A Photo Essay by contributor Nick Chiarito, from April 25, 2025 in a Manhattan doubleheader at Gartland Athletic Field. Click the arrows to see the full gallery.
McDonald winding up to swing at a pitch in the second game of Marist Softball’s doubleheader against Manhattan at Gartland Athletic Field, April 25, 2025. She ranks first in total bases, tied for first in runs, fifth in home runs, sixth in slugging percentage, ninth in hits in the NCAA. 
McDonald and teammate Haley Ahr, joking inbetween innings. 
McDonald running through her teammate tunnel when her name was announced for the starting lineup. 
McDonald in her batting stance. She’s currently hitting .463 with 21 home runs. 
Marist softball pitcher Stella Blanchard applying Green eyeblack to Miah McDonald. 
After defeating the Jaspers in game one, McDonald took time to talk with fans at the game and took a picture for Mrs. Pallazzo with Amaya Pallazzo and Gabby Gemmati during their half-hour break before game 2 of their doubleheader. 
Marist softball in a team prayer, led by the team captain. 
McDonald and teammate Sienna Kunze joining hands in union for the National Anthem before game one. 
McDonald ready to throw to first base. In 2024, McDonald started all 55 games the Red Foxes played with split time between shortstop and third base. 
McDonald and her teammates playing with a hacky sack to pass time between double header games. They looked to notch their eighth-straight win with a double header sweep against the Jaspers. 
McDonald fielding ground balls. 
McDonald crossing homeplate, joined by her teammates Haley Ahr and Ronni Howard, after hitting a homerun, tying the MAAC single-season homerun record, breaking the Marist single-season homerun record (set by herself last year), her 50th career homerun and setting the MAAC all-time runs record. 
McDonald partaking in a postgame interview for Center Field and a Sports Reporting class student after breaking multiple personal records. After sweeping Niagara, the final quest of the regular season for the Red Foxes begins against Iona on May 1. 
McDonald and teammate Kiley Myers putting on the tarp after sweeping their doubleheader against Manhattan.