Highlights and reaction following the baseball doubleheader between Army and Harvard.
MISCELLANEOUS: Developing outfield prospect within the Army program ... has gap power and competes at the plate ... still evolving defensively ... should return to designated hitter role this spring after excelling there as a freshman in 2012 ... could also see time in the outfield.
MILESTONES: Named to the All-Patriot League first team as a designated hitter following productive freshman season ... selected to the inaugural Preseason All-Patriot League Team as designated hitter prior to the 2013 campaign.
2012: Appeared in 46 games with 34 starts ... batted .246 with 28 RBI and 23 runs scored ... blasted two home runs and one double ... had three multiple-hit games ... registered five multiple-RBI showings ... collected a career-high three hits in game at Navy, going 3-for-3 with two runs scored in third game of four-game series ... season-high four RBI versus Harvard ... matched that total against Lafayette in the Patriot League Tournament ... provided the game-winning RBI against Holy Cross in the final game of the Patriot League Championship Series, hitting a sacrifice fly to break a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Marte Amrine at Flower Mound High ... named the District 8-5A Hitter of the Year as a senior ... played in the North Texas High School All-Star Game that season as well ... captained squad as a senior ... established single-season school records for batting average (.472) and triples (five) as a junior ... ranks second on the school's single-season ledger for stolen bases (21) ... tabbed District 6-5A Newcomer of the Year in 2010 ... earned honorable mention all-state plaudits as a junior ... was an honorable mention selection to the Rawlings All-Texas Region preseason team prior to his senior campaign ... named Freshman MVP of the team in 2008.
PERSONAL: Given name is Mark Joseph McCants ... born Oct. 19, 1992, in Austin, Texas ... parents' names are Jim and Cathleen McCants ... has one brother, Matt ... mother, Cathleen, attended Duke University on a gymnastics scholarship ... cousin, Lt. Greg Guiney, graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2011 ... paternal grandfather, Lt. Col (ret.) Arthur W. McCants graduated from The Citadel and flew helicopters in the United States Air Force ... cousin, Sean McMullen, plays baseball at Delgado Community College ... learned to walk while vacationing at Disney World ... enjoys spending time with friends ... majoring in Engineering Management.
