University of Toledo Athletics

Toledo & Summer League Highlights
Member of Dean’s List in four of last nine semesters ... Started 143 of 178 games in four seasons at Toledo (49 in 2014, 53 in 2013 20 in 2012, 22 in 2011) ... Recorded 50 multi-hit efforts (14 in 2014, 25 in 2013, five in 2012, six in 2011) ... Swiped 78 career stolen bases (26 in 2014, 36 in 2013, 10 in 2012, six in 2011) ... Ranks first in school history in stolen bases (36, 2013), fourth in runs scored (62, 2013) and tied for fourth in thefts (26, 2014) in single-season record book ... 2014 College Sports Madness Preseason All-MAC first-team ... 2013 College Sports Madness All-MAC first-team ... Semifinalist for 2013 Gregg Olson Award ... Started five of six contests in MAC Tournament, hitting .429 (9-for-21) with nine runs scored, one double, one triple, one walk and five stolen bases ... Finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three stolen bases in Game One of 2013 Blue-Gold Series ... Played for Lima Locos in 2013 Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League ... Batted .320 (41-for-128) with 29 runs scored, five two-base hits, 14 RBI, 22 walks and a single-season record 41 stolen bases in 38 games, earning first-team All-GLSCL accolades for second time in last three seasons ... Helped Locos advance to GLSCL Championship Game, finishing first in league in thefts, as well as ranking tied for second in runs scored, tied for fourth in sacrifice hits (5), seventh in batting average, tied for seventh in walks and tied for eighth in hits ... Set Locos record for most times hit by pitch, with 13 beanballs ... Went 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI in Game Five of 2012 Blue-Gold Series ... Played for Owensboro Oilers in 2012 Ohio Valley League ... Hit sparkling .402 (39-for-97) with 20 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, 16 RBI and league-best 33 stolen bases ... Played with teammates Jared Locke and Zack Michael for Southern Ohio Copperheads in 2011 GLSCL ... Batted league-best .379 (39-for-103) with 27 runs scored, four doubles, eight RBI and 17 stolen bases in 38 contests ... Finished tied for second in league in thefts and 10th in runs scored, garnering first-team All-GLSCL honors ... Also selected to league’s All-Star Game ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored in Game One of 2011 Blue-Gold Series ... Played with teammates Matt Delewski and Locke for Webster Yankees in 2010 New York Collegiate Baseball League ... Hit .324 (36-for-111) with 24 runs scored, four doubles and squad-best 19 stolen bases in 33 games.

As Senior (2014)
College Sports Madness Preseason All-MAC first-team ... Appeared in 49 games, making 48 starts (46 in center field, two in left field) ... Batted .267 (47-for-176) with team-high 36 runs scored, six doubles, 12 RBI, 24 walks and squad-best 26 stolen bases (tied for fourth most in school history in single-season record book) ... In MAC play, batted .284 (27-for-95) with squad-best 23 runs scored, five two-base hits, six RBI, 14 walks and team-high 13 thefts ... Ranked fourth in MAC in stolen bases ... Hit safely in 33 games, including 14 multi-hit and one multi-RBI efforts ... Finished first on team in runs scored, thefts, on-base percentage (.384), sacrifice bunts (9) and hit by pitch (10), second in free passes (24), tied for second in multi-hit efforts, third in batting average and hits and fifth in total bases (53) ... Collected hit in 10 of final 12 games played, batting team-high .375 (11-for-40) with squad-best 11 runs scored, three two-base hits, seven walks and team-best seven thefts (April 25-May 17) ... Went 2-for-4 with one RBI vs. Eastern Michigan on Friday (May 16) ... Batted team-high .400 (4-for-10) with two runs scored in Wetern Michigan series, pounding out two hits in opener and finale (May 10-11) ...  Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI at Miami on Saturday (April 26) ... Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored vs. Ball State in series opener (April 11) ... Batted 2-for-4 with one theft vs. arch-rival Bowling Green (April 9) ... Finished 2-for-4 with season-tying best three runs scored and one RBI at Northern Illinois in series opener (April 5) ... Hit 2-for-4 with one run scored at Ohio State (April 2) ... Went 2-for-3 with one run scored, two walks and stolen base vs. Akron in Game Two of doubleheader (March 28) ... Batted 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI at Kent State in Game Two of twinbill (March 21) ... Finished 2-for-4 with one RBI at Xavier in series opener (March 14) ... Batted 1-for-3 with season-high three runs scored and one RBI at The Citadel (March 5) ... Hit 1-for-4 with two runs scored at nationally ranked Louisville (Feb. 28) ... Finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored at Furman in finale at First Pitch Invitational (Feb. 16).

