2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
John Grimsley
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tomball, Texas
- Prev School:
- San Jac College
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Appeared in 26 games, making 14 starts in centerfield...Was Houston's Opening Day centerfielder...Suffered an injury midway through the season (March 24-May 5)...Returned to the lineup to make five straight starts...Hit .217 on the year with three RBI and five runs...Had two multi-hit games vs. UConn (May 7) and vs. Alabama State (March 19)...Hit first career home run in win over Alabama State... Helped Houston to a regular-season and conference tournament championship title as well as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Houston Regional.
PREVIOUS SCHOOLS
2016: Played the 2016 season at San Jacinto College and saw action in 58 games, hitting .341 with two home runs and 27 stolen bases.
2015: Played in 11 games during the 2015 season at the University of San Diego before earning a medical hardship…Helped team to a regular-season Conference Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year baseball letterwinner for Concordia Lutheran High School…Led team to three District Championships and a State Runner-Up in 2014…Was a First Team All-State and All-District selection…Also played football.
PERSONAL
Full name is John Quinton Grimsley…Born in Lafayette, Louisiana…Calls Tomball, Texas home…Born March 27, 1996…Son of Jason and Dana Grimsley…Father Jason was a Major League pitcher for 16 seasons, and played 20 total seasons of professional baseball…Has two siblings, Rayne and Hunter…Major is currently undecided.
