Courtesy: UGA Sports Communications
Release: 01/24/2008
2009 (Sophomore): *Appeared in 15 games with 15 starts, posting a 4-4 record with a 4.15 ERA *Tied with Trevor Holder with a team-high 72 strikeouts *Went 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA in the postseason *Had a team-best 4.85 ERA in SEC games *Started the first game of the Tallahassee Regional, and earned the win vs. Ohio State on May 29 (5.0 IP, 2R, 6H, 5K, 2BB) *Picked up the win in Georgia’s 6-3 victory over #7 Ole Miss in the opening round of the SEC Tournament on May 20 (5.1 IP, 2R, 8H, 3K, 2BB) *Limited Vanderbilt to two runs on seven hits in five innings on May 10 as Georgia snapped an eight-game losing streak *Held Florida to three runs on seven hits in six innings on May 3 *Tossed a career-high 7.0 innings and held Arkansas to two runs-one earned-on three hits *Earned second win at Tennessee on March 29 (5.1 IP, 5H, 1R) *Struck out a career-high nine in 5.2 innings vs. #25 Mississippi State on March 22 *Earned first career win vs. Quinnipiac on March 6 (6.0 IP, 5H, 1R, 4K, 1BB) *Carried perfect game into the sixth inning vs. Youngstown State on Feb. 22; no decision
2008 (Freshman): Appeared in 19 games with 7 starts for the SEC Champions that advanced to the College World Series Finals and ended with a number two final national ranking *Posted a 0-1 mark and 10.91 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched with 27 Ks and 24 BB *Best start came @ #3 FSU on March 12 (4 IP, 0H, 1R, 4BB, 1K, no decision) *Career-high 4K in 2.2 IP in relief at LSU on April 20 *Went 0-0, 10.00 ERA in SEC action *Made one start and two appearances in NCAA Athens Regional (0.2 IP, 4R) *Made one appearance in Super Regional (1 IP, 3H, 2R) *Appeared in one College World Series game, pitched in relief against #8 Fresno State in the CWS Finals (1 IP, 2H, 3R, 2BB, 2K)
High School: A graduate of Virginia where he played for Mark Daniels *A 13th round pick of Boston in the 2007 MLB Draft *Named fourth best prospect in the 2007 Cal Ripken Sr. Summer League by Baseball America, going 1-1, 5.12 ERA, 13 Ks, 6 BBs in 19 IP *Went 9-1, 1.48 ERA, 93 Ks and 18 BBs in 54.2 IP as a senior *Helped Bearcats to a 20-6 record and advanced to the state quaterfinals *Named Bristol Hearld Courier's Big Six Player of the Year *Named Highlands District and Region IV Player of the Year *Recorded 16 Ks in firing a one-hitter in a 3-0 win over rival Abingdon *A 2007 2nd Team Pre-Season All-American selection by Rawlings/Perfect Game *Missed junior season due to arm injury *Tossed a no-hitter with 11 K against Carroll County in a Region IV playoff game as a sophomore, went 5-1 overall
Personal: Born Aug. 16, 1988 *Son of Mark and Tamara Grimm *Major: Undecided