Sophomore (2020): Appeared in five games, hitting .1564 (3-for-13) with a walk ... made one start on the mound, working five innings without allowing an earned run, surrendering two hits and one walk, striking out two.
Freshman (2019): Appeared in 36 games, starting 17 in the field and four on the mound … slashed .303/ .343/.515, with 20 hits in 66 at-bats, including two doubles and four home runs … scored 12 runs and tallied nine RBIs … homered twice in a game at La tech April 5 and was the only player on the team with a multi-homer game in 2019 … delivered a four-hit, four-run performance in a C-USA tournament win over WKU May 24 … posted six multi-hit games, three games with two or more RBIs … tossed 28.2 innings in 21 appearances, finishing with a 2-2 record and a 6.59 era … allowed 21 earned runs on 36 hits and 14 walks, while fanning 27, including seven looking.
High School:Named first-team all-district at Tivy High School as a shortstop and pitcher in 2017-18 … played club for D-Bat Griffin … led team to the district championship in 2017 and 2018.
Personal: Full name is John Hunter Grimes … born Nov. 1, 1999 in Kerrville, Texas … son of Johnny and Stacey Grimes … has a brother, Walker … both parents competed collegiately in rodeo.