Big 10 Schools And More Interested In MacDonald

Zach MacDonald OF / RHP / Portage Central, MI / 2021

“I really focused this past year on quality training and preparation,” explained MacDonald. “I also feel like my game improved by playing on great teams with other great players against top competition in the country.

“My confidence in my game this past year was really high,” MacDonald continued. “This summer was all about playing loose but focused. Everything in my game is getting better and to go along with that, so is my size, speed and strength.”

The summer began with two home runs in his first game at the Midwest Prospect League in Grand Park.

“That set the tone for me for the rest of the summer,” noted the 19th-ranked 2021 in Michigan.

Participating in the Future Games in early August capped off his three-month break from school.

“It was a great experience,” the 6-1 170-pounder said of playing on Team Michigan at the PBR event in Georgia. “I was the lead-off hitter in the very first game in front of hundreds of college coaches and scouts, and was facing a 90-plus mile-per-hour thrower from Team Canada and sent a line drive back up the middle for a lead-off hit. I had a few other hits, stole a few bases and played well defensively.

“That was by far the best exposure for me and my recruitment,” MacDonald added. “The Future Games was an incredible experience that I will remember for the rest of my life and made me want to play at the next level even more.”

While the idea of playing college baseball has been there since MacDonald was young, the reality of it happening grew stronger this year.

“For me, the recruiting really didn’t start until this summer,” MacDonald said. “In mid-July, after a few good outings at some top tournaments, a few Big 10 schools reached out.”