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2025 Baseball Roster

Gary Roberts
Bob Shallenberger

7 Cal McGinnis

  • Position Infielder
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Kimberly, Wis.
  • Highschool Kimberly HS

Biography

Named To D1Baseball.com’s Top 100 Impact Freshman Preseason List (2022)
Transfer from Bradley University with two years of eligibility remaining at UE
2024 MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
2024 MVC Tournament Most Valuable Player
2025 Ralph H. Coleman Award

2024
  • Appeared in 52 games and started 50 in his first year as a Purple Ace in the infield (first base, second base, and designated hitter)
  • Second on the team in batting average at .348 with 69 hits, 14 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 39 RBIs, and 38 runs scored
  • Tied for first on the team in triples with outfielder Mark Shallenberger with two
  • Sixth on the team in doubles with 14
  • Tied for second on the team in sacrifice flies with five
  • Posted a .989 fielding percentage with 83 putouts, 103 assists, and two errors
  • Had 24 multiple hit games for third on the team with seven three-hit games 
  • Ended the season on a six game hitting streak that stated with the first game of the MVC Tournament
  • Led UE in the MVC Tournament with 10 hits, three doubles, two home runs, six RBIs, and seven runs scored
  • Brought in the winning run for the Aces in the MVC Tournament Championship game against Indiana State on a walk in the top of the ninth with the bases loaded
  • Had a season-high game at the plate against UIC in the MVC Tournament, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and his only stolen base of the season (5/24/24)
  • Hit three home runs in the NCAA Tournament against VCU (6/1/24) and two at Tennessee (6/7/24 & 6/8/24)
  • Recorded both his triples in the first week of play at Oral Roberts (2/16/24) and against Bellarmine (2/25/24)
  • Spent his summer with the Fond Du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League along with teammates Drew Howard and Jacob Jarvis
 
2023
  • Played in 41 games with 33 starts on the infield (2B, SS and 3B) as a sophomore at Bradley
  • Hit .261 with six doubles, a triple, three home runs, 16 RBI and 22 runs scored
  • Led the MVC in sacrifice bunts with 10, despite missing seven games due to injury
  • Ranked 22nd in NCAA Division I baseball in sacrifice bunts, including ranking fourth in college baseball in sacrifice bunts per game (0.24)
  • Suffered a season-ending injury at Evansville after getting injured while sliding into second base on an RBI double in the seventh inning (5/12/23)
  • Went 2-for-4 with a home run (off current teammate Nick Smith) and double against Evansville prior to getting injured
  • Two of his five career home runs have come off of teammate Nick Smith – he is the only player who has multiple home runs in their collegiate career off of Smith
  • Was 5-for-13 (.385) in his Bradley career against Evansville, with all four games played at German American Bank Field in Evansville
  • Hit .303 in MVC play with three of his six doubles and all three home runs, playing in 21 games with 20 starts
  • Collected hits in 15 of his 20 MVC starts, collecting at least one hit against every MVC team that he played against (did not play against Belmont)
  • Went a season-best 3-for-4 with a run scored against nationally-ranked Indiana State (5/7/23)
  • Had home runs in MVC play against UE, Illinois State (4/23/23) and at Murray State (3/26/23)
  • Hit safely in nine of his last 11 games, including going 5-for-8 in his final two games of the year
  • Academically, made Bradley’s Athletic Director Honor Roll in the Fall of 2022
2022
  • Played in 37 games with 32 starts at second base and shortstop as a true freshman at Bradley
  • Named To D1Baseball.com’s Top 100 Impact Freshman Preseason List
  • Hit .264 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs, 15 RBI and 18 runs scored
  • Posted a .391 on-base percentage, with 20 walks against 21 strikeouts
  • Committed just two errors in 107 defensive chances while posting a .981 fielding percentage
  • Tied for sixth in the MVC in sacrifice bunts with four
  • Opened his collegiate career going 6-for-13 in a three-game series against Western Michigan (2/19-2/20/22)
  • Went a season-best 3-for-3 with his first career home run in his second career game against WMU (2/20/22)
  • Also went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a career-high four RBI at Tennessee Tech (3/26/22)
  • Went 3-for-9 with a home run (off current teammate Nick Smith), two RBI and three RBI in a three-game series at Evansville (4/29-5/1/22)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored against Indiana State (5/7/22)
  • Academically, made Bradley’s Athletic Director Honor Roll in the Fall of 2021
PREP
  • High school teammate of current UE teammate Donovan Schultz at Kimberly High School
  • Played high school baseball for his father, Ryan
  • Helped the Papermakers to two conference championships and two runner-up sectional finishes
  • Hit a walk-off grand slam to clinch the conference championship in high school
  • Named a Northeast Wisconsin Baseball Player of the Year nominee
  • Earned honorable mention all-state honors
  • A first-team all-conference and first-team all-district honors at shortstop
  • Earned academic all-state honors as well
  • Also played basketball at Kimberly High School
PERSONAL
  • Son of Lori and Ryan McGinnis
  • Has three younger sisters – Megan, Katelyn and Brooke
  • His dad, Ryan, played baseball at Saint Xavier University, while his mom, Lori, played women’s basketball at Marquette
  • His dad, Ryan, is the Athletic Director and baseball coach at Kimberly High School
  • Lists basketball as his second-best sport
  • Lists Mac & Cheese as his favorite food
  • Has career goals of working in an MLB Front Office when his playing days are done
  • Lists his hidden talent as juggling
  • Wears #7 because Tim Anderson is his favorite player, and he wears #7
  • Loves to compete

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2024Junior

    Infielder
    7
  • 7

    2025Senior

    Infielder
    7
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