TUCSON, Ariz. ?- Junior shortstop Jason Donald was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with their third-round pick in the 2006 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. The selection is a 17-round improvement over his 20th-round selection by the Anaheim Angels coming out of Buchanan High School in Fresno, Calif., in 2003.
Donald, a three-year starter at shortstop for the Wildcats, recently wrapped up his junior season at UA with a career-high .332 batting average, while leading the team with 49 RBI and 19 doubles. He ended the 2006 season with a 26-game hitting streak, in which he batted .368 (43 for 117) with 10 doubles, a triple, four home runs, 25 RBI and 22 runs scored.
A career .315 hitter at Arizona, Donald has made 177 starts, and missed only two games out of a possible 179 during his time in Tucson. He helped guide the Wildcats to a 2004 College World Series appearance in Omaha, Neb., and a spot in the 2005 NCAA Fullerton Regional.
Jason Donald's Career Stats
Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2004.... .322 64-64 261 58 84 11 1 9 45 124 .475 18 10 63 4 .381 5 3 6-9 96 187 22 .928
2005.... .288 59-59 222 38 64 16 5 5 33 105 .473 22 19 51 2 .398 1 5 5-7 77 155 21 .917
2006.... .332 54-54 229 42 76 19 4 6 49 121 .528 19 10 48 10 .401 4 1 7-12 82 157 19 .926
TOTAL... .315 177-177 712 138 224 46 10 20 127 350 .492 59 39 162 16 .393 10 9 18-28 255 499 62 .924
