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GRANT YOUNGBLOOD PHOTO GALLERIES 
2009 2008
Reserve outfield has played sparingly as a freshman as he has been behind and learning from veterans such as Brian Ernst and Rick Marlin....Has played in 17 games and made 11 starts, including in one Big Ten game....Has recorded just three hits but has also drawn eight walks in just 43 plate appearances. Game-by-Game Highlights
_vs. High Point (2/23): Made his first start against High Point.
_vs. Wake Forest (3/2): Drove in his first run and walked twice in a start versus Wake Forest.
_vs. Connecticut (3/11): Got his first career his and went 1-for-4 against Connecticut.
_vs. Bethune Cookman (3/15): Knocked in a run vs. Bethune-Cookman.
_vs. Lehigh (3/21): Went 1-for-2 with an RBI in a home-opening win against Lehigh.
_vs. Canisius (3/24): Walked three times and scored a run in a start.
_vs. Purdue (4/12): Started his only Big Ten game against the Boilermakers.
_vs. Michigan State (5/4): Went 1-for-1 and also walked vs. Michigan State. Lassiter HS
Played on the varsity team for four years at Lassiter High School in Marietta, Ga., serving as a team captain his senior year....Team won regional championships as a sophomore and junior and won the state championship as a senior, going 32-4....Hit .333 with six home runs and 14 doubles as a senior....Hit .336 with six home runs, 42 hits and scored 38 runs on the state champion team as a junior....Hit .305 with eight home runs, 43 hits and 31 runs as a sophomore, as the team went 29-10. Background
Grant Perry Youngblood was born on July 18, 1988 in Atlanta, Ga....Is the son of Kevin and Amy Youngblood and has a younger brother, Alex (15)....Is undecided on a major.