As Junior (2013)
College Sports Madness All-MAC first-team ... Academic All-MAC ... Started 53 games (38 in left field, 15 in center field) ... Reached base in 47 contests, second-highest total on squad, including 19 of final 21 games (April 21-May 25) ... Semifinalist for 2013 Gregg Olson Award ... Hit team-high .357 (74-for-207) with squad-best 62 runs scored, seven doubles, one triple, one home run, 20 RBI and team-high 36 stolen bases ... In MAC play, batted .259 (28-for-108) with team-best 27 runs scored, one roundtripper, nine RBI and squad-best 17 thefts ... Ranked first in MAC in runs scored (21st nationally, sixth in rpg, 1.17) and thefts (sixth nationally, sixth in spg, 0.68, second in batting average and on-base percentage (.441) and fourth in hits ... Finished first on team in batting average, runs scored, thefts and on-base percentage (.444), second in hits, walks (21) and hit by pitch (13), third in total bases (86), slugging percentage (.415) and sacrifice bunts (12) and fifth in RBI ... Hit safely in 41 contests, including team-high 25 multi-hit and three multi-RBI efforts ... Batted .429 (9-for-21) with team-high eight runs scored, squad-best 12 total bases and team-high five steals in MAC Tournament, earning all-tourney team accolades (May 22-25) ... Selected MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week for first time in collegiate career, hitting squad-best .462 (6-for-13) with two RBI in Miami series, including 3-for-5 effort with two runs scored in opener (March 25-31) ... Named MAC West Division Player of the Week for first time in UT career, batting .500 (11-for-22) with team-high seven runs scored, squad-best three doubles, three RBI and two stolen bases in five games (March 4-10) ... Tallied multi-hit efforts in four of five postseason games ... Went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, one walk and one stolen base vs. Bowling Green in first game of doubleheader in consolation round of MAC Tournament (May 25) ... Batted 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one theft vs. Buffalo in consolation round of conference tournament (May 24) ... Finished 2-for-6 with three runs scored and three steals vs. Buffalo in opening round of league tourney (May 22) ... Tallied two hits in pair of contests at Eastern Michigan and four stolen bases, including 2-for-4 effort with one run scored and one RBI in series finale (May 16-18) ... Belted first collegiate home run and finished 2-for-3 with career-high four runs scored and one RBI at Ball State on Saturday (May 11) ... Posted three runs scored vs. Northern Illinois on Saturday (May 4) ... Batted 2-for-5 with one run scored and one RBI at Western Michigan in series finale (April 28) ... Collected game-winning RBI in 12th inning at Western Michigan in series opener (April 26) ... Finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI vs. Notre Dame (April 23) ... Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored, one RBI and season-high three thefts vs. Central Michigan in series opener (April 20) ... Batted 2-for-5 with two RBI vs. Youngstown State (April 17) ... Finished 3-for-3 with one run scored at Michigan State (April 16) ... Hit 3-for-4 with three runs scored vs. Dayton (April 9) ... Finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and one RBI at Cincinnati (April 3) ... Went 2-for-2 with one run scored and two RBI vs. Pittsburgh in final game at Panther Classic (March 17) ... Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI vs. Niagara in opening game at Panther Classic (March 15) ... Batted team-high .583 (7-for-12) with four runs scored in Florida Atlantic series, including career-high four hits on Saturday (March 8-10) ... Hit 3-for-5 with two runs scored vs. Valparaiso at Snowbird Classic (March 6) ... Finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored vs. Bulls on Saturday (March 2) ... Went 2-for-3 with one run scored with career-high three RBI vs. Bulls in series finale (March 4).

As Sophomore (2012)
Appeared in 48 games, making 20 starts in left field ... Hit .200 (16-for-80) with 11 runs scored, two doubles, seven RBI and 10 stolen bases ... Perfect 10-of-10 in stolen-base attempts ... In MAC contests, batted .229 (8-for-35) with seven runs scored and five RBI ... Second on team in thefts ... Hit safely in 11 contests, including five multi-hit efforts ... Made diving catch on warning track at Bowling Green in series finale to preserve extra-inning victory (May 13) ... Tallied two-run double vs. Falcons on Saturday (May 12) ... Went 2-for-2 with one run scored at Miami on Saturday (March 31) ... Batted .455 (5-for-11) with two runs scored and two RBI in Ohio series, including pair of two hit contests (March 23-25) ... Finished 2-for-3 at Coastal Carolina in Chanticleer Classic (March 9) ... Went 2-for-4 at Western Kentucky in first contest of twinbill (Feb. 18).

As Redshirt Freshman (2011)
Appeared in 28 games, making 22 starts in left field ... Hit .279 with 16 runs scored, four doubles and nine RBI ... In MAC contests, batted .338 with 15 runs scored, three doubles and six RBI ... Second on team in on-base percentage (.382) and tied for second in hit by pitch (7) ... Hit safely in 17 contests, including six multi-hit and two multi-RBI efforts ... Finished 3-for-4 at Ball State in second game of doubleheader (May 20) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored at Northern Illinois in second game of twinbill (April 23) ... Batted .385 (5-for-13) with six runs scored in Buffalo series, including 2-for-4 effort with season-best three runs scored and two RBI in first game of doubleheader (April 9-10) ... Hit safely in all three contests in Akron series, including 2-for-3 effort with one run scored in first game of doubleheader (April 1-2) ... Finished 2-for-4 at Kent State in MAC opener (March 25) ... Went 1-for-3 with one RBI at Cincinnati in first collegiate start (March 23) ... Made collegiate debut as pinch runner vs. Canisius (Feb. 20).

As Freshman (2010)
Sat out season as redshirt.

High School
A 2009 graduate of Springfield High School ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball and football ... Two-time first-team all-league and all-district recipient ... Batted .380 (35-for-92) with 34 runs scored, one home run, 17 RBI and 27 stolen bases as a senior, earning team MVP accolades ... Finished with school-record .678 on-base percentage ... Participated in Mizuno All-Ohio Game ... Named BCSN Senior All-Star ... Hit .404 (19-for-47) with 18 runs scored, one home run, 11 RBI and 17 stolen bases as a junior, garnering second-team all-conference recognition ... Second-team all-league in football as a senior.

Personal
Born Tyler Andrew Grogg on Nov. 15, 1990 ... Parents are Stephen and Becky Grogg ... Has one sister, Stephanie, and one brother, Alex ... Enjoys traveling ... Majoring in electrical engineering technology.

Grogg's Personal Bests

Hits
4 at Florida Atlantic (March 9, 2013)
3 on seven occasions
Runs
4 at Ball State (May 11, 2013)
3 on sevenfive occasions
RBI
3 at South Florida (March 3, 2013)
2 on six occasions

Grogg's Career Statistics