Aaron Grijalva

Class:
Senior
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Prev School:
East Redlands Valley HS
Hometown:
Redlands, Calif.

2007: Played in 41 games, starting 37 … hit .250 with 24 RBIs, 24 runs scored, five doubles and one home run … 12 stolen bases … 2-for-5 at East Carolina (2/10) … went 4-for-5, with five RBIs, two runs scored and a triple in a 14-6 victory over Manhattan (3/4) … was 3-for-4 with a two-run triple and a run scored in an 8-2 win at Old Dominion (3/6) … 3-for-5 with a run scored at James Madison (3/14) … two hits, a RBI and double in a 8-4 victory over Charleston Southern (4/14) … a hit and three walks, scoring three runs in a 16-3 triumph over Radford (4/20) … went 2-for-3 with a home run, walk, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 10-7, 12 inning victory at Coastal Carolina (4/27) … member of Big South Presidential Honor Roll.

2006: Selected to Louisville Slugger/College Baseball News Preseason All-American third team … team captain … played in 57 games with 56 starts … posted a .347 batting average with 51 RBIs and 56 runs scored … hit 19 doubles, five triples and seven home runs … finished fifth in the Big South with 23 stolen bases … hit a triple and a solo home run, scoring two runs in first game of doubleheader at Wofford (2/12) … 3-for-5 with a double, triple, a solo home run and scored two runs in 9-0 shutout of Hartford (3/5) … went 3-for-5, scoring three runs and driving in two runs in a 13-1 win over Virginia Tech (3/8) … connected for a two-run home run and added a RBI double in a 7-1 victory at George Washington (3/10) … was 3-for-4 and scored two runs in a 16-6 win at Radford (4/7) … 4-for-5 with two doubles and a RBI in a 6-5 win at Radford (4/9) … hit a home run in a 4-for-5 effort, driving in two runs and scoring three more in a 13-6 game one win at Charleston Southern (4/15) … drove in four runs with a two-run double and a two-run home run at George Mason (4/25) … went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and a run scored in a 12-5 victory over Birmingham-Southern (4/30) … 2-for-3 with two doubles at Virginia Tech (5/3) …was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a RBI and a run scored in an 8-5 defeat of Richmond (5/16) … a double and a triple in a 2-for-3 afternoon with two walks and two runs scored against High Point (5/21) … was 3-for-6 with a double, two runs scored and a RBI in an 11-7 elimination game win over Winthrop at Big South Championship (5/27) … named to Big South All-Tournament team after hitting .429 with six RBIs and four runs scored in five games at the Big South Championship … batted third for Texas Collegiate League Champion McKinney Marshals, finishing among league leaders in batting average and RBI's … started in the TCL All-Star game … Big South Presidential Honor Roll member.

2005: Selected a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … VaSID All-State honorable mention … team MVP … team captain … started all 55 games … fourth in the Big South with a .367 batting average and fifth with 11 home runs … had 39 RBIs and scored 55 runs, while hitting 13 doubles and four triples … finished in top 10 in the Big South in eight of 10 offensive categories, including batting average (4th), slugging percentage (5th), on base percentage (6th), runs scored (6th), hits (9th), triples (tied-3rd), home runs (5th) and total bases (4th) … had 13-consecutive game hit streak (4/19-5/15) … 24 multiple-hit games and nine three-hit games … second in Big South in fielding percentage … led the team in stolen bases (13) … went 3-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored in a 13-3 victory over Hofstra (2/20) … had a home run and a triple while going 2-for-3 with a walk in a 4-2 first game win, followed by a 3-for-5 effort with a RBI in a 4-1 second game victory in doubleheader sweep at High Point (3/26) … was 3-for-4 with three doubles, scoring two runs in a 6-2 victory over Winthrop (4/4) …went 2-for-2 and walked twice, scoring a season-high four runs in a 21-1 win over UNC-Asheville (4/9) … named Big South Player of the Week (4/11) … selected to College Baseball Foundation Weekly Honor Roll (4/12) … went 3-for-5 at Coastal Carolina (4/22) … was 3-for-5 with a two-run home run at Coastal Carolina (4/23) … went 3-for-5 with a double and scored two runs in a 9-5 win at VMI (5/1) … had a home run and a double, while going 3-for-5 and scoring three runs in an 11-4 victory over Radford (5/15) … went 3-for-5 with a walk-off triple in a 3-2, 12 inning win over Charleston Southern (5/22) … was 3-for-3 against Coastal Carolina in Big South Championship (5/27).

Prep: Graduate of Redlands East Valley High School … named all-league in senior season after batting .385 with 21 RBI … hit .419 as a junior … voted team MVP of freshman team.

Personal: Son of Gabe and Peggy Grijalva … graduated this past May with a degree in business with a specialization in marketing …currently pursuing a MBA. … birthday is Aug. 22.