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Jersey Number 2
Grayson Grinsell
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Reno, Nev.
- High School:
- Reno HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
2025
ABCA/Rawlings Third-Team All-America
NCBWA Third-Team All-America
Perfect Game Third-Team All-America
ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-Region
Big Ten First-Team All-Conference
Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week (May 19)
Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week (April 21)
Dean’s List (Winter)
2024
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament Team
CSC Academic All-District Team
Pac-12 Conference Academic Honor Roll
2023
Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team
Pac-12 Conference All-Tournament Team
Dean’s List (Spring)
2022
Dean’s List (Fall)
2025
ABCA/Rawlings Third-Team All-America
NCBWA Third-Team All-America
Perfect Game Third-Team All-America
ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-Region
Big Ten First-Team All-Conference
Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week (May 19)
Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week (April 21)
Dean’s List (Winter)
2024
Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference
Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament Team
CSC Academic All-District Team
Pac-12 Conference Academic Honor Roll
2023
Nashville Regional All-Tournament Team
Pac-12 Conference All-Tournament Team
Dean’s List (Spring)
2022
Dean’s List (Fall)
MLB DRAFT
Selected in the sixth round (Pick No. 190) of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers.
Selected in the sixth round (Pick No. 190) of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers.
CAREER
Named a third-team All-American by the ABCA, the NCBWA and Perfect Game following junior season … Earned first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-Regional honors and first-team All-Big Ten Conference accolades in 2025 … Finished career 18-6 with a 3.70 ERA while making 63 appearances (33 starts) with six complete games and one save … Held opposing batters to a .207 batting average over 226.1 innings while allowing 100 runs (93 earned) on 167 hits with 267 strikeouts and 98 walks … Following the 2025 season, ranked among the top 10 in program history in runners picked off (2nd/12), strikeouts (3rd), batting average against (7th), wins (8th), starts (9th) and innings pitched (9th) … Also appeared six times in the program’s single-season record book ranking sixth in wins (9) in 2025, fifth and sixth in strikeouts (101 and 99) in 2025 and 2024 respectively, sixth in starts (16) in 2025 and ninth in runners picked off (6 and 4) in 2025 and 2024 respectively … Became just the sixth pitcher in program history to reach 200 strikeout mark in win over Rutgers (3/21/25) ... An honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference selection as a sophomore after leading the league in batting average against and hits allowed per nine innings ... Named to the all-tournament team at both the 2023 Nashville Regional and the 2024 Santa Barbara Regional as well as the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament.
2025 SEASON
Named a third-team All-American by the ABCA, the NCBWA and Perfect Game following junior season … Earned first-team ABCA/Rawlings All-Regional honors and first-team All-Big Ten Conference accolades … Named Big Ten Conference Pitcher of the Week twice ... The first on April 21 after a stellar outing vs. No. 10 UCLA ... The second on May 18 following a complete-game shutout of Iowa after allowing just two hits in 7.0 innings with eight Ks … Finished season 9-3 with a 3.01 ERA while allowing 37 runs (33 earned) on 72 hits in 98.2 innings of work with 101 strikeouts and just 28 walks … Held opposing batters to a .205 batting average while finishing with three complete games and one shutout … Nine wins tied for the sixth most in program history while also ranking in the top 10 in strikeouts (5th), starts (6th) and pickoffs (2nd/6) … Nationally, ranked in the top 40 in five separate statistical categories … Three complete games ranked third in the country, while 1.01 WHIP was 23rd, nine wins ranked 27th, 6.57 hits allowed per nine innings was 34th and 101 strikeouts ranked 40th … Led the Big Ten Conference in innings pitched, complete games and shutouts, while ranking second in WHIP, third in wins, ERA and strikeouts, fourth in batting average against and 10th in strikeouts per nine innings … Fared even better in Big Ten Conference games going 7-1 with a 1.36 ERA with three complete games and a shutout in 10 starts … Held opposing B1G hitters to a .167 average while allowing just 12 runs (10 earned) on 38 hits in 66 innings with 70 strikeouts and 19 walks … Led the conference in league games in wins, ERA, strikeouts, innings pitched, complete games, shutouts, batting average against and WHIP (0.86) while ranking eighth in strikeouts per nine innings (9.5) … vs. Toledo (Feb. 14): Opening day starter for the Ducks ... Struck out seven over 5.0 innings of work, allowing just one hit ... vs. Rhode Island (Feb. 21): Struck out four over 5.1 innings of work ... vs. Columbia (Feb. 28): Credited with first win of the season ... Struck out seven in 5.1 innings while allowing six runs on eight hits ... at USC (March 7): Picked up the win in Oregon's first ever Big Ten Conference game ... Struck out eight in five innings of work while allowing two runs on four hits ... vs. Minnesota (March 14): Picked up the win after not allowing a run on five hits over five innings of work with seven strikeouts ... vs. Rutgers (March 21): Gave Oregon a quality start allowing three runs (2 earned) on seven hits in 6.1 innings of work with eight Ks in Oregon's eventual walk-off win ... at Ohio State (March 28): Dominant in a combined shutout with two relievers ... Allowed no runs on three hits with five strikeouts while getting the win in second consecutive quality start ... vs. Michigan (April 4): Made another quality start picking up the win after allowing just two runs on seven hits in six innings with five Ks and two walks ... at Maryland (April 12): Picked up a no-decision in a Ducks' win ... Allowed just two runs on three hits over 5.2 innings while walking a career-high six and fanning five ... vs. #10 UCLA (April 18): Dominant in 2-1 victory tossing a two-hit complete game while striking out seven and walking just one ... Complete game was the first of career and 9.0 innings pitched was a career high ... vs. #3 Oregon State (April 25): Picked up a win over a top-10 ranked team for the second consecutive week ... Allowed just two runs on four hits in 7.0 innings with five Ks and two walks ... at Michigan State (May 2): Excellent again tossing second complete game in last three starts ... Charged with the loss despite allowing just two runs (one earned) on two hits in 8.0 innings with nine strikeouts ... vs. Washington (May 9): Continued dominant run finishing with seventh quality start of the season ... Did not allow a run on just three hits in 7.0 innings while fanning eight ... at Iowa (May 15): Another stellar outing going the distance in a seven-inning shutout ... Allowed just two hits while striking out eight and walking just one ... vs. Nebraska (May 26): Took the loss after allowing six runs (4 earned) on eight hits in 4.0 innings with six strikeouts … vs. Cal Poly (May 31): Made final start of career … Allowed six runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings with two strikeouts and one walk.
