2008
• Named Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger and Second-Team Freshman All-American by NCBWA
• Established spot in cleanup position or 5-hole for most of season
• Third in ACC in doubles (22) – nearly one-third of total hits (68) were doubles
• Finished second on team in batting average (.324)
• Second on team in slugging (.481), hits (68) and total bases (101); third in on base pct. (.418)
• Ranks second on UVa single-season doubles chart (22)
• Had season-best nine-game hit streak from April 11-23
• Also had seven-game streak to open year
• Had three doubles vs. Cornell (3/2) and Georgetown (4/22) in four-hit games
• Went 5-for-12 with three doubles in Georgia Tech series (5/15-17)
• Three hits (two doubles) and three RBI vs. Georgia Tech (5/17)
• Tied Jeremy Farrell for team lead with 21 two-out RBI
• Three outfield assists – played all three outfield positions during season
• Second on team in mulit-hit games (16) and multi-RBI games (13)
• Summer ball with Keene Swamp Bats of New England Collegiate Baseball League – second on team with .308 batting average and third with 2.31 ERA (11.2 IP)
• Named to All-ACC Academic Baseball Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll

PREP
• Named 2007 South Jersey Player of the Year by Philadelphia Inquirer and Courier Post
• Earned 2007 Burlington County Times County Player of the Year honors
• Three-time all-conference and all-county pick (2005-07)
• Led team to 2007 state championship, earning title game MVP honors after hurling three-hitter with 13 strikeouts
• First-team all-state selection in 2007
• Set school single-season records for batting average (.588), triples (7), stolen bases and pitching wins (10)
• Set school career records for batting average, hits, triples, stolen bases and pitching wins (20)
• Posted 20-2 career record on the mound, including 10-1 as senior
• Hit .588 as senior with five triples, 11 doubles, seven homers; also had 97 strikeouts as pitcher
• Two-time Carpenter Cup selection (2006-07)
• Coached by David Lafferty at Seneca
• Also an accomplished swimmer, serving as team captain as senior
• Earned all-conference and team MVP laurels in swimming as senior
• Placed ninth in South Jersey in backstroke as junior and senior
• National Honor Society member and earned Principal’s People’s Choice Award in 2007

PERSONAL
• Full name is Daniel Benajmin Grovatt
• Parents are Ted and Cindy Grovatt
• Father played baseball at Cedarville (Ohio) University
• Born Oct. 29, 1988
• Has a sister, Katie

CAREER STATISTICS