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#29 Jace Grady OF • 5-11 182 Jr. • Elgin, TX (Elgin HS)
CAREER HONORS
2022:
Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference
Two-Time Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger of the Week MVC Player of the Week (Week of March 21)
2021:
Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
MVP Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference
2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Earned Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors for the second consecutive year ... Started all 59 games and was second on the team in batting average (.310), hits (72), on-base percentage (.419) and walks (40) ... His 25 stolen bases were the most in the MVC and the fourth-most in a single-season in DBU’s Division I era ... Hit a career-high 10 home runs and collected 37 RBI ... Scored a team-best 60 runs, a mark that ranked third-most in the MVC ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Had a three-hit day and scored three runs against No. 20 Maryland (3/25) ... Matched a career-high in hits with four including two doubles and a triple in a series-clinching win over No. 20 Maryland (3/27) ... Blasted a two-run homer in the first inning in a 6-1 victory against No. 21 TCU (4/12) ... Hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning that gave DBU a 6-5 lead over No. 3 Oklahoma State (5/10) ... vs. MVC OPPONENTS: His .356 batting average in conference was second-best on the team ... Smashed two home runs and racked up a career-high seven RBI in a wild 17-16 win over Missouri State (4/9) ... Went 3-for-4 with an RBI at Bradley (4/14) ... Posted his second straight three-hit game and also homered at Bradley (4/15) ... Went 3-for-4 and scored four runs at Illinois State (5/1) ... Led DBU to a three-game sweep of Valparaiso (5/8) with a three-hit day ... Recorded the third multi-home run game of his career as part of a four-hit day at Indiana State (5/20) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Hit his first home run of the year against Southeast Missouri (2/19) that tied the game in the ninth inning ... Laced two doubles and scored three runs against Southeast Missouri (2/20) ... Smashed a solo homer to help DBU complete a three-game sweep of Sam Houston (2/27) ... Went 2-for-5 with a homer at San Diego (3/5) ... Reached base in all five plate appearances including two hits and three walks and scored four runs against Southern Mississippi (3/13) ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Went 3-for-4 versus Evansville (5/27) ... AUSTIN REGIONAL: Delivered a 3-for-4 day at the plate and scored two runs against Louisiana Tech (6/3).
2021 (FRESHMAN)
scored and doubled at Evansville (5/1) ... Scored four runs and drove in a pair as part of a two-hit day at Evansville (5/2) ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in a win over Illinois State (5/7) ... Posted his fifth straight multi-hit game after going 2-for-5 with a double versus Illinois State (5/8) ... Picked up a pair of hits including a double against Bradley (5/14) ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI versus Bradley (5/15) ... vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Walked twice and stole two bases against Austin Peay (2/21) ... Blasted a grand slam for his first career home run as a Patriot in a 12-2 win over Austin Peay (2/22) ... Went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI versus Gonzaga (2/25) ... Delivered three hits including two doubles and a triple to go along with four RBI in a win over Gonzaga (2/26) ... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double against Gonzaga (2/27) ... Registered two hits in his three at-bats against Missouri (3/4) ... Helped lift DBU to a win over Oklahoma (3/7) at the Frisco College Baseball Classic after going 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored, and a stolen base ... Went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored against UTRGV (3/25) .. Followed with a 2-for-2 day against UTRGV (3/26) ... MVC TOURNAMENT: Named to the Most Valuable Player of the MVC Tournament after hitting .500 (7-for-14) in DBU’s four games ... Went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple and two RBI against Indiana State (5/29) ... Led the Patriots to the MVC title after going 4-for-6 with two home runs, a double, three RBI, and four runs scored in a 12-8 win over Indiana State (5/30).
2020 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 14 games, making 10 starts in his first year as a Patriot in the COVID- shortened season ... Became the first freshman to start at centerfield on Opening Day in the program’s Division I era dating back to 2004 ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Picked up a base hit at No. 13 North Carolina ... vs. NON- CONFERENCE: Recorded his first hit at the collegiate level versus South Dakota State (2/15) as part of a 3-for-4 performance with a double ... Went 2-for-4 with a double against UT Arlington (2/18).
COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Named to the All-Star Team in the Cape Cod League in 2021 after hitting a team- high .346 for the Cotuit Kettlers ... Played for the Cheney Diamond Dawgs in the Sunflower Collegiate League in 2020.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Elgin High School ... Played for head coach Edward Stronger ... Garnered Second Team All-State honors in 2018 ... Named the District’s Offensive MVP after hitting .500 as a junior ... Also tabbed a First Team All-District selection ... Rated the No. 25 outfielder and a top 120 prospect from the state of Texas by Perfect Game in 2019 ... Ranked among the top 500 seniors nationally by Perfect Game ... Was a two-time High Honorable Mention Preseason All-American by Perfect Game ... Competed for Lonestar in the summers and was coached by DBU Baseball legend and former Major Leaguer Jason LaRue.
PERSONAL
Born on May 25, 2001 ... Parents are Mike and Ronda Grady ... His father pitched at Concordia University ... His brother, Keaton Grady, is an infielder on the DBU Baseball team ... Majoring in Sports Management ... Favorite Bible verse is John 16:33.
Garnered Freshman All-American honors and was tabbed a Second Team All- Missouri Valley Conference selection ... Made 48 starts and his .338 batting average was eighth-best in the MVC ... Also ranked second in the MVC In stolen bases (15), fourth in doubles (17) and fifth in triples (3) ... Tied for the team’s longest hit streak of the year hitting safely in 16 consecutive games from March 20 - May 9 ... vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Went 2-for-4 with a run scored against No. 17 Arizona (3/6) at the Frisco College Baseball Classic ... vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Hit a team-high .357 with eight doubles and 12 RBI ... Picked up a pair of hits including a double at Evansville (5/1) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs
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