UNITED STATE COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (USCAA) ANNOUNCES WRIGHT STATE LAKE CAMPUS BASEBALL PLAYER CASEY GRIMM
USCAA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
Casey Grimm has been named the USCAA National Player of the Year. Casey, from Colerain High School, Cincinnati, Ohio is a graduate student at Wright State Lake Campus.
Casey's stellar year as a left handed pitcher and strong appearances at the plate has earned him this prestigious award from the USCAA National Office. Along with his USCAA National Player of the Year Award, Casey is a USCAA 1st Team All-American. Casey was also twice named the USCAA Player of the Week. At the end of the regular season Casey was third in the nation with a 1.66 ERA. Casey finished the regular season and post season World Series Baseball Championships with an ERA of a 2.05 and 75 strike outs. Casey's outstanding season included pitching a no hitter on April 28, 2021 vs Roosevelt University-Peoria. Casey struck out 16 batters with only 3 walks during the no hitter. This is the only no hit game in Wright State Lake Campus history. Casey also had a strong season at the plate with a batting average of .295; an on base percentage of .414 and a slugging percentage of .321. What is even more remarkable about Casey's achievement is that he tore his UCL in the 1st game of the 2018 USCAA World Series. His ensuing UCL surgery keep hit out of the 2019 season. Casey's commitment and rehab from UCL surgery shows his grit and determination to comeback even stronger. Casey and his Lakers teammates led the Lake Campus baseball program into its 5th straight USCAA Small College Baseball World Series Baseball Championships during the 2021 season. Since Casey has been a laker he has been apart of 4 out of 5 trips to the Wolrd Series. Casey has had the additional honor to be featured in a USCAA"Student-Athlete Spotlight" video segment. This USAA features a student-athlete that has excelled athletically and academically. Casey graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business in the spring of 2020. He is currently a Graduate Student enrolled in the MBA program. Casey's has an outstanding 3.57 GPA.