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NEWCOMERS
James Ellwanger RHP 6-4 209 Fr.
Magnolia, TX Magnolia West HS
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MLB DRAFT:
19th Round - Washington Nationals (2023)
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Magnolia West High School ... Played for head coach Travis Earles ... Named a First Team All-State selection after helping lead Magnolia West to a Class 5A State Championship as a senior ... Pitched a complete game one-hitter and struck out 17 batters in the semifinals of the Class 5A State Tournament ... Finished his senior season with a 1.30 ERA and struck out 124 batters in 76.1 innings ... Was
a two-time First Team All-District selection and tabbed the District’s Newcomer of
the Year as a sophomore ... Rated the No. 64 overall prospect nationally and the No. 18 right-handed pitcher in the country by Perfect Game ... Also ranked as the No. 4 player in the state of Texas and the No. 2 right-handed pitcher in the Lone Star state by Perfect Game ... MLB.com rated him as the No. 107 prospect entering the 2023 Major League Draft ... Selected by the Washington Nationals in the 19th round of the 2023 MLB Draft ... Was also a Second Team All-District selection in basketball ... Competed in the summers for the Texas Twelve.
PERSONAL
Born on May 15, 2004 ... Parents are Dan and Christy Ellwanger ... Major is undecided ... Favorite Bible verse is Deuteronomy 31:6.
Cody Grebeck INF 5-7 164 Jr. Midland, TX Midland College
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CAREER HONORS
2022:
Big 12 All-Academic Rookie Team
2023 (SOPHOMORE - MIDLAND COLLEGE)
Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference honors after hitting .337 with three home runs, 12 doubles, and 34 RBI ... Led the team in stolen bases (35), going 35-for-38 in the stolen base department ... Also paced the team in runs scored (65).
2022 (FRESHMAN - BAYLOR)
Saw action in nine games including two starts at third base ... First career hit came in his first at-bat versus Maryland (2/20) ... Made his first career start versus Houston Baptist (2/22).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Anchorage Bucs in the Alaska Baseball League in the summer of 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Midland Christian School ... Played for head coach Jared Sandler ... Helped lead Midland Christian to a TAPPS Class 6A State Championship in 2021 ... Named the Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-State as a senior ... Was a four-time First Team All-District selection during his prep career ... Tabbed the District’s Newcomer of the Year as a freshman ... Rated the No. 26 shortstop in the state of Texas by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
Born on February 10, 2003 ... Parents are Brian and Kristi Grebeck ... His father was a 19th round selection of the California Angels out of San Diego State University in 1990 and spent nine years in the minor leagues ... His uncle Craig Grebeck played
12 seasons in the Major Leagues from 1990 - 2001 and his uncle Frank Kostro played in the Big Leagues from 1962 - 1969 ... His brother Sean played baseball at UNC Asheville and Cal Poly Pomona ... Majoring in Business Management ... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 27:17.
Keaton Grady INF 5-9 171 R-So. Elgin, TX Incarnate Word
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2023 (SOPHOMORE)
Took a redshirt season in his first year at DBU.
2022 (FRESHMAN - INCARNATE WORD)
Played in 18 games, making 12 starts in his first collegiate season ... Delivered a base hit in his first career at bat and stole a base against Abilene Christian (3/2) ... Went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI at Houston (3/4) ... Smashed his first career home run in a win at Houston (3/5) ... Recorded his first career multi-high game after going 2-for-5 at Houston (3/6) ... Homered against UT Arlington (3/12) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base versus Columbia (3/16).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Spent last summer with the Winchester Royals in the Valley League ... Played for the Liberal Bee Jays in the Kansas Collegiate League in 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Elgin High School ... Played for head coach Edward Stringer ... Named the District’s Offensive Player of the Year as a senior ... Was a three-time All-District selection during his prep career ... Garnered Academic All-State honors in 2020 ... Rated the No. 62 shortstop in the state of Texas by Perfect Game ... Competed in the summers for the Lonestar Baseball Club.
PERSONAL
Born on May 19, 2003 ... Parents are Mike and Ronda Grady ... His brother, Jace, played four seasons at DBU and was an 11th round selection of the Atlanta Braves in the 2023 Major League Draft ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is John 3:16.
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