#40

David McCann Season 2024

PositionC
Weight195 lbs
Height6-1
ClassFreshman
HometownEaston, Conn.
High SchoolAvon Old Farms School
Bat/ThrowL/R
B/TL/R

Player Rankings
• 2024:
 No. 54 Incoming ACC Freshman by Perfect Game ... No. 210 Incoming Freshman by Perfect Game ... No. 23 catcher and No. 274 overall player nationally by Perfect Game ... No. 1 catcher and No. 3 overall player from Connecticut by Perfect Game.

2024 at Virginia Tech
• Statistics:  Wore jersey No. 40 ... Played in 47 games, making 29 starts (26 - designated hitter, 3 - catcher) ... Batted .270 and slugged .574 through 115 at-bats ... Registered 31 hits, eight doubles and nine home runs ... Scored 32 runs and totaled 29 RBIs ... Drew 18 walks and ranked second on Virginia Tech in HBPs (11), posting an on-base percentage of .408 ... Stole two bases on two attempts ... Flexed a .980 fielding percentage, committing one error at catcher.

• Feats & Streaks:  Recorded five mulit-hit games, nine multi-RBI games and two multi-homer games ... Reached his season high for hits (three) two times: against Marist (March 12) and at Georgia Tech (April 12) ... Reached his season high for RBIs (three) three times: against Notre Dame (March 9), at Georgia Tech (April 12) and against No. 17 Duke (May 21).

Highlights:  Batted 3-for-6 and totaled five RBIs during Virginia Tech's three-game series against Rhode Island (Feb. 23-25); recorded his first collegiate hit by stroking a pinch-hit, RBI single during the seventh inning of game one; delivered a two-run homer during game two as his first collegiate home run ... Chalked four hits during the Hokies' three-game series against Notre Dame (March 8-10); registered his first career multi-homer performance during game two, homering twice and earning three RBIs ... Reached base five times, batting 3-for-4 with a double and a home run, scoring four times during Virginia Tech's 20-2 win against Marist (March 12) ... Hit a solo home run against Marshall (March 26) ... Went 3-for-5 with a double and two home runs, scoring two runs and earning three RBIs during the Hokies' series-opening win at Georgia Tech (April 12) ... Was hit by a pitch three times against No. 7 Duke (April 19) ... Batted 2-for-4 with a double and a home run, walked, scored two runs and finished with two RBIs during Virginia Tech's 24-5 win against George Mason (April 23) ... Tallied three hits and five RBIs at the 2024 ACC Baseball Championship, making starts against No. 17 Duke (May 21) and against No. 12 NC State (May 22); hit a two-run home run against Duke that carried 417 feet, landing outside the Truist Field seating area.