2016 Baseball Roster
Witherspoon, Grant
Jersey Number 30
Grant Witherspoon
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Colo.
- High School:
- D'Evelyn HS
Bio
2018 American Athletic Conference First Team
2018 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
2016 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (5/2)
2016 American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (4/4)
2018 (Junior): Started all 58 games in center field…batted .330 with 76 hits, 19 doubles, 12 home runs, two triples, 53 RBI, 45 runs scored, 40 walks, .587 slugging percentage and a .436 on-base percentage…13-for-18 in stolen bases…led the team in average, hits, doubles, homers, RBI, walks, slugging and OBP…ranked 58th in the nation and third in The American in doubles…ranked seventh in The American in hits, sixth in RBI, third in walks, seventh in home runs, fourth in total bases, sixth in OBP and sixth in slugging…tallied 24 multiple hit games and 15 multiple RBI games…First Team All-American Athletic Conference…American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team - tallied six hits, seven RBI, six runs and two homers in the tournament…went 2-for-4 on opening night vs Wright State (2/16)…was 3-for-5 with an RBI at Ole Miss (2/25)…matched a career high with four hits, including a triple vs. Lamar (2/27)…tallied two doubles, an RBI and a steal vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/3)…hit a grand slam and totaled five RBI at UNO (3/6)…hit two home runs vs. Purdue (3/11)…went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run at LSU (3/21)…went 3-for-6 with a double, and RBI and two runs at Wichita State (3/6)…went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and three runs vs. LSU (4/18)…was 6-for-10 with four doubles, three RBI, four runs in the DH vs. ETSU (4/21)…hit a grand slam in Tulane’s win at UConn (4/28)…hit an opposite field two-run HR and was 3-for-5 at Southern Miss (5/1)…hit a grand slam vs. Memphis (5/12)…hit two two-run home runs vs. ECU in AAC Tournament (5/23)…one of only three Tulane players to hit three grand slams in a season since 2000…drafted in the fourth round (120th overall) in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in and started 56 games in the outfield…batted .299 with 48 runs, 67 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 36 RBI, 23 walks and 10 stolen bases with .420 slugging percentage and a .373 on-base percentage…recorded 23 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games…led the team in runs and stolen bases, was second in hits and third in RBI…notched four outfield assists…made two pitching appearances, including a three-strikeout save at Nicholls State (3/15)…homered in his first at bat of the season vs. Air Force (2/17) …singled twice, doubled, stole a base, scored two runs and had an RBI at UC Santa Barbara (2/26)…went 3-for-5 with two steals at Southern Miss (3/1)…went 2-for-5 with two runs at LSU (3/28)…accounted for eight runs in a win over Cincinnati with five RBI and three runs scored (4/7)…went 2-for-4 with four RBI at Cincinnati (4/8)…singled, walked and scored twice vs. Southern Miss (4/19)…scored three runs at Houston (4/21)…notched a three-run homer at Houston (4/22)…went 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBI vs. LSU (4/25)…went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI in The American Tournament vs. USF (5/23)…hit a one-run homer and a double vs. UCF in The American Tournament (5/25).
2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 59 games with 58 starts (29 at center field, 21 at first base and 8 at left field)…batted .270 with 33 runs, 57 hits, six doubles, two triples, three home runs, 25 RBI and 33 walks and five stolen bases with a .360 slugging percentage and a .373 on-base percentage…recorded 15 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games…second on the team in walks and sacrifice bunts (four), third in batting average and OBP, tied for third in triples, multi-hit games and sacrifice flies (2), fourth in games started, tied for fourth in stolen bases, fifth in runs scored and hits and tied for fifth in at bats (211)…ranked seventh in the American Athletic Conference in walks…made his collegiate debut vs. Illinois (2/21), starting at first base and collecting two hits…went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI at Southeastern Louisiana (3/2)…notched the walk-off sacrifice fly while going 1-for-3 vs. Pepperdine (3/6)…hit his first-career home run vs. Furman (3/13)…singled and scored a run during the series-clinching win at Texas (3/20)…singled twice, scored two runs, two walks and an RBI at LSU (3/29)…hit a grand slam during a 2-for-4 day at UConn (4/1)…homered, singled and stole a base, totaling four RBI and scoring four runs at UConn (4/2)…tied the school record with four walks and scored a run vs. Southern Miss (4/19)…went 4-for-5 with two RBI and one run vs. Houston (4/30)…singled and walked vs. Boston College in the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/3)…singled vs. Ole Miss in the NCAA Regional (6/4)…doubled, was hit by a pitch and scored a run vs. Boston College in the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/5).
High School: A four-year letterman at D’Evelyn High School in Denver, Colo.… pitched, played first base and center field…led the Jaguars to the Colorado Class 4A state semifinals and an overall record of 22-3, hitting .364 with 28 runs, 32 hits and three homers while winning seven games with a 1.19 ERA on the mound…named to 4A First-Team All-State and Jefferson County 4A First-Team All-League as a senior…named the Jefferson County 4A Male Athlete of the Year as a senior…played in the Colorado Rockies High School All-Star/Futures Game…as a junior hit .452 with 26 RBI and seven home runs, earning Class 4A Second Team All-State and Jefferson County 4A First-Team All-League honors…a Jefferson County 4A First-Team All-League member as a sophomore and -Honorable Mention as a freshman…also lettered four years in basketball at point guard…earned First-Team All-State and All-League honors as a senior, averaging 20.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.8 steals per game…named a Second-Team All-State selection as a junior, averaging 18.3 ppg…second in school history in scoring, and owns school records for steals and assists…also lettered four years in golf…earned Academic Honor Roll honors every semester and was a Academic All-State First Team selection…played summer ball for Slammers Turk.
Personal: Has two younger sisters … major is chemical engineering.
