AUDIO PRONUNCIATION
FRESHMAN (2025): Played in 50 games with 49 starts… all 49 starts were at first… hit .275 with a .420 slugging percentage and a .384 on-base percentage… led the team with five home runs… first home run was a walk-off three-run home run against Alabama State on March 1… first collegiate hit was against Houston Christian on Feb. 7, which drove in the game-winning run… finished with 38 hits, five doubles, five home runs, 27 RBI and 19 walks… tied for the team lead with six hit-by-pitches… fifth on the team in batting average, on-base percentage, total bases and hits… fourth on the team in walks… six multi-hit games with five games with two and one game with three hits… led the team with nine multi-RBI games with eight with two and one with three…. named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Anthony High School… won the 2022 Division 3 Del Ray League and the Division 3 CIF State Championship… named to the Del Rey All-League First Team and the MVP in 2022… named to the Del Rey All-League First Team in 2021… ranked 33rd in the Extra Inning Class of 2024 in 2022 after being ranked 69th in the 2021 rankings.
CLUB: Played for USA Athletics… named to the PGF All-American Watchlist in 2023, the PGF Regional Futures Watchlist in 2022… hit .452 with an on-base percentage of .585 and a .968 slugging percentage following 14 hits with five home runs and one double in 2023 season… registered 16 RBI and reached base with seven walks and three hit-by-pitches.
PERSONAL: Birthday is April 23… born in Long Beach, California … parents are Mac and Molly McKenzie… has two siblings: Jacob and Johnathan… majoring in business administration.
ON WHY UNM: “I chose UNM because of the atmosphere. The way the coaches showed their passion and dedication for the players and the sport is also what sold me.”