McCormick hit .443 for the Wildcats in 2010.

Clifton, Va. – Centreville senior OF/3B Mark McCormick committed yesterday to play baseball at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, W.V., Wildcats head coach Morgan Spencer and the school’s athletics department are pleased to announce.

McCormick, who is entering his third varsity season, hit .443 (31-for-70) last spring with a team-high 11 doubles and 24 runs scored and was named a first-team all-Concorde District selection as Centreville went 16-7, won the district’s regular season championship, advanced to the district’s tournament championship game and to the Northern Region quarterfinals before falling to Madison. The versatile senior was also second on the team with a .605 on-base average, tied for the team lead with four stolen bases an drove in 13 runs out of the leadoff spot in the Wildcats’ order.

McCormick will join a Shepherd program that went 21-18 last year under head coach Wayne Riser, who is entering his 21st season with the program. The Rams play in the Division II West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and have compiled 14 winning seasons during Riser’s tenure at the school.

McCormick will become the 11th player in in Spencer’s five years at Centreville to move on to the college level. The Wildcats currently have alumnae Ryan Barefoot (Class of 2007), Connor Bach (2010) and Cam Walter (2010) playing at the Virginia Military Academy, Kyle Harsanyi (2007) and Andy Viands (2010) playing at Christopher Newport University, J.P. Nicholas (2009) playing at Lynchburg College, Ryan Ashooh (2010) playing at the University of Virginia, Chris Campbell (2010) playing at Mount St. Mary’s University and J.T. Hampel (2010) playing at Mary Washington University. Also, Mickey Bozek (2008) pitched for two years at the United States Military Academy at West Point.