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2008
Should see playing time behind the plate
2007
DNP - Redshirt
2006
Started the year as the Gaucho starting backstop...Was plagued by injuries throughout the season, and played in his final game on April 7 against UC Riverside...Played in 18 games, starting 15...Finished the season with a .208 batting average and two doubles, a homer, four runs scored and 11 RBI...Also drew an impressive 10 walks in limited at-bats...Had a season-high three RBI and hit his only homerun on March 18 against TCU...Collected two RBI on two occasions, first against San Jose State on Feb. 11 and next against Loyola Marymount on March 3...Put together a four-game hit streak from Feb. 10-14.
Santa Clara University
As a junior in 2005, McColgan appeared in four games during the season, starting three...Went 1-for-3 with two RBI on Feb. 6 against Utah...In 2004, he appeared in 45 games, starting 34 behind the plate...Ranked third on the team with five sacrifice bunts...Went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI against San Diego State on Feb. 13...Recorded a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 28-March 10...Knocked in a season-high three runs against San Jose State on March 7...Went 2-for-4 against the Spartans...Hit a season-high two doubles March 10 against Sacramento State...In his freshman campaign, McColgan saw action in 21 games, while starting seven...Totaled 22 at-bats...Recorded hits against Hawaii-Hilo on Jan. 31 and Gonzaga on March 23 and May 12...Threw out four of the five base runners that attempted a stolen base against him.
High School
Graduated from Saint Francis High School in La Cañada, Calif...Played baseball for coach Mike Solar while at St. Francis...Also played football...Led team to a second place finish in the Mission League during the 2001 season and advanced to the third round of the CIF playoffs...Was named team MVP in 2002 and the Most Inspirational Player following his junior and senior seasons...Earned All-Mission League honors as a catcher in 2001 and 2002...Named to the All-Area First Team as a senior...Was ranked as a Top-50 player in California by Major League Baseball, USA Baseball and Perfect Game...Earned Third Team All-CIF honors and played in the CIF All-Star game following his senior season...Hit .400 in his high school career...Threw out 70 percent of attempted base stealers...Led team in stolen bases, runs batted in, doubles and triples...Was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a high school peer counselor at St. Francis...Member of the National Honor Society and graduated Magna Cum Laude from St. Francis.
Personal
Born September 6, 1984 in Beverly Hills, Calif...Majoring in philosophy at UCSB...Aspires to one day own a resort...If he was not playing baseball, he would be playing football...Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Oakland Athletics...Favorite athletes are Cal Ripken Jr. and Barry Zito...Most memorable sports moment was his first collegiate hit...Favorite movies are "Bull Durham" and "300"...Watches "Entourage" and "Lost"...Subscribes to "Sports Illustrated"...Enjoys reading "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger...Would choose Vince Vaughn to star him in a Hollywood movie...Favorite aspect of UCSB is the location...Lists Delmon Young as the best player he has ever faced in any sport...Would invite Vince Vaughn, Alec Baldwin, and Bruce Willis to dinner...His family encourages him to just "Play the game because you love it"...Has one sister, Marin Seifert...Parents are Michael McColgan and Robin Seifert.
