Veronica Grant

Julie Wambold

/ Softball

Photo by: Brother Charles McBride

Photo by: Jason Wise

Position:
Center Field
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Temple City HS
Hometown:
Santa Monica, Calif.
Club Team:
R/R

Senior Year (2013): Game-By-Game Statistics: Started in 205 games across her career at SU, which ranks fourth on the Orange all-time list ... Tallied 121 total runs scored in her career, which ranks fourth on the all-time list while her 32 doubles ranks second and her seven triples ranks third ... Grant posted a 15-of-16 mark in stolen bases this season which brings her career total to 65 successful steals, which ranks third in the Syracuse record book ... Concluded 2013 with 33 runs scored and 39 hits, including six doubles, a team-high two triples and nine home runs, while also recording 25 RBI ... Scored a run against East Tennessee State ... Went 1-for-4 and scored a run against Towson ... Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, a double, four RBI and two runs scored at College of Charleston, garnering a spot on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for her performances in the Cougar Classic ... Went 1-for-3 against James Madison ... Drew a walk against #5 Florida ... Went 1-for-3 and drew a walk against San Diego State ... Had one RBI and drew a walk against Colorado State ... Scored a run against Long Beach State ... Went 2-for-4 with two homeruns and five RBI against #11 LSU ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI, three runs scored, three walks and two stolen bases against Boston College ... Hit a solo homer against #5 Texas ... Went 1-for-2 against Mississippi State ... Earned College Sports Madness BIG EAST Player of the Week honors for her performances at the Citrus Classic ... Went 1-for-3 and scored a run against East Carolina University ... Went 1-for-3 and drew a walk against Utah ... Went 1-for-3 with a double against Utah ... Hit a solo homerun against #4 California ... Doubled, had an RBI, scored a run and drew a walk against Harvard ... Went 1-for-2 with a double against Binghamton ... Went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and three runs scored ... Went 1-for-1 with one RBI, one run scored and one walk against DePaul ... Scored a run against DePaul ... Hit a solo homerun against Georgetown ... Went 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored against Georgetown ... Had a double and an RBI against Villanova ... Drew a walk and stole a base against Seton Hall ... Went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run scored, two walks and a stolen base against Seton Hall ... Had a hit and an RBI against Seton Hall ... Went 4-for-8 in a doubleheader at Rutgers highlighted by a 3-for-4 performance at the plate in game two, where she scored three runs and two RBI with a triple and a home run ... Scored two runs in game one at #24 USF and matched an SU single-game record with three stolen bases ... Went 2-for-5 with a triple and an RBI in game one of a doubleheader against Cornell ... Cranked her 10th home run of the season in game two against the Big Red ... Went 1-for-2 in game two of a doubleheader against Providence with three runs scored ... In the regular season finale game against the Friars, she went 1-for-3 with two hits, two runs, two RBI and a stolen base ... Went 1-for-3 at the plate in the BIG EAST Tournament game against Louisville.

