Completed Event: Baseball versus Arizona State on May 30, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 17
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FINAL
Baseball
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South Dakota State University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 25
Grant Sorensen
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Position:
- Infielder
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- High School:
- Waukee H.S.
- Major:
- Biology
PRONUNCIATION
2026: Played in 35 games, including 15 starts ... started games at three different infield positions — shortstop (6 games), second base (6) and third base (3) ... reached base five times in first career start by doubling twice and drawing three bases on balls while also scoring three times at Incarnate Word (2/18) ... recorded hits in back-to-back games at Central Arkansas (2/28-3/1) ... went 2-for-4 in starting assignment at Creighton (3/25) ... entered game at Northern Colorado as a pinch runner and ended up scoring three runs after later reaching base via a walk and hit by pitch (3/28) ... delivered game-tying two-run double in the bottom of the 11th inning and scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk later in the frame for a 7-6 victory over Northern Colorado (4/24) ... continued hot hitting on homestand by going 2-for-2 with a double against Buena Vista (4/28), followed by a 3-for-4, six-RBI performance against Minnesota Morris in which he doubled and hit his first collegiate home run (4/29) ... extended his hitting streak to a season-best six games with a base hit in series opener at North Dakota State (5/1)
BEFORE SDSU: Grant was a three-time all-state selection, earning third-team honors as an infielder as a sophomore in 2023 and receiving second-team recognition as a utility player in both 2024 and 2025 ... during his junior season at Waukee High School, he batted .333, drove in 35 runs and set a single-season school record with 43 stolen bases ... saw more extensive action on the mound as a senior, earning first-team all-conference and all-district honors as he posted a 4-3 record with one save while striking out 65 in 51.2 innings ... also produced at the plate in 2025 with a .341 batting average, 12 doubles, 2 home runs, 27 runs batted in and 14 stolen bases
2026: Played in 35 games, including 15 starts ... started games at three different infield positions — shortstop (6 games), second base (6) and third base (3) ... reached base five times in first career start by doubling twice and drawing three bases on balls while also scoring three times at Incarnate Word (2/18) ... recorded hits in back-to-back games at Central Arkansas (2/28-3/1) ... went 2-for-4 in starting assignment at Creighton (3/25) ... entered game at Northern Colorado as a pinch runner and ended up scoring three runs after later reaching base via a walk and hit by pitch (3/28) ... delivered game-tying two-run double in the bottom of the 11th inning and scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk later in the frame for a 7-6 victory over Northern Colorado (4/24) ... continued hot hitting on homestand by going 2-for-2 with a double against Buena Vista (4/28), followed by a 3-for-4, six-RBI performance against Minnesota Morris in which he doubled and hit his first collegiate home run (4/29) ... extended his hitting streak to a season-best six games with a base hit in series opener at North Dakota State (5/1)
BEFORE SDSU: Grant was a three-time all-state selection, earning third-team honors as an infielder as a sophomore in 2023 and receiving second-team recognition as a utility player in both 2024 and 2025 ... during his junior season at Waukee High School, he batted .333, drove in 35 runs and set a single-season school record with 43 stolen bases ... saw more extensive action on the mound as a senior, earning first-team all-conference and all-district honors as he posted a 4-3 record with one save while striking out 65 in 51.2 innings ... also produced at the plate in 2025 with a .341 batting average, 12 doubles, 2 home runs, 27 runs batted in and 14 stolen bases
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