Round 26 | Colton Seth Grant | RHP | Appalachian St.

[yandro]

Discuss.

[tjfla]

Goes by Seth

He will be 24 in Sept

[emkayseven]

2011: Had an up-and-down campaign as ASU's third weekend starter … made 14 starts and two relief appearances (both relief appearances coming as the Mountaineers got all of their starting pitchers work on either end of the team's week-long break for final exams) … despite a 5-9 record and 5.28 ERA, his .245 opponents' batting average was best among staff's starters … 28 walks were also the fewest among ASU's weekend starters, however, he hit a team-high 11 batters … also allowed team highs for doubles (18) and home runs (6) … won his first outing of the season with five strikeouts in six innings of two-hit, shutout work versus Maryland-Eastern Short … was roughed up a bit in his next four starts, going 0-4 with a 9.41 ERA versus Miami (Fla.) (Feb. 26), The Citadel (March 5), Elon (March 13) and UNC Greensboro (March 20) … after a no decision versus Cornell (March 25), rebounded to put together a stretch of four-straight impressive starts, going 3-1 with a 1.32 ERA and .200 opponents' batting average versus Wofford (April 3), Furman (April 10), Samford (April 17) and Davidson (April 23) … opened the stellar April by limiting Wofford to one run on five hits over seven innings in a 6-2 victory … won a 3-2 nailbiter at Furman by holding the Paladins to two runs on four hits while striking out five in 7.1 innings of work … suffered a tough-luck loss vs. Samford after allowing just one earned run and scattering five hits over six innings … capped the terrific stretch with a career-high 11 strikeouts and just five hits over seven shutout innings at Davidson … struck out three in two perfect innings versus North Carolina A&T (April 27) right before final exams to finish April with a 3-1 record, 1.23 ERA, .188 opp. BA, 24 strikeouts and nine walks in 29.1 innings on the month … had a rough start to the month of May, going 0-4 with a 12.27 ERA and .349 opponents' batting average in his first four appearances of the month versus East Tennessee State (May 4), Western Carolina (May 9), College of Charleston (May 15) and Georgia Southern (May 21), not making it out of the fifth inning of any of the three starts versus WCU, CofC and GSU … bounced back from the early May struggles in a big way, tossing a six-hit, complete-game shutout versus Furman (May 27) to lift ASU to the SoCon Tournament semifinals for the second-straight year … the shutout was only the second in 68 all-time SoCon Tournament games for ASU and the first complete-game whitewashing by a Mountaineer pitcher at the SoCon Tournament … needed only 115 pitches to toss the first complete game of his career … only two Furman baserunners reached second during the gem … thanks to the shutout performance, was one of only two pitchers named to the SoCon's all-tournament squad … earned academic all-Southern Conference recognition for his achievements on the field and in the classroom.

2010: Made 15 appearances, including six starts ... after scoreless efforts in two of his first three relief appearances of the season, was thrust into a starting role for mid-week games in five-straight weeks from March 9-April 14 ... turned in best performance of his career in first game of doubleheader versus North Carolina A&T on April 6, scattering four runs on eight hits over 8.0 innings and striking out six to earn only win of the season ... 8.0 innings and six strikeouts in 15-4 win over N.C. A&T were both career highs ... moved back into a relief role after walking six in 2.2 innings against High Point on April 14 ... allowed just two runs over final five relief appearances of the campaign ... was ASU's starter in season finale against Western Carolina (May 29), striking out four in three innings of work but getting no decision in last-inning 7-6 loss that eliminated Mountaineers from SoCon Tournament ... earned academic all-Southern Conference recognition for achievements on the field and in the classroom.

2009: Made nine appearances on the mound, including four starts as a redshirt freshman ... did not figure in the decision of any of the nine games he appeared in ... surrendered just one home run in 18.2 innings ... hit a monstrous solo home run in his only collegiate at-bat versus N.C. Central (April 30).

2008: Redshirted.

High School : A two-time all-state honoree ... named conference Player of the Year as a senior ... also garnered all-Western North Carolina and all-Hendersonville Times-News recognition as a junior and senior ... posted a perfect 8-0 record on the mound as a junior ... State Games participant ... coached by Jim Hyatt.

http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbm...ATCLID=1529540
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A day after his Appalachian State teammates (Nathan Hyett and Tyler Tewell) were drafted, former West Henderson High baseball standout Seth Grant was drafted Thursday in the 26th round by the Florida Marlins.

Grant, 23, is a 2007 graduate of West and is the son of Gene and Sara Grant of Mills River. His younger brother, Lane, is currently a pitcher for the Falcons.

Grant's last collegiate appearance was Sunday when he led the Mountaineers to a 6-5 victory over Virginia to eliminate the Cavaliers from the regionals.

Grant went 7-3 with a team-best 3.49 ERA (good for 10th in the Southern Conference) as a senior at Appalachian in 2012. The right-hander set an ASU single-season record with 100.2 innings pitched this year and the 6-4, 215-pounder ranks among the program's all-time leaders with 40 career starts (fifth), 245 innings pitched (sixth) and 180 strikeouts (tied for seventh).

He earned Times-News All-Area honors his junior and senior years in high school, and in his senior year, he shared conference player of the year honors with fellow Falcon Casey Allison.

Although he didn't get to prove it at the college level, Grant is also potent with the bat. In his senior year at West, he set a school record for hits in a season with 48 and also had 10 home runs.

Since Grant is a senior at ASU, he's expected to sign a contract with the Marlins soon and report to their rookie-level team in Jupiter, Fla.

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/...by-the-Marlins

[Chewford]

It appears this guy has 1 more name than the average draft pick.