Likely, Alex McKenna, will start freshman season as John Schuknecht’s backup in right field this spring.
In high school, McKenna hit .402 as a senior under head coach Randy Thompson at Alemany High School in Mission Hills, the same school that produced recent Mustang shortstop Peter Van Gansen. He had seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and 15 RBI with a .541 on-base percentage and .646 slugging percentage.
McKenna stole eight of 11 bases. Alemany was 18-11 in 2015, finishing second in Mission League and qualifying for CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. He earned first-team All-Mission League, second-team all-state and Max Preps and third-team All-USA honors. McKenna played in the CIF vs. City All-Star Game. He was drafted by Minnesota Twins in 38th round in June 2015. As a Junior he hit .320 with four doubles, four triples and three home runs, knocked in 22 runs and stole 10 bases. Alemany was 20-8-2 in 2014, finishing third in the Mission League and qualifying for the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. McKenna named to the All-Mission League second team and was invited to USA Baseball 17-Under National Team Development Program, he also was invited to the USA Tournament of Stars. McKenna lettered in football as a freshman and sophomore and basketball as a freshman. He was four-time All-Mission League Scholar-Athlete and was also recruited by UNLV, UC Santa Barbara, Long Beach State, California, Duke and CSUN. McKenna chose Cal Poly because “it truly felt like home when I set foot on campus. I believe that Coach Lee and the coaching staff will develop me further. I love the area, the academics and we have an excellent chance to get to Omaha.”
The son of Joseph and Myrna McKenna, he has one sister, Erica. McKenna enjoys hanging with friends and family and aspires to play in the Major Leagues. He was born September 6, 1997, in Lancaster, Ca. and is majoring in communication studies.