2024 SEASON
Named to the Santa Barbara Regional All-Tournament Team ... Named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference ... A member of the CSC Academic All-District Team ... Made 14 starts while appearing in three games out of the bullpen … Finished the season 7-2 with a 4.08 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 79.1 innings of work while allowing 37 runs (36 earned) on 54 hits with 44 walks … Held opposing hitters to a Pac-12 Conference-best .196 batting average … Finished with six quality starts including a pair against nationally-ranked teams (at #13 Oregon State, at #18 UC Santa Barbara) … Led the Pac-12 and ranked 19th nationally in hits allowed per nine innings (6.13) … Finished third in the Pac-12 and ranked 51st nationally in strikeouts per nine innings, while ranking fourth in strikeouts in league play and 53rd nationally … Also ranked in the top 10 in the Pac-12 in wins (T3rd), ERA (7th) and batters struck out looking (T8th, 23) … In Pac-12 Conference games, went 4-1 with a 4.35 ERA while making nine starts and pitching twice out of the bullpen … Struck out 66 Pac-12 hitters in 51.2 innings while allowing 26 runs (25 earned) on 38 hits with 28 walks … Held opposing conference hitters to a .207 batting average, which ranked No. 1 in the Pac-12 … Also ranked among the Pac-12 leaders in league games in strikeouts (3rd), batters struck out looking (T5th, 16) and wins (T8th) … vs. Oklahoma (Feb. 16): Picked up the win in first outing of the season while allowing just one hit in three scoreless innings with one strike out ... vs. Lafayette (Feb. 24): Struck out a career-high 10 in four innings while allowing just one run on one hit with a pair of walks ... Fanned 10 of 16 batters faced in the Ducks win ... vs. UC Santa Barbara (March 2): Took the loss after allowing five runs on two hits in 3.2 innings pitched with three walks, three hit batters and two Ks ... at Arizona State (March 8-10): Made a pair of appearances out of the bullpen ... Charged with the loss on Friday after allowing two runs on two hits with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings of work ... Got a no-decision in a Sunday win tossing 0.2 innings while allowing one run on one hit ... vs. California (March 16): Registered first quality start while getting the win after allowing just one run on one hit over 6.0 innings while striking out nine ... vs. Arizona (March 23): Got a no-decision in Oregon's win ... Allowed one run on three hits in 4.2 innings of work with three Ks ... vs. Seattle (March 29): Matched a career-high tossing 6.0 innings while allowing just one run on three hits with nine strikeouts ... Second quality start in last three outings ... at UCLA (April 6): Picked up a no decision after allowing three runs on two hits in 5.0 innings while striking out eight and walking five ... vs. USC (April 13): Got the win allowing three runs (2 earned) on four hits in 5.0 innings with six Ks and four base on balls ... at Stanford (April 20): Picked up the win after allowing four runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings of work ... at #13 Oregon State (April 27): Did not factor in the decision after allowing just two runs on four hits in 6.0 innings with eight Ks ... vs. Utah (May 4): Got the win while allowing just one run on seven hits in 6.0 innings with eight Ks and just one walk ... at Washington (May 11): Got a no-decision after allowing six runs on four hits and four walks in 3.2 innings while finishing with five strikeouts ... vs. Washington State (May 17): Fanned a career-high 11 while getting a no-decision in an Oregon win ... Allowed just two runs on two hits with two walks ... at #18 UC Santa Barbara (June 1): Continued career postseason dominance tossing a career-high 7.0 innings while not allowing a run on just three hits in a 2-1 Oregon win ... Struck out nine in the Santa Barbara Regional victory … at #4 Texas A&M (June 9): Got a no-decision after allowing four runs on six hits in 4.0 innings of work with two Ks and two walks in the Bryan-College Station Super Regional.
