University of South Alabama Athletics

SOUTH ALABAMA
2024 (Senior): Took the mound 18 times with a conference-high nine saves … 2024 All-Sun Belt Second Team reliever … Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List … Held a number of career-best stats, including saves (9), ERA (2.84), K/9 (10.89) … Struck out all three batters faced against Southern Indiana (2/18) and UNC-Wilmington (3/3) … Shutout opponent in 14 appearances and didn’t allow a run in the final six mound visits with four saves in that span … Fielded 1.000 on six chances, including turning a double play.

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made 22 appearances in relief in his second season for 33.2 innings on the mound … recorded a 5.61 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 10.4 K/9 … Earned a 4-3 record while also recording five saves, the most on the team … Pitched a career-high 3.1 innings against Texas State (4/7), logging three strikeouts while allowing five hits and three walks for three runs … Tied career-high four strikeouts this season against UAB (2/19) and at Jacksonville State (3/10). Made 12 appearances without allowing a hit. 
2022 (Redshirt Freshman):  Appeared in 13 games with one start ... Finished 0-1 with three saves and combined for one shutout ... Recorded 22 strikeouts and issued nine walks in 15 innings ... Struck out a career-high four batters against Rhode Island (Feb. 27), and matched that total at Jacksonville State (March 11) ... Tossed a career-high 2 2/3 innings against UTA (March 20).

Junior College:  Lettered two years at Blinn JC in Brenham, Texas ... Went 0-1 with six saves and a 1.13 ERA in 15 relief appearances as a redshirt freshman in 2021 ... Recorded 24 strikeouts against 11 walks in 16 innings pitched ... Finished 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in seven relief appearances as a freshman in the 2020 COVID year ... Struck out 16 batters and issued nine walks in 15 innings pitched.

High School:  Lettered in baseball two years at Georgetown HS in Georgetown, Texas ... Helped the Eagles to a state runner-up finish in 2019 ... Ranks second in career shutouts (3), third in single-season wins (11) and holds the program’s fifth-lowest ERA (1.03) in a single season ... Tossed a perfect game against Cedar Creek HS as a senior in 2019.

Personal:  Full name is Grant Dylan Wood ... Born Oct. 12, 2000, in Georgetown, Texas ... The second of three children to Mike and Kaymee Wood ... Has an older brother, Hudson, and one younger sister, Lorali ... Majoring in sport management.