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Josh McAlister

Position

Infielder

Height

6-2

Weight

190 lbs.

Class

Jr.

Hometown

Homewood, Ill.

Previous School

Homewood-Flossmoor HS/Ohio State

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Josh McAlister NCAA Statistics Page
Josh McAlister Baseball Reference Page

NCAA Career Single-Game Bests (Ohio St. 2022-23, New Mexico 2024-)
Stat Category Amount Date / Most Recent Opponent
Runs 4 4-11-2023 CSU Bakersfield*
Hits 3 3-23-2024 San Jose State
RBIs 4 3-2-2024 Hofstra
Doubles 2 5-17-2022 Cincinnati*
Triples 1 3-2-2024 2 times (1 at UNM)
Home Runs 1 5-23-2024 11 times (6 at UNM)
Walks 3 3-3-2023 Mississippi St.*
Stolen Bases 2 2-19-2024 2 times (1 at UNM)
Putouts 7 3-11-2023 CSU Bakersfield*
Assists 5 4-14-2023 Maryland*

2024 (Junior) – #9

Appeared in 31 games and started 25 at third base, with an injury keeping him out of action midway through the season … Batted .287 on the season with 20 runs scored and 19 driven in … Finished with 6 homers, 3 doubles and a triple … Went 2-for-4 with the first RBI of the season for the Lobos in his UNM debut against Oregon State (2/16/24) … Hit his first homer of the season the next day against CSU Bakersfield (2/17/24) … Finished with multiple hits in 8 games, with 3 hits in 2 … Drove in a career-high 4 RBI in a three-hit outing against Hofstra (3/2) … Homered in the Lobos’ First Round MW Tournament matchup with San Jose State (5/23).

Ohio State University (2021-23)
2023 (Sophomore)

Played in 36 games and started in 35 … Batted .200 with 26 runs scored, 22 hits, four homeruns and 18 RBIs … Went 8-for-9 in stolen bases … Had a season-high three RBIs three times.

2022 (Freshman) 

Played in 18 games during his freshman campaign, starting 11 of them at shortstop. Batted .257 with three doubles and nine runs scored across 35 at-bats, reaching base at a .447 clip … In games he played from March 11 at West Virginia through April 1 against Nebraska, McAlister had a five-game hit streak … On May 19 against Cincinnati, McAlister had two doubles and an RBI in the 5-3 win.

Homewood-Flossmoor High School (Class of 2021)