Robbie Grinestaff
- position Of
- height 6-
- weight 205
- class Senior
- Hometown Jeffersonville, Ind.
- Previous School Okaloosa Walton CC
- position Of
- height 6-
- weight 205
- class Senior
- Hometown Jeffersonville, Ind.
- Previous School Okaloosa Walton CC
Robbie Grinestaff Bio
Robbie Grinestaff Career Stats 2007 – Played 38 games, hit .259 (14-for-54) with eight runs scored, four doubles, three homers and 15 RBI … Pinch-hit grand slam homer in 9-6 loss to North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/8) … Pinch-hit RBI single in 4-3 win over Florida (5/23) … Tallied a pinch-hit single and scored a run as Carolina rallied to a 14-13 win over Georgia (5/19) … 2-for-3 with a double, one run and one RBI in 12-2 win at Florida (4/6) … 2-for-3 with a double and one RBI in 8-3 win at Mississippi State (3/25) … 1-for-2 with a run scored in 20-3 win at Mississippi State (3/23) … In first start in over a month, went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a home run in 13-1 win at Wofford (3/21) … Pinch-hit two-run homer in the ninth inning of a 6-5 loss to LSU (3/17) … Pinch-hit single in first at-bat of the 2007 season in win over Western Kentucky (2/10) 2006 – Competed in 60 games with 53 starts, batting .297 with 17 homers and 58 RBI … Earned second team All-SEC honors as a designated hitter … Hit two homers in win over Georgia at NCAA Super Regional (6/10) … Went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and a RBI triple in 15-12 win over Furman (5/16) … Batted 3-for-6 with three runs, three RBI and a homer in 18-4 win over LSU (4/1) … 5-for-9 in the Florida series with three homers and eight RBI … Went 4-for-5 with a double, two homers and five RBI in 21-4 win over Florida (3/26) … Hit game-winning three-run homer in 6-5 win over Florida (3/25) … Tied a school record for walks in a game with four in the 8-1 win over William & Mary (3/7) … Two-run homer sparked Carolina in 6-2 win over Clemson (3/4) … Went 2-for-5 with two RBI including game-winner in 5-4 extra-inning win on opening day vs. Elon (2/10).
JUNIOR COLLEGE – Played two seasons at Okaloosa Junior College under coach Keith Griffin … 2005 FCCAA All-State and NJCAA All-Region Eight Team … Named to 2005 FCCAA Panhandle All-Conference team … Finished 2005 season 10th in hitting in the FCCAA with a .389 batting average (63-for-163) in addition to 15 doubles, eight HR and 45 RBI … 2004 MLB draft selection by the Chicago White Sox in the 37th round.
HIGH SCHOOL – Played four years at Jeffersonville High School in Indiana.
PERSONAL – Born Robert Eugene Grinestaff II on 10/27/84 … Parents are Bob and Annette Grinestaff … Chose Carolina because ‘it’s a great program and liked Columbia’ … Enjoys spending spare time with family and riding four-wheelers … Favorite food is anything that Grandma cooks … Favorite actor is Steven Seagal … Favorite actress is Jessica Simpson.