Virginia Commonwealth University

GENERAL

• A speedy outifleder who adds depth to an already stacked outfield

WHILE WITH THE RAMS

2017/SENIOR

• He played in a total of 44 games this season.
• He had a batting average of .321
• He batted 156 times and scored 27 times.
• He had 50 hits and two home runs, with 29 RBI’s.

2016/JUNIOR

• Appeared in 15 games, all off the bench.
• Took a walk in a game against Marist (3/6).
• Earned a hit in one at-bat against Monmouth (3/16).
• Went 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter against Dayton (4/2).

2015/SOPHOMORE

2014/FRESHMAN

• Collected his first hit on the road at No. 1 UVa on May 13, with a two-RBI single into center field.
• Stole his only base of the year in the Rams' 9-4 win over top seeded Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
• Made his first appearance as a Ram on Feb. 25 coming on as a pinch runner and later came around to score.
• Saw his first action in the field coming on left field against Temple on March 1, in game two of the doubleheader.

BEFORE VCU

• Graduated from Lake Braddock Secondary School where he played baseball (four seasons) and wrestled (one season) for the Bruins
• Was a member of the AAA State Championship team from Lake Braddock in 2012
• Named First-team All-District, All-Region, All-State, and All-Met Baseball.
• Helped his team capture the Northern Region title his senior year and district crowns his freshman and junior years
• Batted .502 his junior year with five home runs and 31 RBIs
• Hit safely in every game during his junior season.
• Named a Max Preps Pre-season All-American, Max Preps Top-100 and Perfect Game All-Atlantic Region prior to his final season with the Bruins.
• Played summer ball for the Evoshield Canes

PERSONAL

• Son of Stephen and Terry Gransback
• Born on March 11, 1995
• Majoring in Mass Communications at VCU
• Father (Stephen) wrestled at Virginia Tech, grandfather (Donald Gransback) played football at Army and grandmother (Bernice Gransback) played tennis and swam at Temple
• Has one sister, Daytona
• Can play both the piano and violin
• Can speak two languages
• "Clash of Clans" leader for VCU Baseball