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Jersey Number 15
Gannon Grundman
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- B/T::
- R/L
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Howell, Mich.
- High School:
- Hartland HS
2026 (JUNIOR): Collected Academic All-Big Ten accolades ... Made 26 appearances, all in relief ... The 26 games in relief tied for second on the team in both appearances and games in relief (26) ... Logged 38.0 IP with 31 strikeouts ... Ranked fifth on the team in innings pitched (38.0), tied for fifth in wins (2) and sixth in both strikeouts (31) and ERA (5.45) ... Posted a pair of wins, going 2-3 on the season ... Earned first win of season on April 8 at Notre Dame, going 1.2 IP without a run or walk and only one hit yielded in the 7-4 Victory for MSU over the Fighting Irish in South Bend ... Collected second win of season in his final appearance of the year, on May 20 vs. Iowa in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Neb., going 2.1 IP without a run or walk allowing, with two Ks and only three hits yielded ... Fired season-high and career-best tying four strikeouts vs. Michigan (April 11), for one of eight outings with multiple strikeouts ... Added three Ks in three other outings ... Also had four-game stretch with nine Ks in that four games from April 11-25, with four KS vs. Michigan on April 11, then one K on April 17 at Washington, then two Ks in both April 22 vs. Notre Dame and April 25 vs. Maryland ... Fired at least one strikeout in 18 appearances, including first seven-straight outings ... Tallied four outings without a hit, while matching uniform number with 15 outings with out a run of any kind, including four different stretches of three-straight games, including the last three outings of season as part of nine of last 11 outings of season without a run yielded ... Went at least 1.0 IP in 19 outings, including stretch of 11-straight outings of at least 1.0 IP, bookending the stretch with season-long 3.0 IP, first on March 1 vs. James Madison at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., and ending the spurt on April 11 vs. Michigan, with the season-best and career-high tying four Ks ... Fielded position with five assists and one putout, with a putout on March 4 vs. Clemson at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C., and posting a season-high two assists on March 1 vs. James Madison, also at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.
2024 (FRESHMAN): Made seven appearances with one start, logging six strikeouts, with four walks and nine runs in 6.1 IP ... Made collegiate and Spartan debut on March 3, vs. Illinois in Greenville, with 1.0 IP and ringing up first strikeout of career ... Logged season-high two Ks in two outings, both against in-state foes and both coming in span of three appearances, doing so in first Spartan start, vs. Oakland (March 27) and vs. Western Michigan (April 17) ... Posted season-long 1.1 IP twice, first in aforementioned lone start of season, vs. Oakland (March 27).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Hartland High School for coach Brad Guenther ... Earned second-team All-Livingston County accolades ... Helped Hartland to the Division 1 district championship pitching and playing first base, including going 2-for-4 with the game-tying RBI in the district title-clinching game ... On the mound, posted a 4-2 record with a 1.57 ERA, ringing up 48 Ks ... Highlights from senior season included an 11-strikeout, three-hit and no-run outing in 6.2 IP in Hartland’s 3-0 shutout win over fifth-ranked Brighton on April 26, 2023 ... As a junior, helped the Eagles to their first regional championship since 2016, falling in the Division 1 quarterfinals, and finishing with a 24-13-2 record ... Earned All-Livingston County honors, as well as All-Conference, All-Region and All-District accolades ... Posted a 3-2 record with 44 strikeouts, logging a 3.16 ERA in 37.2 IP on the mound ... Also played first base ... At the plate, was third on the team hitting .356, while leading the team with 29 RBI ... Was a two-year team captain ... Rated as the No. 1 pitcher and No. 12 overall player in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report when signed with MSU ... Also rated as the No. 1 first baseman/pitcher and the No. 18 overall player in the state of Michigan by Perfect Game, as well as the No. 32 overall first baseman/pitcher in the nation ... Played summer league for the Michigan Bulls ... Also a three-year letterwinner for the Hartland basketball team, and was team captain.
PERSONAL: Son of Beth and Mike Grundman ... Father, Mike, played football at Eastern Michigan ... Sister, Delanie played softball at Northwood (2019-22), where she was a four-year starter and team captain ... Majoring in packaging at MSU with career ambitions of a packaging engineer when baseball career is completed ... Names his high school coach Brad Guenther as biggest baseball influence because he’s coached him since he was 10-years old and taught him everything and continues to motivate him ... Lists greatest athletic experience as playing in the WWBA in Florida ... Chose MSU over Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Wayne State.
2024 (FRESHMAN): Made seven appearances with one start, logging six strikeouts, with four walks and nine runs in 6.1 IP ... Made collegiate and Spartan debut on March 3, vs. Illinois in Greenville, with 1.0 IP and ringing up first strikeout of career ... Logged season-high two Ks in two outings, both against in-state foes and both coming in span of three appearances, doing so in first Spartan start, vs. Oakland (March 27) and vs. Western Michigan (April 17) ... Posted season-long 1.1 IP twice, first in aforementioned lone start of season, vs. Oakland (March 27).
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at Hartland High School for coach Brad Guenther ... Earned second-team All-Livingston County accolades ... Helped Hartland to the Division 1 district championship pitching and playing first base, including going 2-for-4 with the game-tying RBI in the district title-clinching game ... On the mound, posted a 4-2 record with a 1.57 ERA, ringing up 48 Ks ... Highlights from senior season included an 11-strikeout, three-hit and no-run outing in 6.2 IP in Hartland’s 3-0 shutout win over fifth-ranked Brighton on April 26, 2023 ... As a junior, helped the Eagles to their first regional championship since 2016, falling in the Division 1 quarterfinals, and finishing with a 24-13-2 record ... Earned All-Livingston County honors, as well as All-Conference, All-Region and All-District accolades ... Posted a 3-2 record with 44 strikeouts, logging a 3.16 ERA in 37.2 IP on the mound ... Also played first base ... At the plate, was third on the team hitting .356, while leading the team with 29 RBI ... Was a two-year team captain ... Rated as the No. 1 pitcher and No. 12 overall player in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report when signed with MSU ... Also rated as the No. 1 first baseman/pitcher and the No. 18 overall player in the state of Michigan by Perfect Game, as well as the No. 32 overall first baseman/pitcher in the nation ... Played summer league for the Michigan Bulls ... Also a three-year letterwinner for the Hartland basketball team, and was team captain.
PERSONAL: Son of Beth and Mike Grundman ... Father, Mike, played football at Eastern Michigan ... Sister, Delanie played softball at Northwood (2019-22), where she was a four-year starter and team captain ... Majoring in packaging at MSU with career ambitions of a packaging engineer when baseball career is completed ... Names his high school coach Brad Guenther as biggest baseball influence because he’s coached him since he was 10-years old and taught him everything and continues to motivate him ... Lists greatest athletic experience as playing in the WWBA in Florida ... Chose MSU over Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Wayne State.
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