2024 Baseball Roster
Roster
Grundman, Gannon
Jersey Number 15
Gannon Grundman
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Howell, Mich.
- High School:
- Hartland HS
Bio
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.
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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