Missouri S&T Athletics

2024: Made the most appearances of any pitcher on the team with 17, earning 4 starts…went 4-0 on the season and had 9 games with a 0.00 ERA…had season-best performance against University of Missouri-St. Louis, recording 7 strikeouts in 5.0 IP…ended the season with 26 strikeouts and 1 save…made the GLVC All-Academic Team… was a recipient of the Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar award and the Council of Presidents’ Academic Excellence award…made the CSC Academic All-District team.

2023: Made 20 appearances with two starts...Went 1-4 with two saves and 5.74 ERA...Struck out 32 batters in 26 2/3 innings...Recorded a season-high four strikeouts against Hillsdale (3/4) and worked a season-high three innings against William Jewell (3/12)...Struck out at least one batter in 18 of his 20 appearances.

2022: Made 14 appearances with three stats in his sophomore season...Went 2-3 with two saves and 5.88 ERA...Worked 30 2/3 innings and struck out 30...Held opponents to a .230 batting average...Worked a season-high five innings in his first and final starts of the season...Struck out a season-high six against Minnesota Crookston (2/28) and was the winning pitcher in head coach Todd DeGraffenreid's 400th career win...Registered six scoreless outings during the season...Struck out at least one batter in 10 games and four or more four times...Named to the GLVC All-Academic Team.

2021: Appeared in 14 games with three starts in his first season at S&T, finishing the season with a 7.18 ERA, 2-2 record and a save...struck out 26 batters in 26 1/3 innings of work...turned in a scoreless outing with a strikeout in his collegiate debut against Missouri Western...recorded six scoreless appearances during the season...struck out a season-high eight batters against Truman State in 3 1/3 innings of work...struck out four batters in 2 1/3 innings against UMSL...recorded a strikeout in 10 of 14 games on the mound...Named to the GLVC All-Academic Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first-team all-conference honors while pitching at Lee's Summit West High School...pitched in 11 games during the 2019 season (2020 season was canceled), going 5-2 with a 2.15 earned run average...struck out 38 hitters in 42 1/3 innings...held opponents to a .208 average.

PERSONAL: Son of Jason and Wendy Gross...majoring in electrical engineering at Missouri S&T.