Kade Grundy

Photo by: Taris Smith | Louisville Athletics

Kade Grundy pitches at Western Kentucky.

Photo by: Wyatt Richardson | WKU Athletics

B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Somerset, Ky.
High School:
Somerset
Prev School:
Somerset HS

CAREER HONORS
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team

2024: Made nine appearances out of the bullpen ... Did not record a decision while posting an 8.74 ERA ... Pitched 11.1 innings with 11 strikeouts ... Threw a scoreless inning against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 23 ... Matched a career high with five strikeouts in two scoreless innings against Youngstown State on March 1.

2023: Made 17 appearances on the mound with six starts ... Went 3-0 with a 5.60 ERA and one save ... Struck out 31 batters in 35.1 innings ... Started and earned the victory with three perfect innings against EKU on Feb. 28 ... Pitched three scoreless innings for the win against Morehead State on March 7 ... Allowed one run in a career-long five innings for a win over Miami (Ohio) on March 15 ... Worked three scoreless innings out of the bullpen against Wake Forest on April 14 ... Tossed a pair of scoreless innings at Kentucky on April 25 ... Threw the final three innings without allowed a run for his first career save against Miami on April 28.

2022: Made 15 appearances with two starts in his first season ... Finished 1-1 with a 6.48 ERA, striking out 11 in 16.2 innings ... Made his collegiate debut with a scoreless inning against Dartmouth on Feb. 25 ... Allowed one earned run over two innings against Michigan on March 11 ... Made his first career start at Western Kentucky on March 29, allowing just an unearned run in two innings ... Struck out a career-best three batters in 1.2 scoreless innings at Pitt on April 2 ... Retired all four batters he faced in the 13th and 14th innings against North Carolina on April 10 ... Pitched a scoreless inning against NC State on April 22 ... Entered with two runners on in the 12th inning and retired the only batter he faced at Wake Forest on May 8.

High School: Lettered four years in baseball, football and basketball at Somerset High… 2021 12^th Region Basketball Player of the Year… 2019-21 Commonwealth Journal Male Athlete of the Year… Member of the Ohio Valley Regional USA Baseball team… Rated the No. 4 right-handed pitcher and No. 7 overall player in Kentucky by Perfect Game.

Personal: Parents are Phillip and Ashley Grundy… Siblings are Kross and Kole… Majoring in Business… Credits his dad for having the greatest impact on his athletic career… Favorite TV show is The Office… Favorite team is the Dodgers… Favorite music is country… Father, Phillip, played nine seasons of Minor League baseball with the Kansas City Royals.