McKenna finished off one of the finest four-year careers that
Bryant has ever seen. Since walking onto campus as a freshman,
McKenna has been the starting shortstop for the Bulldogs, starting
in all of Bryant's 223 games over the last four years, setting the
program record for both games started and games played.
McKenna also finds himself atop the Bryant career charts in triples
with 15 and walks with 113, while he sits third in runs scored with
154, fourth in doubles with 44, tied for fifth in home runs with 22
and tied for fourth in hits with 234. Defensively, McKenna has
shown himself to be a solid defensive shortstop, setting the Bryant
record for assists in a career with 801 while making just 89 career
errors to give him a .928 career fielding percentage. McKenna had a
career batting average of .289, including hitting .319 over his
last three seasons. This season, he finished third on the team in
hitting with a .338 average while leading the team in home runs
(12) and runs scored (62).
Bryant posted a 32-22 overall record in its first year competing in
Division I in 2009. The Bulldogs posted an impressive 4-1
record against teams from the Atlantic-10, 3-0 against America East
teams and 2-1 against teams from the ACC.
McKenna was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 27th round
(810th overall) during the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He
becomes the first Bryant baseball player drafted since Doug Johnson
was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the fifth round (142nd
overall) in the 2002 draft.
As a junior: Started in all 64 games as a junior
captain ... Led the team with four triples and an on-base
percentage of .410 ... Was at or near the the top in a number of
statistical categories, posting a .305 batting average, collecting
71 hits and slugging .481 while recording 41 RBI, six home runs and
112 total bases ... Nationally ranked for triples (No. 86), base on
balls per game (No. 60) and base on balls (No. 49) ... Named a
second team all-conference selection ... NECBL All-Star.
As a sophomore: Started 54-of-59 games, earning 175 at bats as a sophomore captain ... Set a program record for assists with 231 and tied another with seven triples ... Led the team with a .314 batting average ... NE-10 Second Team selection ... Played for the Fort Collins Foxes of the Mountain Collegiate League over the summer.
As a freshman: Started 51-of-51 games in the infield for the Bulldogs ... Finished with a team-leading 163 assists ... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI in the first game of his career against Delta State ... Hit two home runs against Lincoln Memorial.
Before Bryant: A 2005 graduate of Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge, Conn. ... Played four years of baseball for the Spartans, earning three letters as the starting shortstop ... Finished high school career with the best fielding percentage in school history ... Led team to two Housatonic Championships and two Southern Connecticut Conference Championships ... Named All-State Second Team, All-Housatonic and All-SCC All-Star Team selections ... Was also a three-year letterwinner in soccer and two-year letterwinner in basketball.
Personal: Son of Guy and Lynn McKenna ... Born
June 24, 1987 ... Studies management in the College of Business.
