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Jersey Number 40
Elijah MacNamee
- Position:
- OF/1B
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 209
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cypress, Texas
- High School/Previous School:
- Cypress Ranch
Bio
2018 (Junior Season)
Awards: Earned a spot on the all-tournament team and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
Season: Appeared in 53 games with 46 starts…Started games in right field (39) and left field (7)…Reached base in 45 of 53 games played…Reached base in a team-best 31-straight games from April 11-June 19…Had a season-best hitting streak of 12 games from May 13-June 9…Owned 15 multi-hit games…Posted 10 multi-RBI contests, including a pair of games with five-plus RBIs (6 - Florida, 5/19; 5 - at Vanderbilt, 6/8)…Homered at Alabama (5/6), twice versus Florida (5/17 & 5/19), three times in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, against Oklahoma (6/1), at Florida State (6/2) and versus Samford (6/3) and twice in the NCAA Super Regional series-opening win at Vanderbilt (6/8)…Was 0-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch in three plate appearances as a pinch hitter.
at Southern Miss (2/16-18): Appeared in all three games with two starts…Singled for this lone hit of the weekend in the middle game of the series. at Jackson State (2/21): Came off the bench and went 1-for-2 with a RBI single in the ninth inning. Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25): Started all three games. vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/23): Plated the eventual game-winning runs with a two-RBI single in the fourth inning…Also reached on a hit-by-pitch. vs. Nicholls State (2/24): Was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored…Notched an RBI in the first inning with a single…Plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. New Mexico State (3/6-7): Appeared in both games of the series with a start in the series finale…Drew a bases loaded walk and scored a run in the five-run sixth inning of the series finale…Was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI in the finale. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/14): Posted a RBI single and scored a run in the five-run first inning. Vanderbilt (3/16-18): Appeared in one game…Entered the middle game of the series as a pinch hitter and was hit by a pitch. Texas Southern (3/21): Went 1-for-1 with three walks…Scored three runs…Plated a RBI with a fifth-inning single. at Missouri (3/23-25): Started all three games…Led the team with a .417 average (5-for12) and .536 on-base percentage…Reached base multiple times in all three games…Singled twice in the season opener…Singled, walked and was hit by a pitch in the middle game of the series…Also added a sacrifice hit in the second game of the weekend…Reached base four times in the series finale…Went 2-for-4 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch in the final game of the series. at Nicholls State (3/27): Collected one walk. at LSU (3/29-31): Appeared in all three games with two starts…Singled, walked and scored a run in the middle game of the series. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Appeared in the series finale and was hit by a pitch in his lone plate appearance. at Alabama State (4/11): Came off the bench and went 1-for-1 and scored a run. at Memphis (4/18): Made the start and walked once in four plate appearances. at Arkansas (4/20-21): Started all three games…Collected a hit and an RBI in each game…Plated the game-winning run in the eighth inning of the series opener…Plated the final run of the game with an RBI double in the eighth inning of the middle game in the series…Had a sacrifice bunt that led to a run in the fifth inning of the series finale…Plated a run with an RBI single and scored a run in the sixth inning of the final game in the series. vs. Ole Miss (4/24): Doubled in an RBI for his only hit of the Governor’s Cup. Texas A&M (4/27-29): Started all three games…Reached base in all three games of the series…All three hits were doubles…Doubled in an RBI and scored a run in the second inning of the series opener…Doubled twice and scored a pair of runs in the middle game of the series…Plated an RBI with his first double of the game in the six-run third inning in game two of the series…Worked a walk in the series finale. at Alabama (5/4-6): Started all three games…Collected at least one hit and one RBI in each game of the series…Reached base four times in the series opener, going 3-for-5 at the plate…Scored three runs in the game…Posted a second-inning RBI single and scored a run…Reached on an error and scored a run in the eighth inning…Singled and scored the eventual game-winning run in the 10th inning…Singled, walked and plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the middle game of the series…Reached base twice in the series finale…Hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to open the scoring for State…Also reached on an error in the sixth and stole a base. vs. Troy (5/9): Went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored…Scored winning run on an error to