2009: CAC All-Academic Team ... saw action in 15 games as a utility player ... averaged .227 (5-22) at the plate with six runs scored and two RBI ... made three pitching appearances as well ... recorded a 2-0 mark and 0.00 ERA ... one strikeout in 5.2 innings pitched ... .870 fielding percentage.

Northern HS: 2008 graduate ... played for Marshall Kawecki ... four-year starter ... team captain ... first team All-St. Mary's County and first team All-SMAC at second base ... owned team-best .450 batting average ... served as yearbook editor-in-chief ... SGA member.

Personal: Eric Edward Gronbeck ... Dean's List ... SMCM 3.0 Club ... born August 29, 1990 in Prince Frederick, Md. ... son of Eric and Debi Gronbeck ... has two older siblings named Molly and Bailey.

Why St. Mary's?: "Baseball and the campus is close to home."