SEWARD, Neb. – Slugging left fielder Joey Grabanski feasted at the plate over the weekend and has subsequently been named the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Player of the Week, as announced by the league on Tuesday (March 22). Grabanski garnered the same award last week as part of an impressive first half of the 2022 season. The native of Grand Forks, N.D., has served as a major force for an offense that has already belted 45 homers.
While helping the Concordia University Baseball team to a 4-0 start within the GPAC, Grabanski batted .733 (11-for-15) with six runs, three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs while slugging 1.333 (20 total bases). Grabanski produced at least two hits in each of the four weekend games as the Bulldogs outscored Dakota Wesleyan and Hastings by a combined total of 61-21. So far this season, Grabanski leads the team in batting average (.438), home runs (eight), total bases (61) and slugging percentage (.836).
A First Team All-GPAC honoree as a freshman in 2021, Grabanski has already totaled 25 home runs and 83 RBIs in 76 career collegiate games. Though still early in his career, Grabanski ranks fourth on the program’s all-time list for career home runs.
The Bulldogs (15-6-1, 4-0 GPAC) are scheduled to continue their GPAC homestand this week by hosting Northwestern for doubleheaders on Thursday and Friday.