Junior Year (2012): Game-by-Game Statistics: First Team All-BIG EAST ... Scored one run and had two hits against Texas State in the season opener ... Had an RBI against Cal State Northridge ... Went 1-for-3 against McNeese State University … Scored one run versus Northwestern … Scored one run against Virginia … Went 1-for-2 against #15 Michigan … Was 1-for-2 against #11 Baylor … Recorded one RBI in two plate appearances against Kennesaw State … Scored one run and went 1-for-3 versus Bradley … Went 1-for-2 against Jacksonville ... Tallied one RBI versus Florida Atlantic ... Went 1-for-3 with two runs and her first triple of the season in game two versus Cornell ... Collected her 100th career hit and scored two runs in game one against Pittsburgh ... Went 4-for-5 against DePaul scored two runs and recorded two RBI ... Was 2-for-5 in the last game against Connecticut ... Tallied three runs and went 2-for-8 in the three game series against USF ... Went 1-for-2 against St. John's ... Recorded one run against Long Beach State in the NCAA Tournament and went 1-for-2 at bat ... She earned Spring 2012 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Sophmore Year (2011): Game-by-Game Statistics: Scored one run and and had one hit against Tennessee Tech in the Georgia State Tournament ... Scored one run in three at bats against Morehead State ... Recorded four hits and five runs while adding a trio of swipes against Morehead State in game three of the Georgia State Tournament ... Went 3-for-4 and scored four runs against Georgia State, helping the Orange to capture the Georgia State Tournament Title ... Was 2-for-4 against the University of Texas San Antonio in game one of the Bama Bash ... Recorded one hit in the first game of a double-header against Nevada ... Scored one run to help beat BIG EAST foe Villanova ... recorded one run in the first game of a doubleheader against Georgetown ... Scored one run and logged in one hit against Louisiana State University helping to win the NCAA Regionals... Went 1-for-1 and scored one run against Texas A&M ... She earned Spring 2011 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Freshman Year (2010): Game-by-Game Statistics: Earned NFCA All-Region accolades ... Ranked 25th nationally with 0.33 doubles per game and 52nd with 0.47 stolen bases per contest ... Ranked second in the BIG EAST with 27 stolen bases, tied for third with 46 runs scored and eighth with 58 hits ... Set six SU freshman records ... One of four players to start all 58 games … Set SU single-season records in at bats (183), doubles (19) and hit by pitch (9) ... Started 56 games in centerfield and two at second base in place of Stephanie Watts … Led the team with 46 runs scored and 90 total bases while ranking second with 58 hits, two triples, 29 RBI, 12 multi-hit games and 27 stolen bases ... Led the outfield with 50 putouts ... Scored a run in eight straight games from March 24 to April 10 ... Had a stolen base in four-straight games from April 25 to May 4 ... Drove in a run in four-straight games from April 11 to April 17 ... Had a stolen base in her collegiate debut against Bradley … Went 3-for-4 with a double, run scored, two RBI and a pair of stolen bases in game one against Bryant … Earned Louisiana Classics All-Tournament team honors … Hit .500 (1-for-2) with a double and a run scored against 13/14 Texas … Made a career-best four putouts against 12/10 Stanford … Hit .500 (1-for-2) with a pair of runs scored and two stolen bases in game two against South Alabama … Was 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and two stolen bases in an upset win against 17/17 Ohio State … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI, run scored and a stolen base in the home opener against Buffalo … Hit a walk-off three-run home run in game two against Buffalo, matching an SU Softball Stadium record with four runs scored and drew a career-best three walks … Had a double and a run scored in the BIG EAST opener at Georgetown … Made her first collegiate start at second base against St. John’s, going 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored … Set an SU single-game record with three stolen bases in game two against St. John’s … Hit .500 (1-for-2) with a homerun, three RBI, two runs scored and a career-high three assists …. Was 1-for-3 with an RBI and a pair of runs scored in game three against Providence … Hit her first career triple in game one at Cornell … Went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs scored in game three at Villanova … Broke the SU single-season record for stolen bases with a swipe in game two at Louisville on ESPNU … Had a homerun and a pair of RBI in game one versus Connecticut … Was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in game two at Penn State … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in game one at Pittsburgh … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI, a double and a stolen base in game one at Canisius … Scored a run in the BIG EAST Championship opener against No. 4 Villanova … Was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the BIG EAST semifinal against No. 1 DePaul … Drove in a run against Maryland in the NCAA Regional.

High School: First-team all-area, all-league and CIF selection as a junior … Earned second-team all-area, second-team all-league and second-team CIF accolades in 2007 … Garnered team MVP honors as a sophomore … Also lettered in soccer earning rookie of the year honors and second-team all-area accolades ... Played with current SU second baseman Stephanie Watts during summer 2009 on the Valley Breeze ASA travel team.

Personal: Veronica "Ronnie" Clivette Grant ... Born in December 1990 ... Daughter of Jesslyn Collinsworth ... Has one brother ... Majoring in Child and Family Studies in the College of Human Ecology.

GRANT'S CAREER STATS
Year	AVG	GP	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG%	BB	SO	OBS%
2010	.317	58	58	183	46	58	19	2	3	29	.492	28	34	.432
2011	.218	54	53	110	25	24	1	2	2	10	.318	17	29	.372
2012	.263	47	42	114	17	30	6	1	2	11	.386	11	27	.360
2013	.248	52	52	157	33	39	6	2	9	25	.484	22	38	.355
Totals	.268	211	205	564	121	151	32	7	16	75	.434	78	128	.385