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2025 Baseball Roster

24 James McGrady

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height / Weight 5-11 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Norfolk, Va.
  • High School (Prev. School) Greenbrier Christian (Louisburg)
  • B/T R/R

Biography

Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion (2024)

2025/SENIOR
  • Appeared in 20 games with 19 of them out of the bullpen, the second-most among Rams in each category
  • Posted a 6.37 ERA with a 1-3 record, earning the decision in a combined shutout
  • Compiled 35.1 innings of work, striking out 23 
  • Opened his season with four consecutive scoreless appearances (Feb. 14-March 9)
  • Earned the win in Rams' 11-0 rout of Princeton, allowing just two baserunners in 3.0 innings (March 9)
  • Had a perfect outing at Virginia Tech, going 1.1 innings and notching a strikeout (April 22)
  • Rolled a triple play to face the minimum in scoreless frame at Virginia (April 29)
  • Tossed a scoreless frame to help VCU to its weekend sweep of UMass in his final collegiate outing (May 15-17) 
2024/JUNIOR
  • Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion
  • Made six appearances and two starts in his first year with the Rams
  • Tossed 12.1 innings and tallied 15 strikeouts 
  • Threw a perfect inning in his VCU debut, striking out two against Merrimack (Feb. 23)
  • Fanned a season-high four in 3.1 scoreless innings agaisnt Maryland (Feb. 28)
PRIOR TO VCU
  • Played at Louisburg College in 2022 and 2023
  • Named to the 2023 Region 10 All-Academic Team
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Four-year varsity letterwinner at Greenbrier Christian Academy under coach Pat Nichols
  • Named the 2021 VISAA D2 State Player of the Year
  • Earned 2021 first-team All-Tidewater, All-State and All-Conference honors
  • Member of the 2021 VISAA State Championship squad
  • Helped win a 2021 Legion Post 280 State Championship
  • Also played football as a WR/DB at Greenbriair Christian for four years
  • Named first-team All-State offense and first-team All-State defense in 2021
  • Earned second-team All-State offense honor in 2019
  • Was the team MVP in both 2019 and 2021
PERSONAL
  • Born in Meridian, Miss. to parents Jim and Kathleen McGrady
  • Has two sisters, Kathleen and Elizabeth
  • Father, Jim, played rugby and attended the Naval Academy
  • All-time favorite athlete is Tom Brady
  • Has skied since he was just two years old
  • Is a diehard Boston sports fan
  • Enjoys wakeboarding, wake surfing, and fishing
  • Favorite baseball memory is pitching in the 2024 NCAA Greenville Regional

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2024Junior

    Infielder/Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
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    2025Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'11" 190 lbs
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