2025 ABCA Second Team Southeast All-Region (DH)
2025 SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 17)
2025 (Junior):
- Played in 57 games highlighted by 53 starts at designated hitter (30), catcher (16) and first base (seven)
- Turned in a career year with highs in every slash category, batting .303/.418/.646 for a team-high 1.064 OPS
- Set career highs in hits (60), home runs (18), triples (two), doubles (10), runs (45), RBI (41), walks (28) and stolen bases (eight)
- Led Florida in slugging percentage while tying for the team high in homers
- Swiped eight bases in nine attempts on the year
- Fielded at a .966 clip over 237 defensive chances
- Posted a .975 fielding percentage in 197 chances behind the plate and a .925 clip across 40 chances at first base
- Homered and had multiple hits in four-straight games to open the season from Feb. 14 vs. Air Force through Feb. 18 at Jacksonville
- Went 3-for-5 with one home run, one double, two RBI, two runs and one stolen base in the victory over Air Force on Feb. 15
- Clubbed a two-run shot in the win over North Florida on Feb. 26
- Finished 3-for-4 with one homer, two RBI, two runs and one walk vs. Miami on March 2
- Tripled and doubled in a 2-for-4 games with two RBI against Harvard on March 7
- Reached base five times by going 2-for-2 with one homer, a career-high five runs scored, two RBI and three walks in the victory over Harvard on March 8
- Doubled and went 2-for-4 with one run at Ole Miss on March 27
- Had multiple hits in all three games at Mississippi State from April 18-20, going 8-for-15 with three home runs, one double, six runs scored and five RBI in the series
- Bashed a pair of homers for a season-high four hits, finishing 4-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored at Mississippi State on April 18
- Turned in a 2-for-4 day at the plate behind one homer and two runs scored in the win at South Carolina on May 4
- Homered and went 1-for-3 with one walk in the series-clinching victory at No. 1 Texas on May 11
- Registered multiple hits and drove in at least one run in all three games vs. Alabama from May 15-17, going 6-for-12 with two homers, five RBI and three runs in the series
- Batted 2-for-4 featuring one home run and three RBI in the win over Alabama on May 15
- Connected for a home run while finishing 2-for-4 with two RBI and one walk in the SEC Tournament victory vs. South Carolina on May 20
- Went 2-for-6 backed by a home run, three RBI, two runs scored and one walk vs. Fairfield at the NCAA Conway Regional on May 31
- Left the yard in five of the final nine games of the campaign
2024 (Sophomore):
- Saw action in 49 games while making 44 starts at catcher (14) and designated hitter (30), also seeing time at first base
- Slashed .246/.323/.527 with an .850 OPS across 167 at bats
- Totaled 41 hits, 14 homers, five doubles, 32 RBI, 32 runs and 13 walks
- Logged his first-two hits as a Gator as well as his first homer, going 2-for-5 with two RBI in the victory over Columbia on Feb. 23
- Homered against UCF on March 6
- Recorded back-to-back two-hit games vs. Saint Mary’s from March 8-9
- Blasted two home runs and finished 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs and one walk in the win against Florida A&M on April 2
- Went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI in the victory over South Carolina on April 14
- Posted four-straight multi-hit games from April 27 at Arkansas through May 3 vs. Tennessee, tallying two homers, one double, five RBI and five runs during that span
- Finished 2-for-6 with one homer and two runs scored against Kentucky on May 10
- Collected a pair of hits while going 2-for-5 with one run in the win vs. Nebraska at the Stillwater Regional on June 2
- Swatted a two-run home run and was intentionally walked once as Florida defeated Clemson in 13 innings to advance to the College World Series on June 9
- Drove in a season-high five runs while drilling two homers en route to a 3-for-5 game with three runs scored in the victory over Kentucky on the College World Series on June 19
- Fielded at a .980 clip over 151 defensive chances
- Registered 13 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI performances
VIRGINIA TECH:
- Played in 39 games including 33 starts as a true freshman
- Slashed .260/.352/.585 with a .937 OPS, 12 home runs, four doubles, 32 runs and 38 RBI
- Tallied multiple career highs on April 21 against Florida State with four hits, two home runs, 7 RBI and 5 runs scored
- Posted a .976 fielding percentage across 253 defensive chances
- Ranked as a top- 200 freshman coming into the 2023 season
- One of the top catching prospects in the 2025 draft classÂ
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LAKELAND CHRISTIAN HS:
- Four-year varsity catcher under Coach Matthew Diaz, who played as an Atlanta Braves outfielderÂ
- Batted .357/.484/.680 with 16 homers, 14 doubles, 84 RBI, 51 runs and four steals over 210 at bats (83 games)
- As a senior, swatted 10 home runs and seven doubles while slashing .378/.538/.878 for a 1.416 OPS
- Helped Lakeland to a pair of All-County Championships (2021, 2022), four District Championships (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) and one State Tournament (2019)
- Three-time All-County honoree
- Named the 2022 District 10 Player of the Year and was selected onto the All-State team his senior campaign
- Competed in both the All-County and All-State All-Star Game in 2022
- Finished with a career batting average of .357 over 83 games played
- Ranked as the No. 236 recruit and No. 13 catcher in the class in addition to being labeled as the No. 38 player and No. 3 backstop in Florida per Perfect Game
- Also competed for the Giants Scout Team and Ostingers Baseball Academy
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PERSONAL:
- Son to Kristi and Jason DonayÂ
- Originally from Lake Forest, IllinoisÂ
- Has two brothers, Tyler and Griffin
- Aspires to play baseball at the highest level and then develop a program integrating strength training for athletes
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, at Mississippi State, April 18, 2025
Doubles: 1, 15 times, last vs. Arkansas, April 27, 2025
Home Runs: 2, three times, last at Mississippi State, April 18, 2025
Total Bases: 10, at Mississippi State, April 18, 2025
RBI: 5, vs. Kentucky, June 19, 2024
Runs Scored: 5, vs. Harvard, March 8, 2025
Walks:Â 3, vs. Harvard, March 8, 2025
Struck out: 4, two times, last at Stetson, February 25, 2025
At bats: 6, three times, last vs. Fairfield, May 31, 2025
Stolen bases: 1, nine times, last at Texas, May 9, 2025
Assists: 3, vs. Tennessee, May 3, 2024
Putouts: 16, vs. Alabama, May 16, 2025
