2008: Led the team with 10 multiple-RBI games on the season ... Finished the year third on the team in RBIs with 34 ... Posted a .267 batting average while finishing second on the team in home runs with five ... In Sun Belt games he had a batting average of .340 and an on-base percentage of .404 ... He also added three of his homers and 23 of his RBIs during Sun Belt play ... On March 12, in a 19-5 victory over Tennessee-Martin he was 3-for-4 with four RBIs, including a homerun ... A month later on April 12, he helped the Trojans to an 11-10 Sun Belt victory over South Alabama by producing five RBIs ... McCarthy enjoyed nine multi-hit games this season ... As a junior he played in 46 games while making 43 starts ... Sported a .998 fielding percentage.

Prior to UALR: Played two seasons at Weatherford Junior College for head coach Jeff Lightfoot ... Hit .355 with four homers as a freshman in 2006 ... Earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore by batting .333 with three homers ... Named to the Dean’s List in 2007.

High School: Named to the All-District team in 2003 and 2004 ... Also earned All-Area honors in 2004 after batting .405 with three homers, 20 doubles, two triples and 45 RBI ... Hit .300 with one homer in 2003 ... Helped the Jaguars advance to the semi-finals of the 2003 State Tournament ... Led the Jaguars to an Area and Region I championship in 2004, as well as a spot in the state finals.

Personal: Full name is Gregory James McCarthy ... Born Dec. 4, 1985 in Princeton, New Jersey ... Son of George and Pat McCarthy ... Has one brother, Eric, and two sisters, Heather and Laura ... A health science major.

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