BRYAN GROTH PLAYER BIOS
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Senior | C | 6-0 | 187 | R/R Spring, Texas - Klein H.S.
CAREER BESTS and HIGHLIGHTS: • Hits ....................1, three times, last: March 22, 2009 @ KSU • Runs...................2, Feb. 22, 2009 vs. WIU • RBI .....................1, March 22, 2009 @ KSU • Hitting Streak.....2, March 14 - March 22, 2009 • Only 2010 senior to spend all four years at Oklahoma • Father, Doug, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 1981
2009 [JUNIOR] Played in 18 games and made second and third career starts against Western Illinois and San Diego ... Did not commit an error behind the plate ... Had a hit and scored two runs as a reserve against Leathernecks on Feb. 22 ... Had hits in back-to-back games against South Florida and Kansas State ... Hit first career home run and drove in his first run as a Sooner in March 22 game at Kansas State. SUMMER 2008: Played for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots with Matt Harughty and Antwonie Hubbard ... Helped lead team to the Alaska Baseball League Championship and ninth place finish at National Baseball Congress World Series ... Played in 13 games and recorded a .981 fielding percentage. 2008 [SOPHOMORE]: Played in 16 games ... Had first career hit (double) on March 7 versus Western Illinois ... Connected for a pinch-hit single against TCU on April 22 ... Made first career start on April 23 vs. Southern Nazarene. SUMMER 2007: Played for the Wichita Falls Roughnecks of the Texas Collegiate League. 2007 [FRESHMAN]: Played in three games (Western Illinois, Texas-Pan American and TCU) ... Walked and scored a run in his OU debut against Western Illinois on Feb. 24. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Klein High School under Barry Smith ... Hit .403 with five home runs en route to earning all-district honors in 2006 ... Also tabbed area defensive player of the year ... Threw out 17 of 22 potential base stealers as a senior ... Helped 2006 team advance to regional final. PERSONAL: Full name is Bryan Douglas Groth ... Born in Conroe, Texas ... Parents are Doug and Judy Groth ... Has one brother, Matt, and one sister, Callie ... Father played baseball at Bowling Green State University and was then drafted by the Cincinatti Reds in 1981 ... Uncle, Jeff Groth, played football for the Miami Dolphins, Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints ... Human relations major.
YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG % BB HBP SO GDP OB % SF SH SB-SBA PO A E PCT. 2007 .000 3-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0-0 9 0 0 1.000 2008 .250 16-1 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 .375 2 0 5 0 .400 0 0 0-0 33 1 2 .944 2009 .273 19-2 11 4 3 1 0 1 1 7 .636 1 0 5 0 .333 0 0 0-0 45 1 0 1.000 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Totals .227 38-3 22 6 5 2 0 1 1 10 .455 5 0 10 0 .370 0 0 0-0 87 2 2 .978
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