walk off a win. at Kentucky (5/11-13): Started all three games…Reached base in all three games…Had a pair of singles and a run scored in the series opener…Reached base via walk in the middle game of the series…Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and three RBIs in the series finale…Drove in a pair of runs with a ninth-inning double in the final game of the series. Florida (5/17-19): Started all three games and tied for the team lead with a .538 batting average (7-for-13) in the series…Drive in a team-best eight runs and scored a team-high tying six runs…Posted three-straight multi-hit games…Opened the scoring with a seventh-inning, two-run home run in the series opener…Added a single in the first game of the series…Went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and two runs scored in the middle game of the series…Hit the second of two first-inning home runs, a three run shot, to start a 3-for-5 day at the plate in the series finale…Totaled a career-high six RBIs in the final game of the series…Doubled in an RBI in the third inning…Drove in two more runs with an eighth-inning double. SEC Tournament (5/22): vs. LSU (5/22): Chipped in a single. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Started all five games…Hit .364 (7-for-22) and reached base safely 10 times in the regional…Drove in a team-best eight RBIs. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs…Plated a run with a double in the third inning…Hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning…Added an eighth inning single. vs. Florida State (6/2): Posted two of MSU’s four hits…Singled in the fifth inning…Hit a walk-off, three-run home run with two strikes. vs. Samford (6/3): Hit the second of two first-inning home runs, a two-run shot…Reached on an error and scored in the third inning…Was hit by a pitch in the fifth. vs. Oklahoma (6/3): Singled and scored a run in the eight-run third inning…Was hit by a pitch in the sixth. vs. Oklahoma (6/4): Singled and scored the eventual game-winning run in the fourth inning. NCAA Nashville Super Regional (6/8-10): at Vanderbilt: Started all three games…Led the team with five RBIs in the series…Went 3-for-5 with five RBIs in the series opener…Hit two home runs in the first game of the series…Smacked a three-run home run in the third inning…Singled in the fifth inning…Hit a walk-off, two-run home run with two strikes in the ninth inning of the series opener…Singled for his lone hit in the middle game of the series…Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the series finale. College World Series (6/16-23): Started all four games. vs. Washington (6/16): Posted a pair of hits. vs. North Carolina (6/19): Singled and scored a run in the second inning…Reached on a fielder’s choice and scored a run in the eighth inning. vs. Oregon State (6/23): Walked and scored a run in the ninth inning.
2017 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in 57 games with 48 starts…Started games as designated hitter (18), in left field (15) and right field (15)…Had a season-long nine-game hitting streak (April 21-May 13)…Owned a season-long reached base streak of 13 games (April 18-May 16)…Closed the season on a six-game hitting streak…Posted nine multi-hit games…Logged six multi-RBI games…Homered against Tennessee (3/24) and at Georgia (5/12)…Was 3-for-6 as a pinch hitter with one walk.
Indiana State (2/24): Made his MSU debut in a pinch-hit appearance…Walked in his lone plate appearance. Marist (2/25): Posted his first collegiate hit with a pinch-hit single…Stole a base and came around to score. Indiana State (2/25): Went 1-for-3 with a walk in a start at designated hitter. at Oregon (3/3-5): Appeared in all three games with two starts…Had a pinch-hit double in the series opener…Reached on a fielder’s choice and scored in the middle game of the series…Doubled to plate two RBIs in the series finale. South Alabama (3/10): Went 1-for-4 with a single in a start. Columbia (3/12): Singled for his lone hit…Reached on a fielder’s choice, stole a base and scored a run in the sixth inning. Columbia (3/13): Walked and scored a run. at Arkansas (3/17-19): Appeared in all three games with two starts…Had a hit in each game of the series…Singled and stole a base in the series opener as a pinch hitter…Started the middle game of the series and went 1-for-3…Added a sacrifice hit in the middle game of the series…Started in the outfield and went 1-for-4 with a single. vs. Southern Miss (3/21): Singled and score a run in a start in the outfield. Tennessee (3/24-26): Started all three games…Totaled six hits, four RBIs and three runs scored…Scored a run in each game of the series…Went 2-for-4 with his first collegiate home run in the series opener…Hit a first-inning, two-run home run in the series opener…Singled and scored a run in the middle game of the series…Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the series finale…Drove in a run with a single in the first inning and came around to score a run in the series finale…Plated a RBI with a single in the fourth inning. at Memphis (3/28): Walked and scored a run in the five-run first inning. at Ole Miss (3/30-4/1): Started