2018 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team
2016 American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (5/2)
2016 American Athletic Conference Player of the Week (4/4)
2018 (Junior): Started all 58 games in center field…batted .330 with 76 hits, 19 doubles, 12 home runs, two triples, 53 RBI, 45 runs scored, 40 walks, .587 slugging percentage and a .436 on-base percentage…13-for-18 in stolen bases…led the team in average, hits, doubles, homers, RBI, walks, slugging and OBP…ranked 58th in the nation and third in The American in doubles…ranked seventh in The American in hits, sixth in RBI, third in walks, seventh in home runs, fourth in total bases, sixth in OBP and sixth in slugging…tallied 24 multiple hit games and 15 multiple RBI games…First Team All-American Athletic Conference…American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team - tallied six hits, seven RBI, six runs and two homers in the tournament…went 2-for-4 on opening night vs Wright State (2/16)…was 3-for-5 with an RBI at Ole Miss (2/25)…matched a career high with four hits, including a triple vs. Lamar (2/27)…tallied two doubles, an RBI and a steal vs. Cal State Fullerton (3/3)…hit a grand slam and totaled five RBI at UNO (3/6)…hit two home runs vs. Purdue (3/11)…went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a run at LSU (3/21)…went 3-for-6 with a double, and RBI and two runs at Wichita State (3/6)…went 3-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and three runs vs. LSU (4/18)…was 6-for-10 with four doubles, three RBI, four runs in the DH vs. ETSU (4/21)…hit a grand slam in Tulane’s win at UConn (4/28)…hit an opposite field two-run HR and was 3-for-5 at Southern Miss (5/1)…hit a grand slam vs. Memphis (5/12)…hit two two-run home runs vs. ECU in AAC Tournament (5/23)…one of only three Tulane players to hit three grand slams in a season since 2000…drafted in the fourth round (120th overall) in the Major League Baseball Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays.
2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in and started 56 games in the outfield…batted .299 with 48 runs, 67 hits, 10 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 36 RBI, 23 walks and 10 stolen bases with .420 slugging percentage and a .373 on-base percentage…recorded 23 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games…led the team in runs and stolen bases, was second in hits and third in RBI…notched four outfield assists…made two pitching appearances, including a three-strikeout save at Nicholls State (3/15)…homered in his first at bat of the season vs. Air Force (2/17) …singled twice, doubled, stole a base, scored two runs and had an RBI at UC Santa Barbara (2/26)…went 3-for-5 with two steals at Southern Miss (3/1)…went 2-for-5 with two runs at LSU (3/28)…accounted for eight runs in a win over Cincinnati with five RBI and three runs scored (4/7)…went 2-for-4 with four RBI at Cincinnati (4/8)…singled, walked and scored twice vs. Southern Miss (4/19)…scored three runs at Houston (4/21)…notched a three-run homer at Houston (4/22)…went 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBI vs. LSU (4/25)…went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI in The American Tournament vs. USF (5/23)…hit a one-run homer and a double vs. UCF in The American Tournament (5/25).
2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 59 games with 58 starts (29 at center field, 21 at first base and 8 at left field)…batted .270 with 33 runs, 57 hits, six doubles, two triples, three home runs, 25 RBI and 33 walks and five stolen bases with a .360 slugging percentage and a .373 on-base percentage…recorded 15 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games…second on the team in walks and sacrifice bunts (four), third in batting average and OBP, tied for third in triples, multi-hit games and sacrifice flies (2), fourth in games started, tied for fourth in stolen bases, fifth in runs scored and hits and tied for fifth in at bats (211)…ranked seventh in the American Athletic Conference in walks…made his collegiate debut vs. Illinois (2/21), starting at first base and collecting two hits…went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI at Southeastern Louisiana (3/2)…notched the walk-off sacrifice fly while going 1-for-3 vs. Pepperdine (3/6)…hit his first-career home run vs. Furman (3/13)…singled and scored a run during the series-clinching win at Texas (3/20)…singled twice, scored two runs, two walks and an RBI at LSU (3/29)…hit a grand slam during a 2-for-4 day at UConn (4/1)…homered, singled and stole a base, totaling four RBI and scoring four runs at UConn (4/2)…tied the school record with four walks and scored a run vs. Southern Miss (4/19)…went 4-for-5 with two RBI and one run vs. Houston (4/30)…singled and walked vs. Boston College in the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/3)…singled vs. Ole Miss in the NCAA Regional (6/4)…doubled, was hit by a pitch and scored a run vs. Boston College in the NCAA Oxford Regional (6/5).
High School: A four-year letterman at D’Evelyn High School in Denver, Colo.… pitched, played first base and center field…led the Jaguars to the Colorado Class 4A state semifinals and an overall record of 22-3, hitting .364 with 28 runs, 32 hits and three homers while winning seven games with a 1.19 ERA on the mound…named to 4A First-Team All-State and Jefferson County 4A First-Team All-League as a senior…named the Jefferson County 4A Male Athlete of the Year as a senior…played in the Colorado Rockies High School All-Star/Futures Game…as a junior hit .452 with 26 RBI and seven home runs, earning Class 4A Second Team All-State and Jefferson County 4A First-Team All-League honors…a Jefferson County 4A First-Team All-League member as a sophomore and -Honorable Mention as a freshman…also lettered four years in basketball at point guard…earned First-Team All-State and All-League honors as a senior, averaging 20.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.8 steals per game…named a Second-Team All-State selection as a junior, averaging 18.3 ppg…second in school history in scoring, and owns school records for steals and assists…also lettered four years in golf…earned Academic Honor Roll honors every semester and was a Academic All-State First Team selection…played summer ball for Slammers Turk.
Personal: Has two younger sisters … major is chemical engineering.
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