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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2024 Softball Roster

14 Rylie Grantz

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • High School Lafayette HS
  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.

Biography

JUNIOR (2024)
Did not appear, medical redshirt.

SOPHOMORE (2023)
Started in 24 games, appeared in 36 … Had a .200 batting average, 15 hits, three doubles, and three triples … Had two hits, including a triple against Valpo (Feb. 11) … Consecutive games with two hits against Northern Kentucky and Jacksonville … Went 2-for-4 with two doubles against Jacksonville State (April 23) … Had two hits against Kentucky on the road (April 26).
 
FRESHMAN @ WEST ALABAMA (2022)
Played in 39 games with 24 starts ... Had splits of .281 BA/.866 OPS/.547 SLG% ... Tallied 18 hits, two doubles, five home runs, and 17 RBIs ... Went 2-for-2 in stolen bases ... Went 3-for-4 (.750) with three RBIs in her collegiate debut against Columbus State (Feb. 25) ... First career HR against Tuskegee, went 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBIs (Feb. 16) ... Back-to-back games with home runs against Miles College, career-high four RBIs in the win (April 13) ... Had a .978 fielding percentage, connecting on 90-of-93 chances playing the majority of the season at first and third base.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Lafayette High School in Lexington, Ky. and played for her father Dan Grantz from 2018-2021 ... Went 30-9 during the 2021 season and won the 11th Region Championship and were runner-ups in the 43rd District Championship, had a .439 batting average, .492 OBP, 54 hits, six home runs, 26 RBIs, 47 runs, and 10 stolen bases, was named the UKHC Sports Medicine "KY Female Comeback Player of the Year," to the First-Team All-State, First-Team All-11th Region, First-Team All-43rd District, Kentucky All-Star Senior East team ... Had the 2020 season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... In 2019, Lafayette went 23-12 and won the 43rd District Tournament, was named to the First-Team All-43rd District, First-Team All-11th Region team, and All-District Academic Team with a .342 batting average.

PERSONAL
Parents are Dana and Dan Grantz ... Has two siblings; Gracyn and Jackson Grantz ... Born on October 22, 2002 ... Chose EKU because it is close to her hometown and she loved the atmosphere of "Campus Beautiful" ... Plans to study family and consumer science while at EKU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2023Sophomore

    Utility
    5'8"
    14
  • 14

    2024Junior

    Utility
    5'8"
    14