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Jersey Number 34
Michael Groves
- Position:
- First Baseman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Holly Springs, N.C.
Bio
Awards and Honors
2024 Season (Senior) - Played and started in all 50 games for Asheville as a senior...Slashed .281/.364/.395...Totaled 52 hits with 15 doubles and two home runs, driving in 27 runs and scoring 23...Registered a season-high three hits on May 10 against Gardner-Webb...Hit a season-high two doubles on Feb. 23 against Bellarmine, driving in a season-high three runs in that same game...Posted a season-high 12 defensive putouts on May 5 against Western Kentucky...Made five starts on the mound on the season picking up one win...Totaled 13.2 innings striking out four...Went a season-high five innings on Mar. 10 against Niagara, striking out two in the game.Â
2023 Season (Junior) - Groves once again served as the Bulldogs' main first baseman in 2023...He hit .283 with 11 home runs and 35 RBI...Groves also made eight pitching appearances for Asheville and pitched a total of 8.1 innings...Posted 14 multi-hit games in 2023...Closed the season on a five-game hitting streak and picked up a hit in eight of his last nine games...Had a career-high four hits on April 16 vs. USC Upstate...Drove in four runs in back-to-back games vs. ETSU and Longwood in late March...Drove in multiple runs on nine occasions in 2023...Improved his strikeout to walk rate as a junior cutting his strikeout total from 60 to 46 and improving his walk total from 18 to 31...As a pitcher, Groves struck out 12 hitters in 8.1 innings...Made his debut on the mound on March 8 vs. Boston College...Did not allow an earned run in his first 5.1 innings...Struck out four hitters in a 2.1 inning outing vs. Presbyterian on April 2.
2022 Season (Sophomore) - As the 2022 season unfolded, Groves became Asheville's primary first baseman...The sophomore from Holly Springs, N.C. hit .238 with five home runs and 34 RBI...His five long balls were tied for the team-lead...He totaled 41 hits, scored 27 runs, totaled 11 doubles, and drew 18 walks...Groves posted five multi-hit games as a sophomore...Had 10 games on the season where he drove in more than one run...Was named the Big South's Player of the Week on March 28 after hitting .467 and helping Asheville post a 4-0 week at Western Carolina and against Charleston Southern...Collected a base hit in all three games that the Bulldogs played in at the Big South Baseball Tournament...Had his first two-home run game of his career vs. Winthrop on May 19 where he finished 2-for-5 with four RBI.Â
2021 Season (Freshman) - Groves appeared in 36 games overall and made 25 starts during his first season as a Bulldogs in 2021...Playing mainly as a designated hitter and pinch-hitter, Groves hit .258 with 10 runs scored and 13 RBI...Led Bulldog newcomers in both hits (24) and RBI (13)...Made his Bulldog debut on March 6 at High Point in a pinch-hitting appearance where he also picked up his first collegiate hit and drove in a run as well...Posted a trio of multi-hit outings, including season-best 3-for-5 day at the plate on March 7 at High Point...Drove in a season-high three runs at Gardner-Webb on May 14...Also picked up a pair of doubles and added a triple during his freshman season.Â
Prior to UNC Asheville - Groves was an All-Conference Second Team selection as a junior...Played on a squad that won three consecutive conference championships...Blasted three home runs during his high school career.
- Big South Player of the Week (March 28, 2022)
2024 Season (Senior) - Played and started in all 50 games for Asheville as a senior...Slashed .281/.364/.395...Totaled 52 hits with 15 doubles and two home runs, driving in 27 runs and scoring 23...Registered a season-high three hits on May 10 against Gardner-Webb...Hit a season-high two doubles on Feb. 23 against Bellarmine, driving in a season-high three runs in that same game...Posted a season-high 12 defensive putouts on May 5 against Western Kentucky...Made five starts on the mound on the season picking up one win...Totaled 13.2 innings striking out four...Went a season-high five innings on Mar. 10 against Niagara, striking out two in the game.Â
2023 Season (Junior) - Groves once again served as the Bulldogs' main first baseman in 2023...He hit .283 with 11 home runs and 35 RBI...Groves also made eight pitching appearances for Asheville and pitched a total of 8.1 innings...Posted 14 multi-hit games in 2023...Closed the season on a five-game hitting streak and picked up a hit in eight of his last nine games...Had a career-high four hits on April 16 vs. USC Upstate...Drove in four runs in back-to-back games vs. ETSU and Longwood in late March...Drove in multiple runs on nine occasions in 2023...Improved his strikeout to walk rate as a junior cutting his strikeout total from 60 to 46 and improving his walk total from 18 to 31...As a pitcher, Groves struck out 12 hitters in 8.1 innings...Made his debut on the mound on March 8 vs. Boston College...Did not allow an earned run in his first 5.1 innings...Struck out four hitters in a 2.1 inning outing vs. Presbyterian on April 2.
2022 Season (Sophomore) - As the 2022 season unfolded, Groves became Asheville's primary first baseman...The sophomore from Holly Springs, N.C. hit .238 with five home runs and 34 RBI...His five long balls were tied for the team-lead...He totaled 41 hits, scored 27 runs, totaled 11 doubles, and drew 18 walks...Groves posted five multi-hit games as a sophomore...Had 10 games on the season where he drove in more than one run...Was named the Big South's Player of the Week on March 28 after hitting .467 and helping Asheville post a 4-0 week at Western Carolina and against Charleston Southern...Collected a base hit in all three games that the Bulldogs played in at the Big South Baseball Tournament...Had his first two-home run game of his career vs. Winthrop on May 19 where he finished 2-for-5 with four RBI.Â
2021 Season (Freshman) - Groves appeared in 36 games overall and made 25 starts during his first season as a Bulldogs in 2021...Playing mainly as a designated hitter and pinch-hitter, Groves hit .258 with 10 runs scored and 13 RBI...Led Bulldog newcomers in both hits (24) and RBI (13)...Made his Bulldog debut on March 6 at High Point in a pinch-hitting appearance where he also picked up his first collegiate hit and drove in a run as well...Posted a trio of multi-hit outings, including season-best 3-for-5 day at the plate on March 7 at High Point...Drove in a season-high three runs at Gardner-Webb on May 14...Also picked up a pair of doubles and added a triple during his freshman season.Â
Prior to UNC Asheville - Groves was an All-Conference Second Team selection as a junior...Played on a squad that won three consecutive conference championships...Blasted three home runs during his high school career.
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Presbyterian (Game 3)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 2)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville at Presbyterian (Game 1)
Tuesday, May 28
Highlights || Baseball || UNC Asheville vs Gardner-Webb (Game 3)
Monday, May 13
