College of Charleston Athletics

GRADUATE STUDENT (2022)

• Appeared in 26 games with two starts
• Collected four hits with three doubles and seven runs scored in 16 at-bats
• Went 1-for-2 with an RBI double against Wagner (Feb. 18)
• Laced an RBI double against UMass Lowell (Mar. 13)
• Delivered a pinch-hit double in an 8-4 win over No. 2 Texas (Mar. 15)
• Scored the winning run in back-to-back walk-offs against James Madison (Apr. 9-10)
• Scampered home for the winning run in a walk-off victory over William & Mary (Apr. 16)

• Appeared in 27 games with 11 starts
• Collected five hits with four runs scored, one double and two RBI
• Reached base three times with two singles and a walk at Campbell (Mar. 9)
• Went 2-for-4 with a two-run double against William & Mary (Mar. 13)

• Appeared in 14 games with 11 starts
• Collected two hits with two doubles
• Scored four runs and drove in three
• Did not commit an error in 29 chances in the outfield
• Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI doubles in the season-opener against Iona (Feb. 14)
• Scored twice in game two against Iona (Feb. 15)
• Reached twice and scored one run against Xavier (Feb. 28)
• Drew a bases-loaded walk at No. 21 Clemson (Mar. 4)

• Appeared in 20 games primarily as a pinch runner and defensive replacement
• Reached on an infield single in his first collegiate at-bat against UNC Asheville (Feb. 17)
• Pinch ran and scored his first run against Furman (Mar. 17)
• Scored as a pinch-runner against Elon (Mar. 22)
• Collected his first career RBI with a sacrifice fly against Hofstra (Mar. 30)
• Stole second base as a pinch runner at James Madison (Apr. 7)
• Delivered a pinch-hit single against Dallas Baptist (Apr. 14)
• Swiped second as a pinch runner at Northeastern (Apr. 20)
• Scored the winning run in a walk-off victory against Towson (May 12) on Senior Day

• Did not play

• Played four seasons at Wilson Hall School in Sumter, S.C.
• Three-time All-State selection
• Three-time Region Player of the Year
• Two-time State Player of the Year
• Ranked No. 2 shortstop in the state of South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
• Ranked No. 13 overall player in South Carolina by Diamond Prospects
• Recipient of 2017 SCISA Mr. Baseball Award
• Member of back-to-back state championship teams as a freshman and sophomore
• Batted .398 with seven home runs, 15 doubles, and 32 stolen bases as a junior

• Full name is McLendon Lee Sears
• Celebrates his birthday on December 16
• Son of Pat and Suzann Sears
• Has one brother, JP
• His brother JP played baseball at The Citadel and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2018 Major League Baseball First Player Draft
• Also recruited by South Carolina, Clemson, Duke, and Tennessee
• Pursuing his master’s degree in communication at College of Charleston