI in against Patriot League opponents…led the team with 20 multiple hit games and 13 multiple RBI games…tallied five hits and three RBI in the Patriot League Semifinal series at Holy Cross…went 6-for-17 at the plate with a home run, two doubles, seven RBI and three runs scored in Lehigh’s four-game sweep of rival Lafayette to be named the Patriot League Player of the Week…hit a grand slam against Coppin State (4/6)…went 3-for-5 with five RBI in a game-two victory at Navy (4/16)…hit 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in a victory against Dartmouth (3/18).

2015 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Named first team All-Patriot League after starting 50 games at third base…led the team with 14 RBI in Patriot League play and knocked a team-best five sac flies…tallied 17 multiple hit and nine multiple RBI games…smacked six home runs and finished third on the team with 32 RBI…hit a home run and scored three runs in game two of the PLC series at Navy…recorded the go-ahead RBI against Lafayette to help Lehigh to a 5-3, 10-inning win…hit the game-winning home run in game four of the regular-season series against Navy to propel Lehigh to a 3-2 victory…tallied a season-best three RBI in a 7-6 win over Bucknell, including a two-run home run.

2014 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Had a strong rookie campaign, seeing action in 42 games and making 40 starts at third base...finished the season with a .269 batting average, 13 RBI, 18 runs scored and seven stolen bases…recorded nine RBI in regular-season league play, the third-best on the team…went 6-for-11 in the Patriot League Semifinals at Army with two RBI, two runs scored, two stolen bases and a double…went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI in Lehigh’s tight 6-5 win in game three against Holy Cross…knocked in two runs in a 7-2 win over archrival Lafayette…posted three hits, an RBI and two runs scored at Coppin State.

BEFORE LEHIGH
A local product, Donnelly was a dual-sport star at Liberty, earning four varsity letters in baseball and basketball. A 2012 and 2013 first team All-Area honoree by the Morning Call and Express Times, he was named a first team All-Conference shortstop. He also garnered first team All-State laurels each of his final two seasons. Donnelly was the 2013 Express Times Baseball Player of the Year and a first team All-State representative in 2012. He also won the team MVP Hitter Award twice and was named the Liberty High School Male Athlete of the Year in 2013. In the classroom, Donnelly was a member of the National Honor Society, the LVC Student-Athlete Character Council and was a United States Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete.

CAREER STATISTICS

	G-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SLG%	OB%	SB
2014	42-40	.269	134	18	36	3	2	0	13	4	.321	.286	7
2015	51-50	.267	187	26	50	12	2	6	32	5	.449	.297	8
2016	54-54	.299	214	35	64	14	1	4	50	9	.430	.329	1
2017	50-50	.262	191	29	50	13	1	5	32	13	.419	.301	4
TOTAL	197-194	.275	726	108	200	42	6	15	127	31	.412	.306	20

GETTING TO KNOW PATRICK
Nickname: Pat
Favorite Thing About Lehigh: Always being with my teammates.
Favorite Place on Campus: Stoughton 210
Favorite Food: Filet Mignon
Favorite Color: Gold
Favorite Musical Artist: Drake
Favorite Movie: Old School
Favorite TV Show: Prison Break
Favorite Website: Bleacherreport.com
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale
Favorite Pro Team: Whatever team LeBron plays for
Favorite Athlete In Another Sport: LeBron
Hobbies: Sports, Xbox, music, movies, hanging out with friends and eating
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated & GQ
Place I'd Like To Visit: Dubai
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Sing
Dream Job: Professional baseball player
I Wear My Jersey Number Because: I wanted a single digit number.
If I Didn't Play Baseball, I Would Play: Basketball
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Live more than comfortably and make sure my family & friends are doing the same. I would save a ton of it and also donate a lot to charities.