2009 Outlook
Showed strong signs of challenging for a starting position this fall ... Was one of the leading hitters in the Cardinal-White series batting .360 over six games ... Scored five runs with nine hits and two doubles ... One of fastest players on the team ... Plus arm with flourishing power ... Could be four or five tool player in coming years.

Summer Baseball
Played for the Dallas D-Bats prior to arriving at Arkansas.

Hughes Springs High School
Multiple-time all-state player ... All-East Texas as a junior and senior ... District MVP as a junior and senior ... District offensive MVP as a freshman and sophomore ... Hit better than .500 in each of his four seasons at Hughes Springs ... Set Mustang single season school records for home runs and RBI.

Personal
McKinney is the son of Greg and Mary McKinney ... has two brothers, Ryan and Chad ... majoring in kinesiology.