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Senior
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| Hometown:
Danvers, Mass.
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| High School:
Danvers
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 190
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| Position:
RHP
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| B/T:
R/R
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AS A SENIOR (2009)
Drafted in the 18th round (551st overall) of the MLB Draft by the Houston Astros ... spent the entire season as the No. 1 starter ... finished the season with a 4.86 ERA and a 5-7 record ... kept his earned run average below three through his first eight starts ... threw six or more innings in 11 of his 15 starts this year and six of those were quality starts ... picked up the win vs. Georgia Tech (5/21) in the ACC Championship after throwing 5.0 innings and allowing three runs on five hits ... allowed three runs on six hits in 6.1 innings of work against Miami (5/1) in a loss ... was three outs away from hurling a no-hitter at Wake Forest (4/11) ... only allowed five base runners in the game and three of them came in the ninth inning ... threw 8.0 innings against Clemson (3/27) to pick up the win, allowing one run on five hits ... allowed two runs on eight hits and struck out seven in 7.2 innings for the win at Maryland (3/20) ... allowed two earned runs - five total - on five hits in 7.0 innings in a loss at Georgia Tech (3/13) ... worked 7.1 innings against USF (2/26), giving up an unearned run on three hits while fanning eight in the win ... opened the year at Stetson (2/20) and threw 5.2 innings, allowing a run on four hits.
AS A JUNIOR (2008)
Started 11 games on the mound and made one relief appearance ... finished with a 4-7 record ... picked up third win of the year vs. Duke (4/6) after pitching 5.0 innings and allowing just one run, unearned, on four hits ... allowed three runs in a 3-2 loss vs. Georgia Tech (3/30), throwing 7.0 innings ... picked up wins in his first two appearances of the season ... threw 8.0 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, and seven hits vs. Notre Dame (3/2) ... came in relief at Georgia Southern (2/23) and allowed just three hits in 5.0 innings to earn the win.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007)
Pitched in 13 games, totaling 28.1 innings ... posted a 1-0 record with one save ... tallied 23 strikeouts ... went six straight appearances - 9.2 innings - without surrendering an earned run ... pitched a career-high 7.0 innings with nine strikeouts in relief against Central Connecticut State (4/10) ... recorded first collegiate win against Wake Forest (4/20) ... tallied first collegiate save against Virginia Tech (4/28).
AS A FRESHMAN (2006)
Appeared in six games ... pitched 8.2 innings in relief ... recorded five strikeouts ... tallied three strikeouts in collegiate debut against St. Peter's College (2/24) ... pitched a perfect inning of relief against Harvard (4/11) ... fired a scoreless inning against Georgia Tech (4/28).
BEFORE BC
Played four years at Danvers High School...played for head coach Roger Day ... pitched and played shortstop ... earned Northeastern Conference MVP honors in 2005 ... gained All-Region honors in 2005 ... member of the National Honor Society ... also played golf and basketball ... earned 2004 Northeast Conference MVP honors in golf ... captured All-Conference basketball honors in 2005.
PERSONAL
Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences ... James is one of Doug and Cheryl MacDonald's five children ... born April 15, 1987.
MacDONALD'S CAREER STATISTICS
| Year | ERA | W-L | APP | IP |
Hits | Runs | ER | BB | SO |
| 2006 | 8.31 | 0-0 | 6 | 8.2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3.18 | 1-0 | 13 | 28.1 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2008 | 7.64 | 4-7 | 12 | 53.0 | 78 | 48 | 45 | 26 | 26 |
| Career | 6.30 | 5-7 | 31 | 90.0 | 125 | 77 | 63 | 44 | 53 |
