Now a student-athlete at the newly opened Ankeny Centennial High, the 6-foot-5, 220-pound senior right-handed pitcher and first baseman posted an 8-0 record, a 0.39 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 52.2 innings pitched, leading the Hawks (34-8) to the first round
McKinney has maintained a 3.87 GPA in the classroom.
A member of the National Honor Society, he has volunteered locally on behalf of the Kiwanis Miracle League in Des Moines.