2022 Baseball Roster

Jacob Grzebinski
2022 (Graduate)
Made 18 appearances out of Wake Forest bullpen... Struck out 17 batters in 17.1 innings... Made Demon Deacon debut in season opener versus Lafayette (Feb. 18)... Tossed a season-long two innings in non-conference victory at Gardner-Webb (April 27)... Struck out a season-high two batters in three different appearances... Earned first save of Wake Forest career in non-conference win versus Western Carolina (March 15)... Notched nine scoreless outings.
Prior to Wake Forest (at Georgetown)
2021
Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen… Boasted a 1-0 record with two saves and a career-best 4.34 ERA to go along with 17 strikeouts in 18.2 innings of work… Allowed no runs in six outings and surrendered one hit or less in seven contests… Logged seven-straight games with at least one punchout (April 13-May 5)… Tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts against Towson (April 13)… Held Virginia Tech without a hit and a run in 1.1 frames of work (May 5)… Logged a season-high five strikeouts and four innings of action against Xavier (May 15)… Picked up only win against Butler, allowing just two hits in 1.2 frames (May 21)… Member of BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
2020
Made seven appearances out of the bullpen… Held the opposition to a .174 batting average while striking out nine in 6.2 innings… Tossed a perfect inning of relief against Navy (Feb. 16) … Struck out five batters in 1.2 innings of work against William & Mary… Season cut short by COVID-19.
2019
Appeared in 21 games out of the bullpen as a sophomore…Finished the season with a 1-2 record, eight saves and a 4.64 ERA…Struck out 31 in 33.0 innings pitched…Recorded three saves in a series sweep over St. John’s (April 26-28, 2019)…. Had a season-high six strikeouts in a three-inning save against Villanova (April 13, 2019)…Named to Big East Honor Roll (April 29, 2019)… Member of Big East All-Academic Team.
2018
Made 11 appearances, including seven starts, on the mound as a freshman…Finished the season with a 3-1 record and a 7.16 ERA, recording 21 strikeouts over 32.2 innings pitched... Went five innings in his first career start against St. Joseph’s (March 10, 2018)... Recorded a season-high six strikeouts in a season-high six innings, picking up his first career win against Delaware State (March 27, 2018).
Background
Was a four-year starter at the Emery Weiner School, serving as a team captain his senior year... Helped Emery Weiner win the Texas State Championship in 2017... Named first-team all-district as both a junior and a senior and second team as a sophomore... Earned first-team all-state honors as a junior and a second-team selection as a senior... Named to the Private School All-Houston Team as a senior... Went 8-2 with a 2.13 ERA as a senior, holding opponents to a.170 batting average... Graduated with a career 2.93 ERA... Was also a four-year member of the basketball team, serving as a team captain as a senior when he also earned second team all-district honors.
Personal
Son of David and Elizabeth Grzebinski... Has two sisters, Sarah, and Rebekah.