Josh Grosz

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Height:
6-4
Weight:
199
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.
High School:
Frank W. Cox
Major:
communication

· Selected in the 11th Round (Pick 342) of the 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the New York Yankees

· 2023 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team Selection
· American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week (March 27, 2023)
· No. 3 AAC Prospect in 2023 MLB Draft (Baseball America)
· No. 6 AAC Prospect in 2023 MLB Draft (D1Baseball)
· No. 9 AAC Prospect in 2023 MLB Draft (Perfect Game)

2023: Appeared in 16 games with a team-high 16 starts ... Compiled a 4-2 record and 3.66 earned run average with 79 strikeouts and 41 walks in 76.1 innings of work ... One of three East Carolina pitchers to throw more than 70 frames ... Limited opposing hitters to a .215 batting average ... Tallied four quality starts ... Notched multiple strikeouts in 14 contests ... Picked up victories over Georgetown (March 5), Liberty (March 11), Missouri State (March 19) and George Mason (March 26) ... Fanned five batters in 4.0 innings in the 6-5 win at then No. 12 North Carolina (Feb. 26) ... Struck out 10 batters and did not allow in hit in five scoreless innings against Georgetown ... Turned in his second straight quality start in ECU's 13-1 over Liberty, tallying a career-high 11 strikeouts in six innings while allowing just one earned run ... Logged a career-long outing against Missouri State, going 7.2 scoreless innings and striking out five ... Threw the first complete-game shutout for ECU since 2021 in the George Mason series finale ... The Pirates were 13-3 in games he started.

2022: Appeared in 25 games with 11 starts ... Compiled a 4-5 record, 5.65 earned run average and struck out 61 batters against 19 walks in 57.1 innings ... Started three games in American Athletic Conference play, going 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 16.2 frames ... Put together a 3.38 ERA and collected seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings and two starts during the postseason ... Produced a 3.2 strikeout to walk ratio ... Tallied a career-best seven strikeouts in the 15-5, seven-inning win over Cincinnati in the AAC Tournament ... Notched a career-long, six-inning outing against VCU (March 27) ... Picked up wins over Duke (March 1), Michigan (March 5) and Houston (May 20 and 29) ... Was the winning pitcher in the AAC Tournament championship game – a 6-1 victory over Houston (May 29) ... Started the NCAA Greenville Regional opener against Coppin State (June 3), allowing one earned run and striking out three hitters in 2.0 innings of work ... Earned the start in game two of the NCAA Greenville Super Regional opposite Texas, striking out three batters in 2.1 innings ... Turned in a season best 80-pitch outing against the College of Charleston (March 19) ... 2022 Summer: Pitched for the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League ... Went 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 18.2 innings over five appearances ... Registered multiple strikeouts in every outing ... Fanned a campaign-high eight hitters in 3.0 frames against the Winnipesaukee Muskrats, earning the victory in a 6-5 Gulls triumph ... Allowed just one earned run in his first 9.2 innings pitched of the season.

2021: Made 14 appearances (all in relief) during true freshman season … Allowed 10 runs (all earned) on 10 hits for a 7.50 ERA … Struck out nine and walked seven in 12.0 innings of work … Combined on one shutout (at Elon on March 26) tossing a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts … Made collegiate debut against Rhode Island (Feb. 21) working a scoreless frame … Did not allow a run in first five outings (5.1 innings) … During that stretch he surrendered one hit, walked two and fanned six … Worked a full inning of relief in 10 games … Had nine scoreless outings of relief … Fanned at least one batter in a game five times (multiple on three occasions) … Did not allow an extra base on the season (all singles) … Held opposing hitters to a .213 composite batting average … In games played, the Pirates outscored their opponents 128 to 69 … 2021 Summer: Played for the Bethesda Big Train of the Cal Ripken League with teammate Ryley Johnson … Helped the club to a League Championship Series appearance … Played in eight games making four starts … Posted a 1-1 record with a 5.73 ERA … Allowed 15 runs (14 earned) on 23 hits … Struck out 31 and walked 12 in 22.0 innings … Earned lone win against the Aces (July 30) tossing six shutout frames … In that contest he struck out nine and walked two … Tallied at least one punch out seven of eight outings … Did not allow a run in four contests … Suffered loss against the Braves after being touched for nine runs (all earned) on eight hits in three innings.

Prep: Three-sport athlete that earned 10 combined letters (baseball 4, basketball 4, football 1) during prep career … Frank W. Cox High School (2020): Did not participate in senior season under coach Matt Ittner due to COVID-19 pandemic … Jacksonville High School (2019): Spent one season for the Cardinals posting a 3-1 record in 10 appearances … Allowed 19 runs (10 earned) on 26 hits and sported a 1.68 ERA … Fanned 82 batters and walked 20 in 42.2 innings … Held opposing hitters to a .170 composite batting average … Helped team post a 21-6 overall ledger and earn a share of the Coastal 3A title while advancing to the third round of the NCHSAA playoffs … Earned first-team all-area and all-conference accolades … Named MVP of Spring Break Tournament … At the plate he batted .222 (16 for 72) with five doubles and a pair of triples … Drove in 17 runs and scored 20 … Lejeune High School (2017-18): As a freshman posted a 3-5 record with 72 strikeouts and a 3.40 ERA … Followed that posting a 4-2 ledger with 76 punch outs and a 2.20 ERA on his way to second-team all-area honors … Also picked up first-team all-conference, all-tournament and Team MVP accolades … Played travel ball for US Elite National 17U club under direction of coach Tom Ott … Logged 19.1 innings allowing eight runs on 15 hits with 23 strikeouts for a 2.17 ERA … Listed as the eighth-best right-hander and 23rd-overall prospect in Virginia by Perfect Game … Tabbed as a top 500 player nationally (298th right-hander) by Perfect Game … Two-time Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American (2018-19) and 2020 Preseason All-Atlantic Region Second-Team member … Participated in several showcase events including 2017 WWBA 2018 Grads or 17U National Championship Qualifier (Cartersville, Ga.), 2017 17U PG Summer Showdown Protected by G-Form (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 PGBA 15U or 2021 Grads WWBA Qualifier (Norfolk, Va.), 2018 WWBA 2020 or 16U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 WWBA 2021 Grads or 15U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 15U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 16U Perfect Game World Series (Cartersville, Ga.), 2018 WWBA Underclass World Championship (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2019 WWBA 2020 Grads or 17U National Championship (Cartersville, Ga.) and 2019 WWBA World Championship (Jupiter, Fla.) … Named to a pair of all-tournament teams in Perfect Game events: 2017 17U PG Summer Showdown Protected by G-Form and 2018 WWBA 2020 or 16U National Championship.

Personal: Full name is Joshua William Grosz, put prefers to go by Josh … Born in Twenty Nine Palms, Calif. … Son of Mathew and Valerie Grosz … Has two siblings (Kathleen and Zack) … A/B Honor Roll student who graduated with a 3.75 cumulative GPA … Majoring in communication (interpersonal and organizational concentration) ... Six-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll member (Fall 2020-present) ... Named to American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team in 2021 and 2022.