2020 Baseball Roster
Groff, Ethan
Jersey Number 1
Ethan Groff
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- High School:
- Trinity Prep
Bio
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): The 2022 offensive leader made appearances in 41 games with 39 starts... Finished the year with a .404 batting average a .212 improvement from the 2021 season while slugging .709… He also hit nine home runs a league leading 15 doubles and 35 RBI… Collected 72 put outs in right field with only a single error on the season….He had a team-leading 17 multi-hit games including five hits in Tulane 23-1 victory at Southeastern (3/1)… Homered the iconic “Walk Groff” in the 10 inning come back over reigning National Champion Mississippi State (3/5)…Ended his season with a 12 game reached base streak just three shy of his season high of 15…Reached first in 38 of 41 games this season…Scored five and batted in four in the Green Waves 19-5 victory at Southern (4/6)… Tabbed three hits, three runs and a long ball in the first series win over ECU since joining the AAC…Was sidelined for the rest of the season after an injury in Orlando.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Made appearances in 48 games and total 40 starts... Finished the year with a .192 batting average, five home runs and 17 RBI... Collected a pair of hits in the series finale against Louisiana-Lafayette (2/21)... Had one hit every game at eventual National Champion Mississippi State (2/26-28)... Drove in his first run of the year and picked up his first home run against Western Kentucky (3/5)... Collected a pair of RBI against Texas Southern (3/16)... Tallied a season-best three RBI at Memphis (4/25)... Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI in the series finale against Houston (5/1)... Hit a massive two-run home run over the left field wall at ECU (5/8) which propelled the Green Wave to a 7-6 win over the nationally-ranked Pirates... Drove in a pair of runs and hit a home run to lead the Green Wave to a win over UCF (5/14, game two)... Went 1-for-2 with a double against USF (5/29, game one).
2020 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 13 games in 2020, making eight starts for the Green Wave… Finished the season batting .250 with nine hits, including two doubles, a triple and a home run… Drove in eight with five runs scored, finishing the season with a .444 slugging percentage… Earned his first collegiate hit, coming on a home run in the finale against Florida Gulf Coast (2/16) as he drove in three with a walk and run scored… Earned hit in second consecutive game with two runs scored at Louisiana-Lafayette (2/19)… Went 3-for-6 with a double and run scored in finale against Cal State Fullerton (2/23)… Had a pair of hits and drove in one in game two against Middle Tennessee (2/29)… Had a double and triple among his two hits, with two RBI and a run scored at Southern (3/7).
2019 (Freshman): Did not see action in 2019... Was named to the 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2018 and spring 2019.
Before Tulane: A four-year letterman at Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, Fla., under coach Trevor Berryhill…played shortstop and second base for the Saints…team captain during his junior and senior years…posted a .338 batting average while tallying four homers, 19 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 22 games in 2018…earned Third Team Orlando Sentinel District III All-Area and Perfect Game Florida All-Region Second Team honors as a senior…National High School Invitational All-Tournament Team and Rawlings-Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention in 2018…Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention and Baseball District runner-up in 2017…named a top-30 shortstop prospect by Prospect Select 2018…batted .403 with 17 RBIs in 24 games as a junior…also lettered in basketball as a sophomore…member of the National Honor Society in Spanish and history and received the President’s Award as a senior…has one older sister, Ansley.
ETHAN'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
It means to know what hard work and dedication means while also having tons of fun
Favorite memory living in New Orleans?
Getting to come to the field everyday and play my favorite game with my brothers
Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
Any of my friends' houses
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Made appearances in 48 games and total 40 starts... Finished the year with a .192 batting average, five home runs and 17 RBI... Collected a pair of hits in the series finale against Louisiana-Lafayette (2/21)... Had one hit every game at eventual National Champion Mississippi State (2/26-28)... Drove in his first run of the year and picked up his first home run against Western Kentucky (3/5)... Collected a pair of RBI against Texas Southern (3/16)... Tallied a season-best three RBI at Memphis (4/25)... Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI in the series finale against Houston (5/1)... Hit a massive two-run home run over the left field wall at ECU (5/8) which propelled the Green Wave to a 7-6 win over the nationally-ranked Pirates... Drove in a pair of runs and hit a home run to lead the Green Wave to a win over UCF (5/14, game two)... Went 1-for-2 with a double against USF (5/29, game one).
2020 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 13 games in 2020, making eight starts for the Green Wave… Finished the season batting .250 with nine hits, including two doubles, a triple and a home run… Drove in eight with five runs scored, finishing the season with a .444 slugging percentage… Earned his first collegiate hit, coming on a home run in the finale against Florida Gulf Coast (2/16) as he drove in three with a walk and run scored… Earned hit in second consecutive game with two runs scored at Louisiana-Lafayette (2/19)… Went 3-for-6 with a double and run scored in finale against Cal State Fullerton (2/23)… Had a pair of hits and drove in one in game two against Middle Tennessee (2/29)… Had a double and triple among his two hits, with two RBI and a run scored at Southern (3/7).
2019 (Freshman): Did not see action in 2019... Was named to the 2018-19 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2018 and spring 2019.
Before Tulane: A four-year letterman at Trinity Preparatory School in Winter Park, Fla., under coach Trevor Berryhill…played shortstop and second base for the Saints…team captain during his junior and senior years…posted a .338 batting average while tallying four homers, 19 RBI and 10 stolen bases in 22 games in 2018…earned Third Team Orlando Sentinel District III All-Area and Perfect Game Florida All-Region Second Team honors as a senior…National High School Invitational All-Tournament Team and Rawlings-Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention in 2018…Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention and Baseball District runner-up in 2017…named a top-30 shortstop prospect by Prospect Select 2018…batted .403 with 17 RBIs in 24 games as a junior…also lettered in basketball as a sophomore…member of the National Honor Society in Spanish and history and received the President’s Award as a senior…has one older sister, Ansley.
ETHAN'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
It means to know what hard work and dedication means while also having tons of fun
Favorite memory living in New Orleans?
Getting to come to the field everyday and play my favorite game with my brothers
Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
Any of my friends' houses
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