The University of Akron Athletics
2008 Baseball

Doug McNulty
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Homer City, Pa.
- High School:
- Homer-Center HS
as a Junior (2007): Named to All-MAC Second Team following breakout season ... played in 44 games, all starts ... made 42 starts at first base and two at designated hitter ... team-leading .356 batting average was sixth in the league ... among conference leaders in hits (1.45/game, 3rd), triples (.09/game, 5th), RBI (.82/game, 8th), stolen bases (.25/game, t-8th), total bases (2.20/game, 5th) and slugging percentage (.539, 8th) ... reached career highs for triples (4), RBI (36), stolen bases (11), on-base percentage (.401), slugging percentage (.539) ... paced the Zips attack with 23 multiple-hit games, including four three-hit contests ... recorded two or more RBI in a game 10 times ... hit safely in the final 10 games of the season, a career best, with a home run in three of the last seven ... batted a team-high .360 (31x86) in 22 conference games with four home runs and 17 RBI ... hit .333 (21x63) with runners in scoring position with 13 two-out RBI ... hit safely in 15 of the first 16 games of the season and batted .400 or better through the first 11 (Feb. 23 to Mar. 17) ... collected four hits in five at-bats at Bowling Green (Apr. 21) ... reached base four times with a double, triple and a pair of walks against Ohio (May 5) ... drove in three runs on four occasions ... tripled home the winning runs in the seventh inning in an 8-6 victory against Kent State (May 12) ... delivered the game-winning hit with a walk-off single against Northern Iowa (May 9) in a 7-6 decision ... matched a personal best with three runs scored on four occasions ... stole two bases in the same game at Ball State (Mar. 25).
as a Sophomore (2006): Played in all 51 games, all starts ... made 37 starts at first base and 14 at designated hitter ... named MAC East Player of the Week (Apr. 24) ... hit for the cycle in a 5x5 performance and belted a walk-off, three-run homer to lift UA to a win over Bowling Green (Apr. 21) ... batted .282 with four homers and 28 RBI in 206 at-bats ... led the team with 40 runs scored and finished second with 16 doubles and 88 total bases ... swiped eight bases in 10 attempts ... tops on the club with a .306 batting average (30x98) in MAC contests ... punished left-handed pitching with a .320 batting average (16x50) .. finished second on the squad with 13 two-out RBI ... collected 17 multiple-hit games and tied for the team lead with eight multiple-RBI games.
as a Redshirt Freshman (2005): His nine doubles ranked second on the squad ... tied for third on the team in stolen bases (7) ... had a season-high 13 putouts at Murray State (Mar. 13) ... went 3-for-4 with a double and one RBI at Western Kentucky (Mar. 20) ... had a career-day at Ball State (Apr. 10) as he went 3-for-6, hit his first-career home run, scored a career-high three runs, and had a career-high three RBIs ... recorded a career-best four hits in 4-for-5 day vs. Northern Illinois (Apr. 29) ... went 3-for-6 with two RBIs and scored a run at Marshall (May 6) ... hit his second-career home run at Eastern Michigan (May 15) going 2-for-4 with three RBIs ... went 2-for-4 and hit his third home run of the season vs. Ohio (May 20) ... had a season-long 12-game hitting streak from April 9 to April 30.
as a Freshman (2004): Redshirted.
at Homer Center High School: Named an East-West All-Star in 2003 ... finished his senior season with a .385 batting average ... also played basketball and scored 1,205 career points ... coached by Mike Saioni.
Personal: Parents are Joseph and Sandra McNulty ... member of National Honor Society ... majoring in mass communication.
| McNULTY'S CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||||||
| YEAR | AVG | G-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OB% | SB-A | E |
| 2005 | .282 | 47-40 | 163 | 25 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 44 | .357 | 7-8 | 5 |
| 2006 | .282 | 51-51 | 206 | 40 | 58 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 61 | .342 | 8-10 | 7 |
| 2007 | .356 | 44-44 | 180 | 35 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 36 | .401 | 11-16 | 8 |
| Totals | .306 | 142-135 | 549 | 100 | 168 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 84 | 43 | 141 | .360 | 26-34 | 20 |