all three games…Reached base via walk in the series opener…Was 2-for-4 in the middle game of the series…Chipped in a sacrifice hit in the fourth inning to set up Josh Lovelady’s sacrifice fly that drove in the eventual game-winning run. FIU (4/4/5): Started one game at designated hitter. Kentucky (4/7-9): Appeared in the series opener and series finale…Started in the series finale in the outfield…Went 3-for-5 in the series finale with three runs scored…Doubled and scored a run in the fourth…Singled and came around to score in both the sixth and seventh inning of the series finale. Mississippi Valley State (4/11): Started in the outfield and went 1-for-3…Drove in one RBI with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly. at South Carolina (4/14-16): Appeared in all three game, starting the first two games in the series…Went 2-for-4 in the series opener…Singled and scored a run in the second inning…Doubled and came around to score in the ninth innings of the opener…Reached base via walk in the second game of the series. at South Alabama (4/18): Was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning. Alabama (4/20-21): Bookended the series with starts at designated hitter…Walked and scored a run in the three-run sixth inning of the series opener…Singled to drive in two RBIs in the nine-run sixth inning of the series finale…Also scored a run in the sixth inning of the finale. Auburn (4/28-29): Started all three games at designated hitter…Tripled in one RBI and scored a run in the fourth inning of the series opener…Singled for his lone hit of the middle game in the series…Reached base twice, once on an error, in the series finale…Plate one RBI on a single in the seventh inning of the finale. at Texas A&M (4/4-6): Started all three games in the outfield…Had hits in all three games…Drove in one RBI with a fourth-inning single in the series opener…Had an RBI single in the first inning of the middle game in the series…Went 2-for-4 with a double and one run scored…Singled and came around to score in the seventh inning of the series finale. at Georgia (5/12-14): Appeared in all three games with starts in the first two games of the series…Hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the series opener…Singled in the middle game of the series…Walked and stole a base as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning of the series finale…Added a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning of the finale. Troy (5/16): Started in the outfield and walked in four plate appearances. LSU (5/18-20): Appeared in all three games with starts in the final two games of the series…Walked and came around to score in the middle game of the series…Reached on an error in the series finale. SEC Tournament (5/24-26): Started all four games in the outfield…Led the team with a .467 batting average (7-for-15) and a .500 on-base percentage…Had a team-high seven hits. vs. Georgia (5/24): Went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch. vs. Arkansas (5/25): Went 3-for-5 with one RBI…Plated a run with a sixth-inning single. vs. Florida (5/26): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with two singles. vs. Arkansas (5/26): Singled for his lone hit of the game. NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (6/2-5): Started all five games in the outfield…Posted hits in each of the final four contests. vs. UIC (6/4): Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and two RBIs…Drove in one RBI with a single in the fourth inning…Doubled to drive in the eventual game-winning run in the fifth inning. vs. South Alabama (6/4): Singled and was hit by a pitch. at Southern Miss (6/5): Reached base twice in the first game of the day…Walked with two outs in the third inning in front of Josh Lovelady’s three-run home run…Singled in the seventh inning. at Southern Miss (6/5): Singled to plate one RBI in the ninth inning. NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional (6/10-11): Started both games in the outfield…Singled in the series opener…Singled to drive in one RBI in the second game of the Super Regional.
2016 (Freshman Season – Blinn College)
Awards: Selected first-team All-Region 24.
Season: Appeared in 54 games…Collected a hit in 39 of 54 games…Reached base in 44 of 54 games…Opened his freshman season with a season-long 17-game hitting streak (Feb. 2-March 3)…Posted 21 multi-hit games, including three games with four hits…Logged eight multi-RBI contests, including a season-best four against Alvin C.C. (4/15)…Homered against Frank Phillips College (2/12), Frank Phillips College (2; 2/13), at Wharton County J.C. (Both games; 3/13), South Suburban College (3/16), at Alvin C.C. (2; 4/15)…Chose MSU over Texas A&M, Houston, Texas State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
High School
Lettered four times for head coach John Pope at Cypress Ranch High School…Helped the Mustangs to the Texas 5A State Championship as a freshman and senior…Tabbed honorable mention All-American and first-team all-region by Perfect Game as a senior…Named first-team all-state and all-district as a senior…Attended the Perfect Game National Showcase as a junior.
