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    23  Alex Grunenwald
    Alex Grunenwald

    Class:
    RS Senior
    Hometown:
    Merrill, Wis.
    High School:
    Merrill H.S.
    Last College:
    Chandler-Gilbert CC
    Height / Weight:
    6-3 / 220
    Position:
    INF
    Birthdate:
    09/14/1989
    B/T:
    R/R

    05/24/2013

    Flames Conclude Season in 5-4 Heartbreaker Against WSU

    UIC had tying run on second base in the ninth

    05/23/2013

    Flames Comeback Falls Short in 8-7 Loss to Valpo in HL Tourney

    UIC scores five in the seventh; Flames to face YSU at 6 p.m. CT

    05/21/2013

    UIC Baseball Touts Seven All-Horizon League Selections

    Michelson and Grunenwald named to first team

    05/17/2013

    Baseball Edged By Wright State in Series Opener, 3-2

    Raiders plate game-winner in the eighth

    05/17/2013

    Big Bats Guide UIC to a 10-8 Win against Wright State

    Coen hits grand slam for first collegiate home run

    Career Statistics in PDF Format

    2012: Game-by-Game Statistics in PDF Format | Game Highs in PDF Format

    Appeared in 52 games, starting 49 ... named Second-Team All-Horizon League and All-Newcomer Team ... earned a spot on the Horizon League All-Tournament team ... tied a conference tournament record with three home runs throughout the championship event ... ranked fourth in the Horizon League with a .345 batting average and sixth with .508 slugging percentage ... carried a 14-game hitting streak from March 31 to April 22, the team's longest on the season ... held a seven-game multiple hit streak from April 5 to April 15 ... went 4-for-5 with five RBI, four runs and two homers vs. No. 2 seed Wright State in the HL tournament ... ended the season on an eight-game hit streak.

    Prior to UIC: Played two seasons Chandler-Gilbert Community College.

    PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-time letterwinner in baseball, three-time letterwinner in football and two-time letterwinner in basketball at Merrill (Wis.) ... guided team to a state title in 2007 and a third-place finish in 2008 ... team captain in football and baseball ... named MVP of the state baseball tournament in 2007 ... awarded second-team all-state ... named Wausau Daily Herald Player of the Year in 2008 ... two-time NJCAA Academic All-American ... Led CGCC to Regional Final game in 2010 ... biggest athletic thrill to date is winning the American Legion State Title in 2007 ... born September 14, 1989, in Marshfield, Wis. ... son of Bob and Janet Grunenwald ... has three brothers, Chris, Nick and Ty ... currently enrolled as a kinesiology major and is applying to numerous medical schools.