Grabanski named NAIA Ball Player of the Week

By Jacob Knabel on Feb. 14, 2023 in Baseball

SEWARD, Neb. – Eye-popping numbers produced by Joey Grabanksi during the opening weekend of the 2023 season have led to the Concordia University Baseball standout earning national recognition. On Tuesday (Feb. 14), Grabanski was named the NAIA Ball Player of the Week. A media entity especially active on Twitter, NAIA Ball has covered NAIA baseball from a national perspective going back to 2016.

Grabanski’s three-game run this past weekend saw him go 7-for-13 (.538) with five home runs, 12 RBIs, a .600 on base percentage and a 1.692 slugging percentage. The left fielder from Grand Forks, N.D., capped the week off with a 5-for-5, three-homer, nine-RBI performance against 11th-ranked Oklahoma City University. During the three games to open the season, the Bulldogs played No. 11 Oklahoma City twice and No. 5 Bellevue University once.

Already a two-time First Team All-GPAC award winner, Grabanski has slugged 40 home runs and has collected 139 RBIs through his first 115 career collegiate games. He’s gone 158-for-415 (.381) with 103 runs scored, 28 doubles, 306 total bases and a .737 slugging percentage as a Bulldog.

Up next, 21st-ranked Concordia will play four games this weekend (Feb. 18-19) in Joplin, Mo. The full 2023 schedule can be found HERE.