Personal
Born Elijah Ryan MacNamee on Sept. 2, 1996, in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania…Son of Jennifer and Phillip Horton…His biological father and stepmother live in Binghamton, New York…Has two sisters, Emma and Ellie Horton, along with five additional siblings: Aida, Blaire, Seamus, Sebastian and Van…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
Awards: Earned a spot on the all-tournament team and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
Season: Appeared in 53 games with 46 starts…Started games in right field (39) and left field (7)…Reached base in 45 of 53 games played…Reached base in a team-best 31-straight games from April 11-June 19…Had a season-best hitting streak of 12 games from May 13-June 9…Owned 15 multi-hit games…Posted 10 multi-RBI contests, including a pair of games with five-plus RBIs (6 - Florida, 5/19; 5 - at Vanderbilt, 6/8)…Homered at Alabama (5/6), twice versus Florida (5/17 & 5/19), three times in the NCAA Tallahassee Regional, against Oklahoma (6/1), at Florida State (6/2) and versus Samford (6/3) and twice in the NCAA Super Regional series-opening win at Vanderbilt (6/8)…Was 0-for-2 with a hit-by-pitch in three plate appearances as a pinch hitter.
at Southern Miss (2/16-18): Appeared in all three games with two starts…Singled for this lone hit of the weekend in the middle game of the series. at Jackson State (2/21): Came off the bench and went 1-for-2 with a RBI single in the ninth inning. Kleberg Bank College Classic (2/23-25): Started all three games. vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/23): Plated the eventual game-winning runs with a two-RBI single in the fourth inning…Also reached on a hit-by-pitch. vs. Nicholls State (2/24): Was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored…Notched an RBI in the first inning with a single…Plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the third inning. New Mexico State (3/6-7): Appeared in both games of the series with a start in the series finale…Drew a bases loaded walk and scored a run in the five-run sixth inning of the series finale…Was 1-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI in the finale. vs. Southeastern Louisiana (3/14): Posted a RBI single and scored a run in the five-run first inning. Vanderbilt (3/16-18): Appeared in one game…Entered the middle game of the series as a pinch hitter and was hit by a pitch. Texas Southern (3/21): Went 1-for-1 with three walks…Scored three runs…Plated a RBI with a fifth-inning single. at Missouri (3/23-25): Started all three games…Led the team with a .417 average (5-for12) and .536 on-base percentage…Reached base multiple times in all three games…Singled twice in the season opener…Singled, walked and was hit by a pitch in the middle game of the series…Also added a sacrifice hit in the second game of the weekend…Reached base four times in the series finale…Went 2-for-4 with a walk and a hit-by-pitch in the final game of the series. at Nicholls State (3/27): Collected one walk. at LSU (3/29-31): Appeared in all three games with two starts…Singled, walked and scored a run in the middle game of the series. Ole Miss (4/7-8): Appeared in the series finale and was hit by a pitch in his lone plate appearance. at Alabama State (4/11): Came off the bench and went 1-for-1 and scored a run. at Memphis (4/18): Made the start and walked once in four plate appearances. at Arkansas (4/20-21): Started all three games…Collected a hit and an RBI in each game…Plated the game-winning run in the eighth inning of the series opener…Plated the final run of the game with an RBI double in the eighth inning of the middle game in the series…Had a sacrifice bunt that led to a run in the fifth inning of the series finale…Plated a run with an RBI single and scored a run in the sixth inning of the final game in the series. vs. Ole Miss (4/24): Doubled in an RBI for his only hit of the Governor’s Cup. Texas A&M (4/27-29): Started all three games…Reached base in all three games of the series…All three hits were doubles…Doubled in an RBI and scored a run in the second inning of the series opener…Doubled twice and scored a pair of runs in the middle game of the series…Plated an RBI with his first double of the game in the six-run third inning in game two of the series…Worked a walk in the series finale. at Alabama (5/4-6): Started all three games…Collected at least one hit and one RBI in each game of the series…Reached base four times in the series opener, going 3-for-5 at the plate…Scored three runs in the game…Posted a second-inning RBI single and scored a run…Reached on an error and scored a run in the eighth inning…Singled and scored the eventual game-winning run in the 10th inning…Singled, walked and plated a run with a sacrifice fly in the middle game of the series…Reached base twice in the series finale…Hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to open the scoring for State…Also reached on an error in the sixth and stole a base. vs. Troy (5/9): Went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored…Scored winning run on an error to walk off a win. at Kentucky (5/11-13): Started all three games…Reached base in all three games…Had a pair of singles and a run scored in the series opener…Reached