2010 Baseball Roster
Grant Sasser
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fremont, N.C.
- High School:
- C.B. Aycock HS
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 198
As a redshirt-senior (2012)
• Missed the season due to injury, granted another year of eligibility for 2013
As a redshirt-junior (2011)
• Did not allow an earned run in his first seven appearances and eight of his first 10
• Took a tough-luck loss Feb. 20 vs. Elon, pitching 2 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run
• Pitched a scoreless inning Feb. 27 vs. Coastal Carolina during the final day's action of Baseball at the Beach
• Got the win March 5 in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Penn State after allowing three hits and striking out four with no walks in 2 2/3 shutout innings
• Picked up his first save of the season with a scoreless inning March 8 in the first game of the Radford series, and had the distinction of striking out four men in the inning thanks to a wild pitch
• Worked three shutout innings March 20 in the final game of the Georgia Tech series, allowing one hit and nothing else
• Allowed a run on two hits in two innings May 26 in NC State's 15-inning loss to Georgia Tech in the second round of the ACC Championship
As a redshirt-sophomore (2010)
• Emerged as the Wolfpack's most effective relief pitcher
• Held opponents to a .205 batting average for the season
• Allowed nine of his 19 runs in two outings covering three innings, and had a 2.00 ERA in his other 24 appearances
• Worked three scoreless innings in the middle game of the La Salle series, Feb. 20, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out two
• Picked up the win in relief Feb. 27 vs. James Madison at Baseball at the Beach, allowing a run on two hits in three innings
• Held Miami to two hits in 4 1/3 shutout innings March 26, striking out three without allowing a walk
• Allowed one hit in 1 1/3 scoreless innings April 2 in the first game of the UVa series, then allowed one run on three hits while striking out four in three innings of the finale
• Earned his first college save April 10 in the middle game of the North Carolina series, working 3 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit, walking two and striking out four
• Earned his second save April 21 at East Carolina by pitching the final 1 2/3 innings and allowing no runs and no hits
• Earned his third save of the season April 30 in the opener of the Georgia Tech series, recording the final four outs and notching a strikeout
• Pitched two scoreless innings May 2 in the finale of the Georgia Tech series, allowing a hit and striking out one
• Appeared twice in the Florida State series, collecting a save during 3 1/3 scoreless innings
As a redshirt-freshman (2009)
• Did not allow a run in seven of his first eight appearances, and was unscored upon 11 times in 18 appearances for the season
• Pitched a scoreless inning February 21 vs. Xavier, retiring all three men he faced
• Worked two-thirds of an inning February 22 vs. Santa Clara
• Struck out the only man he faced March 4 vs. Akron
• Pitched a scoreless inning March 18 vs. Elon
• Allowed just one hit in two scoreless innings March 24 vs. UNC Greensboro
• Allowed two hits and struck out three in two scoreless innings April 14 vs. Wofford
• Allowed just one run on four hits with one strikeout in six innings of relief on May 15 vs. Clemson
As a freshman (2008)
• Made two appearances in relief
Summer league
• Returned to the Haymarket Senators of the Valley League in 2010 and made six appearances, five of them starts
• Pitched for Haymarket in 2009 and went 6-0 with a 1.77 ERA and a save in 12 appearances, nine of them starts
• Was the ace of the staff as the Senators won the Valley League championship series over Covington
• Pitched 61 innings and allowed 43 hits, walked 16 and struck out 58
• Held opposing hitters to a .196 batting average
• Led the Valley League in ERA and opponents' batting average, and ranked fourth in innings pitched and fifth in strikeouts
High school
• Named first-team all-state 3-A by the North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association as a senior in 2007 after going 10-0 with a 1.41 ERA for head coach Charles Davis at Aycock High School
• Recorded 88 strikeouts with just 29 walks in 64 1/3 innings
• Started and won the state 3-A championship game for Aycock, allowing four hits in six innings of work
• Went 5-0 as a junior in 2006 before his season ended with a strained ligament in his left arm
• Went 3-3 with a 0.30 ERA as a sophomore in 2005, working 47 innings and allowing nine walks while striking out 59
Personal
• Majoring in science, technology and society