2023 SEASON
A key cog out of the Oregon bullpen for most of the season before making three postseason starts … Second on the team in appearances (30) while finishing 2-1 with a 4.47 ERA and one save … Allowed 26 runs (24 earned) on 41 hits in 48.1 innings pitched with 67 strikeouts and 26 walks … Held opposing hitters to a .229 batting average … Named to the Nashville Regional and Pac-12 Conference All-Tournament Teams ... Just one of two pitchers named to the teams ... Finished in a tie for 10th in the Pac-12 Conference in appearances while ranking in a tie for fifth in the league games with 16 appearances … In Pac-12 games, finished 1-1 with a 2.42 ERA while holding opposing batters to a .190 average … Allowed just six runs on 15 hits in 22.1 innings pitched in conference games with 28 Ks and 10 walks … vs. Xavier (Feb. 18): Made his collegiate debut tossing two innings in relief while striking out four and not allowing a hit or run ... vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 25): Struck out three in 1.2 innings of work ... vs. San Diego (March 4): Came in relief for one inning striking out two ... vs. #13 UCLA (March 10-12): Made two appearances allowing a run on three hits in 2.2 innings of work with four strikeouts ... Tossed a scoreless inning with two Ks in a game-one win ... Went 1.2 innings allowing a run on two hits with two Ks in game three ... vs. Niagara (March 15): Allowed two hits and two runs ... at Washington State (March 18): Picked up first career win tossing a then career-high 3.0 scoreless innings with a then-career best four Ks ... vs. Northwestern State (March 25): Recorded first career save pitching the final three innings while striking out a then career-high six with one run allowed ... at Arizona (March 31-April 2): Made two appearances pitching in games two and three of an Oregon series sweep ... Allowed a run on three hits with two strikeouts in 1.2 innings in a Saturday win ... Tossed 0.1 innings with a K in Sunday win ... vs. Oregon State (April 8): Tossed 1.1 innings in relief, not allowing a hit or run ... vs. #7 Stanford (April 16): Struck out two in 1.2 innings of work ... at California (April 21-23): Made two appearances, retiring a single batter in both outings while allowing a hit and a run in the second game ... vs. Gonzaga (April 25): Struck out two in one inning of work ... vs. Arizona State (April 28-30): Made two appearances in the series ... at USC (May 5-7): Pitched in games two and three of the series ... Didn't allow a run in three innings ... In game two, fanned two while not allowing a hit or run in an inning of work ... Fanned four in game three over two innings while not allowing run on one hit ... at Utah (May 18-20): Made a pair of appearances combining to toss 3.2 scoreless innings with four Ks ... Struck out three while not allowing a hit in 2.2 innings of the series opener ... Fanned one while not allowing a hit in game-three win ... at Pac-12 Tournament (May 23-27): Named to the all-tournament team after making two appearances ... vs. California (May 23): Made first career start in tournament opener allowing two runs on four hits with a pair of Ks in a Ducks' win ... vs. Washington (May 26): Gave Oregon 3.2 innings of crucial scoreless relief while allowing just two hits and matching a then career-high with six Ks ... at Nashville Regional (June 2-4): Named to the All-Regional Team after allowing two runs in 6.0 innings with 10 Ks in two appearances ... Came out of the bullpen in game one and started the championship game ... vs. Xavier (June 2:) Picked up a no-decision out of the pen allowing two runs on one hit with three walks and three strikeouts in 2.0 innings ... vs. Xavier (June 4): Fanned a season-high seven in 4.0 scoreless innings while allowing just three hits after making his second career start ... Eugene Super Regional (June 9-11): Made two appearances against Oral Roberts, getting the start in the Super Regional opener ... Allowed five runs on six hits in 2.1 innings in Oregon's 9-8 come-from-behind win with four walks and three strikeouts ... Came out of the pen in the series finale but was forced to leave with an injury before getting an out.
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 33 overall ranked outfielder nationally by Prep Baseball Report … Viewed as the No. 167 player in the country by PBR … Rated a top-five recruit in Nevada by PBR (No. 4) and Perfect Game (No. 5) … The third-ranked outfielder in the state by PG … Named a Perfect Game All-American and first-team all-region pick … Invited to the 2022 Prep Baseball Report Super 60 Pro Showcase … Selected as the 2022 Nevada Pitcher of the Year by the Reno Gazette Journal … Earned Perfect Game Underclassman All-America honors in 2020 and 2021, including a second-team all-region selection in 2021 … Named 2021 Northern Nevada 5A Pitcher of the Year … As a senior, had 69 strikeouts with a 1.02 ERA in 34.1 innings pitched.
2024-25 Oregon Baseball Intro Video
Thursday, June 12
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Cal Poly
Saturday, May 31
Oregon Baseball | Eugene Regional | Postgame vs. Utah Valley
Saturday, May 31
Grayson Grinsell & Jacob Walsh | NCAA Selection Show
Monday, May 26
