2012 TEXAS TECH BASEBALL 11 two-out RBI… tied for team lead with five game-tying RBI… second on the team with 10 infield hits… notched four bunt hits… third on the team with two outfield assists… had two game-winning RBI… recorded 12 multi-hit games, including a team-high seven three-hit games… tallied five multiple RBI games, including one four-RBI game and two three-RBI contests… recorded multiple stolen bases eight times… posted a season-high eight-game hit streak (3/184/1) batting .411 (14-for-34) with nine runs, two doubles, one triple, nine RBI, five walks, two hit-by-pitch, 4-of-4 stolen bases, .529 slugging percentage and .512 on-base percentage… reached base safely in 39 consecutive games (May 23, 2010-April 15, 2011) with a base hit, walk or hit-by-pitch… became the first Texas Tech player since 2006 (Joey Callendar) to reach base safely in 35 straight games and streak of 39 consecutive games reaching safely is the longest for a Red Raider since Cameron Blair reached safely in 53 straight games from 2004-2005… SEASON HIGHLIGHTS… made season debut going 3-for-5 with a run scored and RBI on Opening Day against Western Michigan (2/18)… was a home run shy of hitting for the cycle going 3-for-5 with two runs, a double, triple and a walk against Northern Illinois (2/26)… went 3-for-3 with three runs, an RBI, two walks, two stolen bases and hit two triples against Northern Illinois (2/27)… when hitting his first triple against Northern Illinois he became the first Red Raider since 2008 (Willie Rueda) to hit triples in consecutive games… with his second triple in the game he became the first Tech player in over 10 years to hit two triples in a game twice during his career… earned Brooks Wallace Memorial Classic Most Outstanding Player honors after batting .583 (7for-12) with five runs, four extra-base hits (3 3B), two RBI, 14 total bases, 1.167 slugging percentage, a .750 on-base percentage and two stolen bases in two games each against BYU and Northern Illinois (2/24-27)… went 1-for-3 with three runs and grabbed a season-high three stolen bases against UNLV (3/1)… three stolen bases marked the most by a Red Raider during a game in 2011 and were the most for a Tech player since April 9, 2010 (Barrett Barnes, 3)… went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple and one RBI with two walks against Nebraska (3/26)… earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors after four games against Dallas Baptist (3/22) and Nebraska (3/25-27) batting .500 (7-for-14) with three extra-base hits, .650 on-base percentage and .786 slugging percentage… hit first career grand slam going 1-for-3 with two runs and a stolen base against Kansas (4/30)… belted second homer of the season – a two-run shot – going 2-for-5 with three runs at Michigan (5/11)… suffered a season-ending injury with a broken hamate bone during final at-bat at Michigan on May 11.
20 Kansas State (4/2) going 4-for-4 with four runs, one home run, one RBI and one stolen base… batted .500 (7-for-14) in three-game series against No. 20 Kansas State (4/1-4/3)… went 4-for-5 with a solo home run at home against No. 11 Oklahoma (4/17)… had a career day going 4-for-5 with four runs, two doubles, two stolen bases and six RBI at Kansas (4/25)… batted .643 (9-for-14) with seven RBI and five stolen bases against at Kansas (4/23-4/25). HIGH SCHOOL Played at three different high schools (Lubbock Coronado, First Baptist Academy and Mesquite Horn) before graduating from Coronado in 2009... earned all-district and all-state honors... helped lead First Baptist Academy to the state championship game in 2008... ranked as the 106th best prospect in the state of Texas by Baseball America. PERSONAL Jamodrick Jamar McGruder… born August 4, 1991, in Lubbock, Texas… son of Billy McGruder and Calandra Mason… has two siblings, Monogany and Amir… a multi-disciplinary studies major at Texas Tech.
2010 (Freshman) Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America… became the sixth Freshman AllAmerican in Texas Tech history… joined teammate Barrett Barnes to become the first set of freshmen position players in Texas Tech history to earn Freshman All-America honors in the same season… All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (INF)… became first freshman in Texas Tech history to lead team in stolen bases (23of-27) during a season… most stolen bases by a Red Raider since 2008 (Willie Rueda, 27)… in 51 games (48 starts) batted .322 (59-for-183) with 47 runs, six doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 30 walks and 32 RBI… tied for second on the team in home runs, third in runs and fifth in batting… ranked fourth in the Big 12 in stolen bases (23)… in 16 games against nationally-ranked opponents led team batting .387 (24-for-62) with 18 runs, four home runs, nine RBI and 5-of-7 stolen bases… DURING BIG 12 CONFERENCE PLAY… in 27 games (27 starts) batted .351 (40-for-114) with 27 runs, four doubles, five home runs, 24 RBI and was 14-of-18 in stolen bases…led conference with 14-of-18 stolen bases… second highest batting average among league freshman (behind only teammate Barrett Barnes - .352) batting .351 (40-for-114)… ranked fourth in conference – and led all league freshman – with 40 base hits… fifth in conference with 114 at-bats… third in conference with 83 assists… sixth in conference with 27 runs scored… in 27 home games batted .319 (30-for-94) with four home runs, 12 RBI with 14-of-17 stolen bases… in 24 road/neutral site games led team batting .326 (29-for-89) with 22 runs, five doubles, three triples, three home runs and 20 RBI with 9-of-10 stolen bases… in three games at the Big 12 Championships batted .182 (2-for-11) with one run, one double and two walks… batted .250 (12-for-48) against left-handed pitching… led team batting .348 (47-for-135) against right-handed pitching… batted .373 (28-for-75) with runners on base… batted .287 (31-for-108) with bases empty… batted .375 (18-for-48) with runners in scoring position… batted .325 (13-for-40) with two outs… tallied 10 two-out RBI… collected 16 multi-hit games along with seven multiple RBI games… during season-high eight-game hit streak batted .500 (14-for-28) with two doubles, two triples, one home run, four RBI, four walks and was 1-for-1 in stolen bases (3/9-3/23)… SEASON HIGHLIGHTS… hit first career home run going 2-for-4 with two RBI at No. 7 TCU (3/14)… first career multi-hit game came against No. 7 TCU (3/12) going 2-for-3 with three runs, one walk and two triples… went 3-for-5 with two runs and a double at No. 23 Texas A&M (3/21)… first career four-hit game came at home against No.
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