Hall of Fame
An All-Southern Conference selection at second base in 1991, McDonnell led the Bulldogs in walks and stolen bases three times, twice led the team in runs scored and finished his career as the program’s all-time leader in stolen bases (99) and walks (185) … a member of the 1990 World Series team where he collected a hit in each of the Bulldogs’ three games in Omaha, McDonnell was a member of the teams that captured the 1990 and ’91 SoCon regular season titles, the ’90 league tournament crown and the ’90 Atlantic Regional, defeating host Miami twice … since graduating from The Citadel, he served as an assistant coach to Fred Jordan before moving to Ole Miss … has been the head coach at the University of Louisville since 2007 where he guided the Cardinals to the College World Series in ’07 and ’13.
