2009
• First-Team All-ACC outfielder
• MVP of 2009 ACC Baseball Championship
• Had hits in 54 of 64 games
• Had three hitting streaks of nine games or more (19, 9, 10)
• Started season with 19-game hit streak (ended March 21 vs. Miami; was UVa's longest streak of season)
• Led team, 11th in ACC in batting (.356)
• Had 22 multiple-hit and 14 multiple-RBI games
• Second on team with 88 hits (tied for fourth in UVa history)
• Third on team with .436 on-base percentage, fourth with 14 stolen bases
• Hit opposite-field solo homer in eighth inning of CWS game vs. Arkansas (6/17); also threw out a runner at the plate
• Went 8-for-18 (.444) with .632 on base pct. at ACC Baseball Championship
• Went 4-for-12 with four RBI, three runs in Duke series; hit ninth-inning triple and scored winning run to cap six-run rally in Saturday contest
• Had season-high four hits, including three doubles and solo home run, vs. Duke (5/23)
• Strong series at North Carolina (6-for-12, HR, four RBI, three runs)
• Hit game-tying, two-run HR in top of ninth at North Carolina (3/29)
• Went 5-for-13 (.385) with four RBI in Maryland series
• Went 6-for-12 with HR, six RBI in Georgia Tech series
• Also had a strong weekend vs. NC State, going 5-for-11 with two SB
• Started first 22 games of year before sitting out March 25 game vs. Towson; ended streak of 73 straight starts
• In summer ball, was named All-Star in Cape Cod League and played for Harwich Mariners; hit .288 with team-best 36 hits
• Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll and All-ACC Academic Baseball Team

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

SENECA HIGH SCHOOL
• 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 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; had 97 strikeouts as pitcher
• Two-time Carpenter Cup selection (2006-07)
• Also an accomplished swimmer, serving as team captain as senior
• Earned all-conference and team MVP laurels in swimming as 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
• Has a sister, Katie
• Majoring in economics

CAREER STATISTICS