base via walk in the middle game of the series…Went 3-for-6 with two runs scored and three RBIs in the series finale…Drove in a pair of runs with a ninth-inning double in the final game of the series. Florida (5/17-19): Started all three games and tied for the team lead with a .538 batting average (7-for-13) in the series…Drive in a team-best eight runs and scored a team-high tying six runs…Posted three-straight multi-hit games…Opened the scoring with a seventh-inning, two-run home run in the series opener…Added a single in the first game of the series…Went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles and two runs scored in the middle game of the series…Hit the second of two first-inning home runs, a three run shot, to start a 3-for-5 day at the plate in the series finale…Totaled a career-high six RBIs in the final game of the series…Doubled in an RBI in the third inning…Drove in two more runs with an eighth-inning double. SEC Tournament (5/22): vs. LSU (5/22): Chipped in a single. NCAA Tallahassee Regional (6/1-4): Started all five games…Hit .364 (7-for-22) and reached base safely 10 times in the regional…Drove in a team-best eight RBIs. vs. Oklahoma (6/1): Went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and three RBIs…Plated a run with a double in the third inning…Hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning…Added an eighth inning single. vs. Florida State (6/2): Posted two of MSU’s four hits…Singled in the fifth inning…Hit a walk-off, three-run home run with two strikes. vs. Samford (6/3): Hit the second of two first-inning home runs, a two-run shot…Reached on an error and scored in the third inning…Was hit by a pitch in the fifth. vs. Oklahoma (6/3): Singled and scored a run in the eight-run third inning…Was hit by a pitch in the sixth. vs. Oklahoma (6/4): Singled and scored the eventual game-winning run in the fourth inning. NCAA Nashville Super Regional (6/8-10): at Vanderbilt: Started all three games…Led the team with five RBIs in the series…Went 3-for-5 with five RBIs in the series opener…Hit two home runs in the first game of the series…Smacked a three-run home run in the third inning…Singled in the fifth inning…Hit a walk-off, two-run home run with two strikes in the ninth inning of the series opener…Singled for his lone hit in the middle game of the series…Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in the series finale. College World Series (6/16-23): Started all four games. vs. Washington (6/16): Posted a pair of hits. vs. North Carolina (6/19): Singled and scored a run in the second inning…Reached on a fielder’s choice and scored a run in the eighth inning. vs. Oregon State (6/23): Walked and scored a run in the ninth inning.
2017 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Appeared in 57 games with 48 starts…Started games as designated hitter (18), in left field (15) and right field (15)…Had a season-long nine-game hitting streak (April 21-May 13)…Owned a season-long reached base streak of 13 games (April 18-May 16)…Closed the season on a six-game hitting streak…Posted nine multi-hit games…Logged six multi-RBI games…Homered against Tennessee (3/24) and at Georgia (5/12)…Was 3-for-6 as a pinch hitter with one walk.
Indiana State (2/24): Made his MSU debut in a pinch-hit appearance…Walked in his lone plate appearance. Marist (2/25): Posted his first collegiate hit with a pinch-hit single…Stole a base and came around to score. Indiana State (2/25): Went 1-for-3 with a walk in a start at designated hitter. at Oregon (3/3-5): Appeared in all three games with two starts…Had a pinch-hit double in the series opener…Reached on a fielder’s choice and scored in the middle game of the series…Doubled to plate two RBIs in the series finale. South Alabama (3/10): Went 1-for-4 with a single in a start. Columbia (3/12): Singled for his lone hit…Reached on a fielder’s choice, stole a base and scored a run in the sixth inning. Columbia (3/13): Walked and scored a run. at Arkansas (3/17-19): Appeared in all three games with two starts…Had a hit in each game of the series…Singled and stole a base in the series opener as a pinch hitter…Started the middle game of the series and went 1-for-3…Added a sacrifice hit in the middle game of the series…Started in the outfield and went 1-for-4 with a single. vs. Southern Miss (3/21): Singled and score a run in a start in the outfield. Tennessee (3/24-26): Started all three games…Totaled six hits, four RBIs and three runs scored…Scored a run in each game of the series…Went 2-for-4 with his first collegiate home run in the series opener…Hit a first-inning, two-run home run in the series opener…Singled and scored a run in the middle game of the series…Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the series finale…Drove in a run with a single in the first inning and came around to score a run in the series finale…Plated a RBI with a single in the fourth inning. at Memphis (3/28): Walked and scored a run in the five-run first inning. at Ole Miss (3/30-4/1): Started all three games…Reached base via walk in the series opener…Was 2-for-4 in the middle game of the series…Chipped in a sacrifice hit in the fourth inning to set up Josh Lovelady’s sacrifice fly that drove in the eventual game-winning