University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2010 Baseball Roster
Roster
Grier Harrington
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Apex, N.C.
Overview: Senior right-handed pitcher who has improved with each season...versatile pitcher who can start or come out of the bullpen.
2010: Second on team in appearances with 20 and had nine starts...earned victory at Furman (4-28) with solid start as he went seven innings with four hits, allowing one unearned run with three walks and two strikeouts...fifth on team in innings pitched with 63.1...struck out 36 hitters...tossed two scoreless innings at Western Carolina (3-16)...earned start and had no-decision in 5-4 victory vs. Charleston Southern (5-16) as he went seven innings and allowed five hits and four runs.
2009: Pitched in 19 games and earned three starts on the season...went 1-2 and picked up win in relief against SoCon power College of Charleston (4-25)...tossed two innings in that game allowing just one unearned run on two hits...top game was 3.1 innings of scoreless relief vs. ETSU (3-17) as he scattered three hits and struck out three...had solid start at Furman (2-24) with five innings pitched and only two runs allowed...struck out 34 hitters in 50.1 innings of work...led team in saves with two...earned a save at VMI (3-22) with three innings of work...picked up second save vs. Furman (4-8) at McCormick Field with two innings of work.
2008: Appeared in 15 games and made two starts...had a 1-2 overall record...earned his first collegiate win at Radford with 2.2 innings of shutout pitching (4-27) in relief...allowed just one hit and struck out three in the game...pitched two scoreless innings of relief against Akron (3-1)...tossed 1.1 innings of scoreless relief against Big South champion Coastal Carolina (3-19)...struck out 17 hitters in 27.1 innings of work...had season-best four strikeouts in first career start at Gardner-Webb (2-26).
Before UNC Asheville: Posted a 2.28 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 59 innings as a senior earning All-Conference honors and team MVP honors...at the plate, led his team with a .397 average and a home run...also lettered in basketball.
