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2019 Baseball Roster

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20 Nate Grys

20 Nate Grys

  • Position:
    Outfielder
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    225
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Sterling Heights, Mich.
  • High School:
    Bishop Foley

Summary

Biography

2019: Ranks sixth in program history in career RBIs (130), tied for fifth in career doubles (43), fourth in career home runs (24) and 10th in total bases (296) ... played and started in 46 games for the Broncos during senior campaign ... hit .273 with a .472 slugging percentage and .385 on-base percentage ... ranked second on the team with five home runs ... tied for the team lead with 32 RBIs ... registered 13 multi-hit games along with a team-high eight mutli-RBI games ... matched career-high with three runs scored in a 3-for-5 performance at the plate at North Florida (3/9) ... accumulated a season-high four RBIs, going 2-for-4 at the plate with one run scored and two doubles vs. Eastern Michigan (5/4) ... in the final three-game series vs. Ohio, went 4-for-12 with five runs scored, five RBIs and three home runs. 

2018: Second Team All-MAC selection ... Played and started in 42 games in outfield ... led the Broncos in doubles (14), triples (2), home runs (10), RBIs (48), total bases (96) and slugging percentage (.611) ... became the first Bronco to hit double digit home runs since 2009 .... had a team-high  12 multi-RBI games and 14 multi-hit games ... his .611 slugging percentage ranked fourth in the MAC along with his 48 RBIs ranking third in the MAC ... with 1.14 runs batted in per game, Grys ranked 25th in the NCAA ... against Northwestern went 3-for-5 with a career-high 7 RBIs with two home runs including a grand slam ... the seven-RBI performance was two shy of the school record .... had eight games this season with at least three RBIs ... earned MAC Player of the Week (March 8) ... in the final 11 games of the season, Grys hit five home runs. 

2017: Started 47 games in the outfield … one of eight players to hit at least .300 … hit .302 with 27 runs, 11 doubles, six home runs and 39 RBI with a .453 slugging percentage … his home run and RBI totals were second on the team … hit three home runs in the three games WMU spent at the MAC Tournament, including two against Eastern Michigan in the final game of the year … had 15 multiple hit games … went 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI against Ohio (4/29/17) … went 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI against Eastern Michigan in the MAC Tournament.

2016: Appeared in 28 games with 21 starts in the outfield and at DH … hit .250, with 11 runs, five doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI … went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a run and two RBI against Kent State on April 3 … hit a three-run home run against Miami in the MAC Tournament game (May 26) … had back-to-back two-hit games against Toledo on April 30 on May 1. 

High School: Three-sport athlete at Bishop Foley, earning letters in baseball, football and basketball… led his team to two state championships in 2012-13 and four Catholic League championships… named to the All-Catholic League Baseball Dream Team in 2015 and earned another four all-League honors in total… two-time all-league in football.

Personal: Born April 3, 1997… full name is Nathaniel David Grys… has two older sisters, Mariah and Christina… son of David and Marilyn Grys.
 
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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Outfielder
    6'2" 220 lbs
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    2017Sophomore

    Outfielder
    6'2" 220 lbs
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    2018Junior

    Outfielder
    6'2" 225 lbs
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    2019Senior

    Outfielder
    6'2" 225 lbs
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