run. FIU (4/4/5): Started one game at designated hitter. Kentucky (4/7-9): Appeared in the series opener and series finale…Started in the series finale in the outfield…Went 3-for-5 in the series finale with three runs scored…Doubled and scored a run in the fourth…Singled and came around to score in both the sixth and seventh inning of the series finale. Mississippi Valley State (4/11): Started in the outfield and went 1-for-3…Drove in one RBI with an eighth-inning sacrifice fly. at South Carolina (4/14-16): Appeared in all three game, starting the first two games in the series…Went 2-for-4 in the series opener…Singled and scored a run in the second inning…Doubled and came around to score in the ninth innings of the opener…Reached base via walk in the second game of the series. at South Alabama (4/18): Was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning. Alabama (4/20-21): Bookended the series with starts at designated hitter…Walked and scored a run in the three-run sixth inning of the series opener…Singled to drive in two RBIs in the nine-run sixth inning of the series finale…Also scored a run in the sixth inning of the finale. Auburn (4/28-29): Started all three games at designated hitter…Tripled in one RBI and scored a run in the fourth inning of the series opener…Singled for his lone hit of the middle game in the series…Reached base twice, once on an error, in the series finale…Plate one RBI on a single in the seventh inning of the finale. at Texas A&M (4/4-6): Started all three games in the outfield…Had hits in all three games…Drove in one RBI with a fourth-inning single in the series opener…Had an RBI single in the first inning of the middle game in the series…Went 2-for-4 with a double and one run scored…Singled and came around to score in the seventh inning of the series finale. at Georgia (5/12-14): Appeared in all three games with starts in the first two games of the series…Hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning of the series opener…Singled in the middle game of the series…Walked and stole a base as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning of the series finale…Added a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning of the finale. Troy (5/16): Started in the outfield and walked in four plate appearances. LSU (5/18-20): Appeared in all three games with starts in the final two games of the series…Walked and came around to score in the middle game of the series…Reached on an error in the series finale. SEC Tournament (5/24-26): Started all four games in the outfield…Led the team with a .467 batting average (7-for-15) and a .500 on-base percentage…Had a team-high seven hits. vs. Georgia (5/24): Went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch. vs. Arkansas (5/25): Went 3-for-5 with one RBI…Plated a run with a sixth-inning single. vs. Florida (5/26): Went 2-for-3 at the plate with two singles. vs. Arkansas (5/26): Singled for his lone hit of the game. NCAA Hattiesburg Regional (6/2-5): Started all five games in the outfield…Posted hits in each of the final four contests. vs. UIC (6/4): Went 2-for-4 with one run scored and two RBIs…Drove in one RBI with a single in the fourth inning…Doubled to drive in the eventual game-winning run in the fifth inning. vs. South Alabama (6/4): Singled and was hit by a pitch. at Southern Miss (6/5): Reached base twice in the first game of the day…Walked with two outs in the third inning in front of Josh Lovelady’s three-run home run…Singled in the seventh inning. at Southern Miss (6/5): Singled to plate one RBI in the ninth inning. NCAA Baton Rouge Super Regional (6/10-11): Started both games in the outfield…Singled in the series opener…Singled to drive in one RBI in the second game of the Super Regional.
2016 (Freshman Season – Blinn College)
Awards: Selected first-team All-Region 24.
Season: Appeared in 54 games…Collected a hit in 39 of 54 games…Reached base in 44 of 54 games…Opened his freshman season with a season-long 17-game hitting streak (Feb. 2-March 3)…Posted 21 multi-hit games, including three games with four hits…Logged eight multi-RBI contests, including a season-best four against Alvin C.C. (4/15)…Homered against Frank Phillips College (2/12), Frank Phillips College (2; 2/13), at Wharton County J.C. (Both games; 3/13), South Suburban College (3/16), at Alvin C.C. (2; 4/15)…Chose MSU over Texas A&M, Houston, Texas State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.
High School
Lettered four times for head coach John Pope at Cypress Ranch High School…Helped the Mustangs to the Texas 5A State Championship as a freshman and senior…Tabbed honorable mention All-American and first-team all-region by Perfect Game as a senior…Named first-team all-state and all-district as a senior…Attended the Perfect Game National Showcase as a junior.
Personal
Born Elijah Ryan MacNamee on Sept. 2, 1996, in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania…Son of Jennifer and Phillip Horton…His biological father and stepmother live in Binghamton, New York…Has two sisters, Emma and Ellie Horton, along with five additional siblings: Aida, Blaire, Seamus, Sebastian and Van…Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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