2018 (Senior Year): Appeared in 28 games, with 10 starts all in the corner outfield … batted .159/.213/.182 with one double, two RBIs and five runs scored … did not commit an error for the second straight year … registered two multi-hit games with one multiple RBI game … Went 3-for-5 with a double, tying a career high with two RBIs, and two runs scored against Valparaiso (5/12).
2017 (Junior Year): Appeared in 39 games, with 33 starts … played all three outfield positions, with 24 starts in left field, six in right field and three in center field … was most commonly deployed as Illinois State’s leadoff hitter, with 25 starts at the top of the lineup … batted .237/.348/.304 with six extra-base hits, 12 RBIs and 21 runs scored … drew 21 walks against 18 strikeouts as the only Redbird to tally more walks than strikeouts … did not commit an error … registered six multi-hit games … posted a season-best six-game hitting streak (4/4 to 4/15) … tallied three hits on two occasions … made first Illinois State start and collected first hit as a Redbird against Indiana State (2/17), going 3-for-4 with two walks and career-high three runs scored … posted career highs of two doubles and two RBIs against Evansville (4/15) … homered versus Dayton (4/7) … tripled at Miami (Ohio) (3/5) … missed over a month of action due to injury, but came back to appear in four of Illinois State’s five games in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, all as a defensive replacement or pinch runner … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls.
Kirkwood CC: Played freshman and sophomore seasons as a member of the baseball team … batted .376 in 51 games as a sophomore to earn all-region honorable mention status … batted .364 in 42 games played as a freshman to earn first-team all-region honors … named to the dean’s list.
Xavier HS: Four-year starter for the baseball team … earned first-team all-conference, all-district and all-state honors as a senior … earned honorable mention all-conference honors sophomore and junior years … also played two seasons of football … earned honorable mention all-conference accolades as a member of the football team … football team finished as state runner-up junior and senior seasons … named to the honor roll all four years.
Personal: Born July 18, 1995 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa … son of Trent Grimm and Chris Elam … has one older sister, Mariah … majoring in recreation and park management.
