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2012 Baseball Roster

13 Derik Grimes

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Highschool Mandarin

Biography

Senior veteran who will vie for playing time at a couple of positions . . . Will push for duty at third base after seeing part-time starting duty there in 2011 and should also get in the lineup at designated hitter . . . Showed last season that he can be a potent offensive weapon for the Bronchos, with the ability to hit for power and average . . . Played two years at Cowley County (Kan.) Community College before coming to UCO.

2011:  Started 33 of 34 games played, finishing with a .344 average that included nine doubles, five home runs and 21 runs batted it . . . Earned 22 starts at third base, nine at DH and two at first base . . . Had 14 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests . . . Had five straight two-hit outings during a late-season eight-game hitting streak, batting .516 (16-for-31) with three doubles and a homer during that torrid stretch to lift his average 59 points . . . Went 4-for-5 with a triple, homer, two RBI and three runs scored in 13-2 rout of West Texas A&M.

Juco:  Spent two years at Cowley, picking up first-team All-Jayhawk East Conference and second-team All-Region VI accolades in 2010 after batting .367 with seven doubles, nine homers and 50 RBI.

High School:  Hhit .480 with five homers to earn All-District honors as a senior at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla.

Personal:  A business major . .. Enjoys fishing in his spare time . . . Lists the New York Yanks as his top professional team . . . Favorite sports movie is “Major League” . . . Birthdate is Sept. 30, 1988.

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2011Junior

    Infield
    6'2" 205 lbs
    13
  • 13

    2012Senior

    Infield
    6'2" 205 lbs
    13