University of South Alabama Athletics

AT OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered five years in softball for Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs, Miss.
• A slap hitter that batted .489 or better each of her last four seasons as she also accumulated 122 stolen bases
• Led the Greyhounds to a pair of Regional Championships (2024, 2022) and a South State Runner-Up finish as a junior
• Was a two-time all-state and a two-time Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen selection
• Led all of Mississippi in batting average in 2023 and stolen bases in 2024
• Named the MVP of the North-South MAC All-Star Game
• Batted .536 as a senior and stole 31 bases as a senior
• Posted a .510 batting average with 61 hits, 44 runs, 43 stolen bases and 22 RBI as a junior
• Had three doubles and four triples that season
• Set the single-season stolen base record for OSHS in 2024
• Posted a .612 batting average – which led the state – while scoring 42 runs on 51 hits with 32 stolen bases, 13 RBI, six doubles and five triples
• Her .612 batting average led all of MHSAA and was a new school record 
• Named to the Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen and was a second-team all-state selection
• Also lettered three seasons for the Greyhounds in volleyball
• Played two years of travel ball for SoCal Athletics after previously playing for Fury Platinum
• Led her club team in stolen bases each of the last three seasons
• Batted over .400 each of her last three summers, accumulating 79 stolen bases 

PERSONAL
• Full name is Gracie Brooke McDonald
• Born in Semmes, Ala.
• Daughter of Stuart and Holly Phillips
• One of four children in her family
• Has two brothers, Garrett McDonald and Grayson Phillips, and a younger sister Gabby Phillips
• Father played baseball at Millsaps College for four seasons
• Majoring in biomedical sciences