2019 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 37
McLendon Sears
- Position:
- Infielder/Outfielder
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Weight:
- 175
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Sumter, S.C.
- High School:
- Wilson Hall School
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
Charleston Women's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs. Charleston Southern (11/7/25)
Friday, November 07
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Thursday, November 06
Charleston Men's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs. Tusculum (11/3/25)
Tuesday, November 04
Charleston Women's Basketball Post Game Press Conference vs. Covenant (11/3/25)
Tuesday, November 04
