University of Memphis Athletics
2014 Baseball Roster
Ethan Gross
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 189
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
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2013 - Summer (Wareham Gatemen)
Played for the Wareham Gatemen in the Cape Cod League ... Led the Gatemen with 40 hits and 15 RBI in 43 games played ... Fourth on the team in batting average with .265 ... Tied for the team high with five stolen bases and third-best with 11 runs scored.
2013 - Junior
Named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team ... Just one of two Tigers to start all 59 games, appearing at shortstop the whole season ... Batted .230 on the season with 49 hits, 30 runs scored and 21 RBI ... Led Memphis with 13 stolen bases (13-20) and third on the team with 25 walks ... Went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two stolen bases, both career highs, in the series finale against Missouri (2/24) ... Also had three-hit outings against Kent State (3/16) and Rice (5/10) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the Tigers' first game of the C-USA Tournament against UCF (5/22).
2012 - Summer (Wareham Gatemen)
Closed the season strong to claim the Cape Cod League championship, winning 10 of their last 11 games and rallying in the ninth and 10th innings for the win in game three of the championship series ... Finished the season hitting .235 with two home runs, 19 RBI and 25 runs scored ... Highlighted summer with 4-for-5 day with two home runs, a double and six RBI on August 11 at Falmouth.
2012 - Sophomore
Everyday shortstop that hit leadoff in 48 of 59 games ... Finished season with a .251 average and 19 RBI ... Hit .272 with 10 RBI and 14 runs scored in C-USA play ... Had seven doubles and one triple and scored 41 runs ... Had 20 multiple hit games and had three hits against SIU-Edwardsville (2/18) and Houston (5/17) ... Had a four-game streak with two hits a game from April 8 to April 14 ... Had a season long 14-game streak of reaching base ... Was 3-for-4 with three runs scored against SIU-Edwardsville (2/18) ... Went 2-for-5 with a double, RBI and two runs scored against Kennesaw State (2/26) ... In game one of doubleheader against Siena (3/17), scored three runs and went 2-for-5 with a double ... Scored six runs in series at Houston and was 5-for-12 at the plate ... Committed eight errors in 258 chances ... Went the final 10 games without an error, tied for his longest streak during the season.
2011 - Freshman
Played in 48 games in first season at Division I level and worked his way into 40 starts, 24 at 2B and 16 at SS ... Made his collegiate debut against Evansville (2/20) and drew a walk ... Notched his first career hit against Southern Illinois (3/6) and in his first start collected his first multi-hit performance, with two hits at Auburn (3/8) ... Registered first career extra-base hit, a triple, against Alcorn State (4/1) ... Tallied first career RBI against Alcorn State (4/2) ... Collected a season-high five putouts against East Carolina (3/26) and Southern Miss (4/10) ... Had his best statistical performance at No. 19 Rice (5/14), going 3-for-4 with three runs scored, one RBI, a walk and his first career stolen base ... Finished the season with nine multi-hit games and a 13-game hit streak, the second-longest streak of the season by any Tiger ... Also carries a 16-game on-base streak into the 2012 campaign.
Prep
Was a four-year letterwinner at shortstop for head coach Mark Purvis ... Guided MJHS to a 133-43 mark in his four-year prep career ... Helped the Golden Bears to two Region 5 championships, four District crowns and three sectional titles ... Batted over .400, with 114 RBI and 14 home runs in high school ... Hit .422 with eight jacks and 55 RBI to lead Mt. Juliet to a 37-9 finish and a State Final 4 appearance ... Named a Tennessee State Writer's Association (TSWA) and Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (TBCA) All-State performer in 2010 ... Selected as a 2010 All-Midstate player by The Tennessean ... Hit .385 with 34 runs scored, 31 RBI and five home runs on his way to garnering 2009 9AAA All-District team honors for the second-straight year ... Named to the 9AAA All-Tournament team and hauled in 2009 Third Team All-Mid-State accolades after guiding MJHS to its third-straight District Championship in 2009 ... Helped Mt. Juliet to a 31-13 record and finished as the Tennessee State Runner-Up ... A two-time TBCA Junior Sunbelt Team Tennessee member ... Selected to the 2008 TBCA Super Sophomore Team after hitting .398 with a homer and 28 RBI ... Named the Nashville Old Timers Baseball Association Most Valuable Player in 2007 ... Was a two-year member of the Kansas City Royals Scout Team ... Also excelled on the hardwood as a three-year letterman ... Was a two-year starter at point guard ... Earned 9AAA All-District honors and helped guided the Golden Bears to a 9AAA District Runner-Up finish in 2009.
Personal
Son of Richard and Teresa Gross ... Graduated in top-10 percent of his class at Mt. Juliet High School ... Majors in Supply Chain Management.
