Biography
Career (California, 2022 - Present)
20 G/5 GS, .179, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 SB
Career Highs: AB - 4, twice, last at Oregon State (3/24/23); R - 1, three times, last vs Connecticut (2/25); H - 1, five times, last at UCLA (5/5/23); HR - 1, at Pitt (4/28/23); RBI - 2, at Pitt (4/28/23); Hit Streak - 4 (4/28/23 - 5/5/23)
Career Highs (Fielding): C - 2, twice, last vs. Oregon (4/23/23); PO - 2, twice, last vs. Oregon (4/23/23)
At Cal
2025 (R-Jr.)
2 G/0 GS, .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
- Retired in his second and final at bat of the 2025 season as a pinch-hitter April 30 at San Jose State
- Struck out as a pinch-hitter April 5 against Clemson in his other at bat of the 2025 campaign
2024 (R-So.)
4 G/0 GS, .000, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Season Highs (Batting): AB - 1, vs. Ohio State (3/1); R - 1, vs. Connecticut (2/25); RBI - 1, vs. Ohio State (3/1)
- Appeared in four games all off the bench, finishing with one at bat, one run scored and one RBI
Notable Games
- Scored as a pinch-runner on Feb. 25 against Connecticut
- Pinch-hit in his only at bat of the season against Ohio State on Mar. 1 but drove in a run on an RBI groundout
2023 (R-Fr.)
14 G/5 GS, .200, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Season Highs (Batting): AB - 4, twice, last at Oregon State (3/24); R - 1, twice, last at Pitt (4/28); H - 1, five times, last at UCLA (5/5); HR - 1, at Pitt (4/28); RBI - 2, at Pitt (4/28)
Season Highs (Fielding): C - 2, twice, last vs. Oregon (4/23); PO - 2, twice, last vs. Oregon (4/23)
- Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Saw his first most extensive action by playing in 14 games and making five starts
- Hit .200 (5-for-25) with a homer and two RBI, while scoring twice
- Posted a .286 on-base percentage and a .320 slugging mark
- Had hits in four straight games he played in from Apr. 28 - May 5
Notable Games
- Made his collegiate debut on Mar. 4 with a pinch-hitting appearance in a 16-1 win over Ohio State
- Made his first first collegiate start (in left field) and also picked up his first collegiate hit and run scored on Mar. 18 in an 8-7 home win against USC
- Hit his lone collegiate home run with a two-run shot as a ninth-inning pinch hitter at Pitt on Apr. 28
2022 (Fr.)
- A reserve first baseman and catcher who did not see any game action
Other
2024 (Arroyo Seco Saints, California Collegiate League)
- Played in 28 regular-season games for a team that finished 21-16 and was the No. 2 South Division seed in the playoffs before falling in a single-game elimination postseason contest
- Posted a batting average of .327 (35-107) with 34 runs scored, 12 doubles, two home runs, 20 RBI and eight stolen bases, while adding a .425 on-base percentage and a .495 slugging mark
2023 (Walnut Creek Crawdads, California Collegiate League)
- Played in 31 regular-season games for a team that was 24-10 in the regular season
- Posted a batting average of .305 (32-105) with 32 runs scored, seven doubles, two home runs, 20 RBI and 20 stolen bases, while adding a .448 on-base percentage and a .429 slugging mark
2022 (Walnut Creek Crawdads, California Collegiate League)
- Played in 39 regular-season games for a 24-21 squad and posted a batting average of .210 (26-124) with 19 runs scored, three doubles, four home runs, 19 RBI, and five stolen bases, while adding a .342 on-base percentage and a .331 slugging mark
Class Of 2021 (De La Salle HS)
- Named to San Francisco Chronicle All-Metro Second Team as an outfielder and recognized as an All-Bay Area News Group Fab 40 member when he .324 with three home runs, five doubles, 18 RBI and 35 runs scored as a senior in 2021, while adding a .505 on base percentage and a .513 slugging mark
- Played varsity basketball his freshman and sophomore seasons
Personal
- Full name is Joseph Robert Donnelly
- Born on September 27, 2002
- Parents are Joseph and Shannon
- Has four siblings: sisters Emma, Meghan, and Grace, and brother Ryan
Last Updated
May 25, 2025
