McKenna Minton

Photo by: Rachel Von Art

Position:
OF
B/T:
L/R
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Muncie, Ind.
High School:
Cowan

• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2024)
• College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025)
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

2025: Played in 45 games with 39 starts in left field ... Batted .284 and slugged .336 with four doubles and a triple ... Went 3-for-3 with three RBIs at IU Indy (March 14) ... Had a triple at Oakland (April 13) ... Went 2-for-2 against Northern Kentucky (April 25) ... Put together a 2-for-4 effort against Cleveland State (May 9) in the Horizon League Championship.

2024: Started all 47 games in left field ... Was one of two players in the Horizon League with enough chances to go without an error on the season ... Had seven two-hit games ... Went 2-for-4 at UTEP (Feb. 16) and 2-for-3 against Montana (Feb. 18) in the UTEP Invitational ... Registered two hits and two runs against Presbyterian (Feb. 25) ... Went 2-for-4 against Canisius (March 3) ... Went 2-for-3 at Cleveland State (April 10) ... Had two hits and two runs at Detroit Mercy (April 19) ... Went 2-for-2 with three RBIs at Green Bay (April 27).

High School: Recorded a career batting average of .527 … Broke school record with 44 stolen bases in 2022 ... Broke school records with .589 batting average, .644 on base percentage, 44 runs scored, and tied school record for 53 hits in a season in 2021 … Won awards for 2022 All-Delaware County Team, 2022 All-Mid Eastern Conference Team, 2022 All-State Honorable Mention, 2021 Cowan High School MVP, 2021 Small School Player of the Year, 2021 Second Team All-State, 2021 All-Delaware County Team, and 2021 All-Mid Eastern Conference Team … Awarded All-A Honor Roll, #1 in the Class, and Academic All-Conference for freshman through junior year ...Won back to back Sectional and Regional championships … played club ball with Finesse … Ran two years of cross country ... Semi-state individual qualifier, MEC Conference Championship, two-time regional qualifier, 2019 All-Delaware County Team, and 2019 All-Mid-Eastern Conference Team.

Personal: Daughter of Jason and Marcy Minton … Has one brother, Carter … Majoring in Elementary Education.