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#19

Joey Grabanski

Outfielder
Class
Senior
Height
6-0
Hometown
Grand Forks, N.D.
Previous School
Grand Forks Central
Honors and Awards

-2024 NAIA Second Team All-American
-2024 Co-GPAC Player of the Year
-2024 First Team All-GPAC
-2024 Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Honorary Captain
-2024 GPAC Player of the Week (April 16, 23)
-2023 NAIA Second Team All-American
-2023 GPAC Player of the Year
-2023 First Team All-GPAC
-2023 Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Team Captain
-2023 GPAC Player of the Week (Feb. 28)
-2022 First Team All-GPAC
-2022 Omaha World-Herald All-Midlands Team
-2022 GPAC Player of the Week (March 15, 22)
-2021 First Team All-GPAC
-2021 GPAC Player of the Week (May 4)

#19

Joey Grabanski

Outfielder
Senior, 6-0

2024: Senior
Started 55 of 57 games as the team's left fielder ... also saw action at first base ... batted .397 (79-for-199) with 59 runs scored, 13 doubles, 26 home runs, 88 RBIs, 40 walks, a .492 on-base percentage and an .854 slugging percentage ... converted 139 of 142 (.979) chances in the field ... produced five multi-homer games ... became the NAIA's all-time home run leader on April 13 at Morningside with career home run No. 78 ... broke the NAIA all-time RBI record at the national tournament on May 14 ... in addition to NAIA career records for home runs (88) and RBIs (300), owns program all-time records for batting average (.382) and walks (129) ... additional program career rankings of second in at bats (808), second in runs scored (227), second in hits (309), third in games played (227) and third in doubles (53).

2023: Junior
Started all 58 games, including 51 starts in left field and seven at first base ... batted .382 (79-for-207) with 71 runs, 12 doubles, 27 home runs, 85 RBIs, 172 total bases and six stolen bases while sporting a .484 on-base percentage and .831 slugging percentage ... equaled teammate Jaidan Quinn for the program single-season home run record while setting new standards for RBIs and total bases in a season ... second player in program history to be named GPAC Player of the Year ... produced three three-homer games and six multi-homer games ... went 5-for-5 with three homers and nine RBIs at Oklahoma City on Feb. 12 ... homered twice and drove in seven runs in the national tournament win over Midway on May 16 ... finished season with career totals of 168 runs, 230 hits, 40 doubles, 62 home runs and 212 RBIs ... 62 home runs are a school career record.

2022: Sophomore
Started all 58 games as the team's left fielder ... batted a team best .396 (80-for-202) with 54 runs scored, 14 doubles, 18 home runs, 67 RBIs, 148 total bases and 34 walks ... recorded a .480 on-base percentage and .733 slugging percentage ... handled 52 of 56 chances (.929 fielding percentage) successfully ... recorded 22 mult-hit games ... broke the school record for RBIs in a single season ... homered twice in three separate games ... racked up a season high four hits in the win over Midland on April 2 ... knocked in five runs in the GPAC tournament win over Briar Cliff ... at conclusion of two seasons as a Bulldog, has hit .376 (151-for-402) with 28 doubles, 35 home runs and 127 RBIs.

2021: Freshman
Started all 54 games ... batted .355 (71-for-200) with a .411 on-base percentage and .680 slugging percentage ... totaled 43 runs, 14 doubles, 17 home runs, and 60 RBIs ... recorded 47 putouts, 1 assist and 2 errors for a .960 fielding percentage ... 17 home runs marked most in single-season program history ... 23 multi-hit and 16 multi-RBI games. 

High School
Prepped for the Grand Forks Central High School ... coached by Tim Gregoire … was a three-year starter for the Knights … served as team captain as a junior and senior… garnered all-state honors as a junior … led the Knights to a conference championship in 2019 …  also bowled, earning all-state honors as a junior and senior.

Personal
Born in Grand Forks, N.D. On October 29, 2001 … son of Grant Grabanski … has one sister, Maggie.

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