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2010 Baseball Record
Overall CCAC Streak Home Away Neutral
39-24 (.619) 20-10 (.667) Lost 2 17-4 17-12 5-8
Judson Eagles
Heath Groves Image
#21 HeathGroves
Height: 6-2
Class: SR
Position: RHP
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Previous School: Olivet Nazarene
Awards
2009
All-CCAC 1st Team

Stats
2008 (@ ONU)

Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 9, 2 times; last vs. St. Francis (5/7/09)
Strikeouts: 8 vs. Calumet (4/10/09)
Most Runs: 7 vs. Illinois Tech (3/3/09)
Least Runs: 0 vs. St. Xavier (3/21/09)
Most Earned Runs: 5, 2 times; last vs. St. Francis (5/7/09)
Least Earned Runs: 0, 2 times; last vs. Trinity Christian (4/25/09)
Walks: 4 vs. Jamestown College (3/9/09)

2009
- All-CCAC 1st Team
- 5th in the CCAC in complete games (5)
- Finished 6-2 on the year with all against CCAC teams
- Pitched complete game (7 innings) shutout vs. St. Xavier (3/21/09) in first CCAC start
- Went the distance (9 innings) for complete game win in final game of season vs. St. Francis
- Win vs. St. Francis gave Judson first 30-win season and finished third in CCAC
- Didn't allow any runs vs. St. Xavier and Trinity Christian
- Collected career-high eight strikeouts vs. Calumet in complete game (9 innings) win, 11-6
- Only gave up three hits vs. Trinity Christian in four innings pitched in 14-0 win with five strikeouts
- Walked only 13 batters
- Finished the season with a 2.84 ERA which was third on the team
- Pitched 66.2 innings giving up just 27 earned runs and 30 strikeouts

2006-2008
Olivet Nazarene University
Played two years for Olivet Nazarene University under the coaching of Todd Reid and Elliot Johnson…in 2007 team won CCAC conference tournament and advanced to Regional tournament…in 2007, made 10 appearances with five starts and finished with a 4-3 record…recorded a 3.38 ERA in 40 innings pitched with 17 strikeouts.

High School
Graduated from North Central High School in 2006…three time letter winner for coach Phil McIntyre…finished regular season of senior year with a record of 10-2…as a pitcher led state of Indiana in wins…earned All-Conference, All-County and All-Area honors in 2006…In 2006 team was Marion County Champions and Sectional champions…finished overall season at 20-9 making it to the Sweet 16…also participated in Business Professionals of America…earned Academic All-Conference junior and senior years.
 
Club
Played on the FCA Grays for coach Joe Reed.
 
Personal
Born August 29, 1987…Son of Howard and Beth Groves…younger brother Hunter Groves also plays baseball for Judson…Sociology Major with a Business Management …enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with friends…favorite food is Italian…cheers for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Butler University Bulldogs…favorite sports experience is pitching a shutout to win county championship at Victory Field…favorite vacation place is Vincennes, Indiana… has met former Kansas City Royal's Baseball player Harmon Killebrew.

Year    App/GS    ERA    W-L    CG    Sho/Sv   IP     H    R    ER    BB   SO

2009    10/10      2.84     6-2      5          1/0    66.2  80  41    27    13    30

 
 
2010 Baseball Roster
#NameCl.Pos.B/THt.Wt.HometownPrevious School
3Levi PippengerJROFR/R5-10 Woodstock, ILMcHenry CC
5Brian BrauerFRINFR/R5-10 Streamwood, ILStreamwood HS
6John AmannFRINFR/R5-8 Algonquin, ILJacobs HS
7Nick NorrisFROFR/R5-8 Flossmoor, ILHomewood-Flossmoor HS
9Zach WilliamsSRINFL/R6-2 Bloomington, ILHeartland CC
10Ed DraperSRRHPR/R6-4 Ina, ILRound Lake College
11John BanksSOOF/RHPR/R5-11 Elgin, ILElgin Larkin HS
12Jeremy WinnanSORHPR/R6-0 Marengo, ILMarengo HS
13Kevin CarmodySORHPR/R5-8 Bartlett, ILBartlett HS
14Steve JanezicSOINFR/R6-4 Lake Barrington, ILQuincy University
15Matt McHenrySOOFR/R6-3 Blue Springs, MOBlue Springs HS
16Steve DominiciFRINFR/R5-9 Crystal Lake, ILCrystal Lake Central HS
17Zac PhillipsJRRHPR/R6-2 Pulaski, TNSouthwestern Illinois College
18Hunter GrovesSOINFR/R5-7 Indianapolis, INBishop Chatard HS
19Paul ZarlengoSRINFR/R6-1 Tyner, IN
20Angel CisnerosSRC/OFR/R5-11 Chirqui, PanamaConsa HS
21Heath GrovesSRRHPR/R6-2 Indianapolis, INOlivet Nazarene
22Mitch SmithJRLHPL/L6-0 Downers Grove, ILCollege of DuPage
23Zach LiebmanFRRHPR/R5-10 Lake in the Hills, ILHuntley HS
24Nate RohlJRINFR/R6-2 Rockford, ILRock Valley College
25Andrew ParsillJRCR/R6-3 Skokie, ILHeartland CC
26Jake ZappiaFRUTLR/R6-0 Elgin, ILElgin CC
27Mike KruegerSRINFR/R5-10 Algonquin, ILHarper College
28Ryne KushFRRHPR/R5-9 Barrington, ILBarrington HS
30Ben VincentJRC/OFR/R5-9 Elgin, ILElgin CC
31Jason EgliSRLHPR/R6-1 Delavan, ILHeartland CC
33Scott NewtonSORHPR/R5-10 Wayne, ILBartlett HS
35Kyle MurphySRRHPR/R6-2 Chicago, ILMorton CC
36Gary CapolinoJRCR/R6-0 Moreno Valley, CASan Bernardino Valley College
40Derek ShomonFR1B/DHR/R6-3 Glenview, ILGlenbrook South HS
42Giovanni CantwellJRINFR/R6-0 Westchester, ILTriton CC
44Nick KrismanJRRHPR/R6-0 St. Joseph, ILHeartland CC
45Joe HueneckeJRRHPR/R6-6 Palatine, ILGlendale CC
57Stefan AlinkasJRRHPR/R6-2 Grove City, OHUrbana Univesity
Marco Fajardo - Assistant Coach - 6th season
Reid Hamblet - Assistant Coach - 2nd season
Tim Victor - Student Assistant - 1st season
Rich Benjamin - Head Coach - 3rd season
Bret Ehrlich - Student Assistant - 1st season