Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS

2024-25 (Graduate Student)

BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

Villanova Career: Named to the Fall 2024 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2025: Appeared in 43 games with 27 starts … Played 38 games in the outfield, made two appearances as a pinch runner, two at third base and one as a designated hitter … Posted 18 hits, 13 runs, 10 RBI, two doubles and a home run during his lone season with the Wildcats … Had two hits, two RBI, a double and a home run at Winthrop (Feb. 23).
 
Holy Cross Career: Earned the Ray Dobens Award in 2021, awarded to Holy Cross’ most improved player … Appeared in 133 games with 114 starts over four seasons … Posted a .248 batting average and a .360 on-base percentage … Recorded 102 hits, with 18 doubles, four triples and six home runs … Scored 71 runs and drove in 64 RBI … Drew 70 walks and stole 14 bases.
 
2024 (Holy Cross): Played in 14 games, with 11 starts … Posted 13 runs, 14 hits and 15 RBI … Recorded a career-best .326 batting average … Posted a season-best three hits at UC Riverside (March 9) … Had two games with one home run and four RBI: at Kansas State (Feb. 24) and at UC Riverside (March 10) … Ended his season on a eight-game hitting streak (March 9 – March 19), going 13-for-31 (.419) with two home runs and 11 RBI.
 
2023 (Holy Cross): Appeared in and started 48 games … Posted a .252 batting average, with nine doubles and one triple … Recorded 22 RBI on the season … Went 2-for-5, scored two runs and drove in two RBI against Dartmouth and Wagner (March 4) … Went 2-for-3 with three RBI vs. The Citadel (March 10).
 
2022 (Holy Cross): Appeared in 50 games, with 43 starts … Recorded a .212 batting average … Had 33 hits, four doubles and three home runs … Scored 17 runs and drove in 22 RBI … Went on a five-game hitting streak from March 6 to March 11 … Went 3-for-4 with one RBI at North Carolina A&T (March 6).
 
2021 (Holy Cross): Appeared in 21 games, with 12 starts in a shortened spring season due to Covid-19 … Posted a .273 batting average with two doubles, one triple and five RBI … Went 2-for-6, scored three runs with a double and a triple vs. Army West Point (May 1).
 
North Andover High School: Played four years of varsity baseball under head coach Todd Dulin … Won the 2019 Massachusetts Super 8 State Championship … Maintained a .415 batting average … Played four years of varsity basketball at North Andover, scoring 1,176 career points.
 
Personal: Born on 8/15/2000 … Son of John and Julie McElroy … Has three siblings: Lauren, Shannon, and Keryn.