Loyola Marymount University Athletics

AT LMU
2015... drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 21st round of the 2015 MLB Draft... made a smooth transition from the outfield to first base prior to his senior year... batted .308 with a team-high 20 doubles, six homers and 35 RBI... slugged .498 and reached at a .401 clip while fielding .996 and scoring 36 runs... batted .310 with 18 runs scored, five doubles, four homers and 11 RBI in WCC play... perfect 2-for-2 with 2 RBI on 2/14 vs. SJSU ... went 3-for-4 with a run scored, 2 doubles and 4 RBI against Saint Joseph's (G2) on 2/21 ... batted .500 (11-for-22) with 4 multi-hit games, 4 runs scored, 8 RBI, 4 doubles, 5 walks and 2 stolen bases over a 7-game hitting streak that ended on 2/21 ... went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored against Nebraska on 3/1 ... fell a triple short of the cycle on 3/7 at #20 Arkansas, going 3-for-3 with 2 run scored, 2 RBI, a walk and a stolen base ... belted his second homer in as many games on 3/8 at #20 Arkansas, connecting on a three-run shot ... finished the weekend at Arkansas batting .364 (4-for-11) with 3 runs scored, 2 homers, a double and 5 RBI ... 2-for-5 with a double against #1 TCU on 3/10 ... belted 2 homers as part of a 4-for-4 day with 4 runs scored, a walk and 3 RBI at Pepperdine on 3/23 ... the 2-homer effort was the first of his career ... 3-for-5 with 3 runs scored and an RBI at Saint Mary's on 4/3 ... 2-for-5 with 2 doubles against UNLV on 4/14 ... 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored against Pacific on 4/18 ... belted sixth homer of the year on 5/17 at San Francisco ... 3-for-5 with four runs scored, a double and two RBI against USD in the opener of the 2015 WCC Championship Tournament... 2-for-4 with a double against Pepperdine on 5/22 to help LMU to the WCC Championship Game... 2014... hit .321 while starting all 56 games for the Lions as a junior... collected 27 runs scored, a team-best 14 doubles, team-high tying three triples and a homer to accompany 36 RBI... slugged .427 and reached at a .387 clip... average and slugging percentage were third on the team, while his on-base percentage ranked second... tied for the team lead in total bases (93)... swiped eight bases in 17 attempts... hit safely in eight straight games from March 23 to April 5 (.424 | 5 RBI | 4 multi-hit games)... hit safely in 12 straight games from February 21 to March 9... perfect 6-for-6 with the game-tying RBI single in the 11th and the game-winner in the 13th against CSUN on March 5... six hits matched a program record set by Travis Tarchione on 4/15/87... belted his lone homer of the year on March 18 vs. Long Beach State (2-for-3 | 2 R | 3 RBI)... 3-for-3 with a run scored at #17 San Diego on March 23... 3-for-4 with three RBI against #21 UCLA on April 1... collected three RBI at Long Beach State on April 8... 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBI against Saint Mary's on April 12... collected 20 multi-hit games, including four three-hit efforts, finishing third on the team in that category... managed eight multi-RBI contests, second on the squad... reached safely in each of the final 11 games of the year... hit .305 with 14 runs scored, eight doubles and 17 RBI in WCC play... batted .364 with runners on base, including .354 with runners in scoring position... led the team in two-out RBI, collecting 14...

2013... started 49 of LMU's 51 games as a sophomore... finished the season hitting .246 with seven doubles, 16 runs scored and 22 RBI... 22 RBI were good for third on team... stole five bases on the year... .359 on-base percentage ranked fourth on the team... contributed a two-RBI double against Utah on 2/15... career-high tying three-hit games at #14 Oregon on 2/22, at UNLV (3/1) and vs. Bradley (3/3)... went 3-for-5 with two RBI at UNLV on 3/1... 3-for-6 with two runs scored, a double and two RBI vs. Bradley (3/3)... hit .421 (8-for-19) with four runs scored and five RBI at UNLV Rebel Classic (2/28-3/3)... hit .400 (12-for-30) with five runs scored, seven RBI and three doubles over a six-game hitting streak from 2/24-3/5... 2-for-2 with a run scored, a double and two walks vs. #23 San Diego on 4/5... 2-for-4 with career-best three RBI at San Francisco on 4/19... batted .313 with runners on base and .320 with runners in scoring position...

2012... batted .246 with nine runs scored, two doubles and a homer as a freshman... made 15 starts and appeared in 25 games... posted a .273 batting average in West Coast Conference play... reached base in six of his 14 opportunities (.429) when leading off an inning... was 3-for-9 as a pinch hitter... first career hit came in first collegiate at bat as pinch hitter on February 19... belted first career home run at BYU on April 7, part of a 2-for-3 day with two runs scored... recorded two hits against Pepperdine on May 20... posted his first career three-hit game at Santa Clara on May 27 (3-for-4)...

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2011 graduate of Tesoro High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif... earned a pair of varsity letters playing for head coach Rick Brail... batted .314 with 15 runs scored and 10 RBI as a senior... posted a .329 batting average with 24 runs scored and 11 RBI as a junior...

PERSONAL
Tanner M. Donnels was born August 3, 1993 in Houston, Texas... son of Michele and Chris Donnels... father played baseball at LMU and was part of LMU's 1986 World Series team... mother and grandfather also attended LMU... has one sister, Taryn... chose LMU because of the great sports program and education offered, and because both his parents and grandfather attended and graduated from LMU... chose LMU over Long Beach State and USC... a sociology major.