2026 Baseball Roster

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20 Grayson Fitzwater

  • Position First Baseman
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Suffolk, Va.
  • Highschool Nansemond River
  • Major Economics and Business

Biography

Overall: Ends career ranked first with 62 home runs, 483 total bases, 223 RBIs, 214 games played, 145 walks, 1492 putouts, and a .989 fielding percentage…is second with a .636 career slugging clip, 57 doubles, 194 runs, and 1599 total chances…ranks third with 760 at-bats…stands in the top 10 with a .432 on-base percentage, 232 hits, and 34 hit by pitches.
 
2026: Capped off glorious career with a stellar season…named Preseason SoCon Player of the Year (SoCon & D1Baseball.com) and Preseason All-SoCon first-team…landed on the postseason All-SoCon first-team…crushed a new single-season record of 21 home runs…slashed .325/.753/.470 for a stunning 1.223 OPS with 63 hits…played and started in all 55 games…drew a record-setting 50 walks…drove in a team-best 64 RBIs for the third most in a season…posted the second-highest single-season slugging clip with a .753…totaled 146 bases, which is the second most in a season…secured a .994 fielding percentage, standing in fourth in a single season, with 469 chances and 442 putouts, which are both top 10…set new single-game home run record with three against Western Illinois…named to the Baseball America National College Team of the Week in March (Week 4)…garnered back-to-back SoCon Player of the Week honors (March 9 & 16)…led the team with 20 multi-hit and 19 multi-RBI outings…closed out the season ranked in the top 25 nationally in home runs and slugging percentage…finished the year ranked in the top 10 nationally among first basemen by D1Baseball.
 
2025: Played and started in 52 games in another dominating season…named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team (Atlantic)...named Preseason All-SoCon and postseason All-SoCon First Team as a first baseman…entered the season ranked 17th and ended top 25 nationally among Division I first baseman by D1Baseball.com…posted a career-high 64 hits, 53 runs, and 65 RBIs…drew 39 walks with 11 steals…led the team with 17 home runs…set a new on-base streak record, reaching base safely in 43-straight games…smashed a career-high seven RBIs against Holy Cross…rocketed two home runs in his record-breaking outing against William & Mary.

2024: Had a breakout sophomore season after starting and playing in all 56 games at first base…broke the single-season RBI record with 63 and tied the single-season home run record with 18…put up a .294 batting average with 59 hits and a team-high 16 doubles along with 48 runs…led the Keydets with a .652 slugging percentage…held a .993 fielding percentage, the fourth best in a single season in VMI history…had 18 multi-RBI games.

2023 (Freshman)
  • Hit .284 in his first year on Post with a .397 on base percentage
  • Started 50 times and recorded 36 runs, 31 RBI, 12 doubles and six home runs
  • Was 3-3 with a walk on 4/29 vs. Samford and scored twice
  • Blasted a three-run home run in each end of a doubleheader vs. SIUE on April 15
  • Went 3-5 with a double and two RBI at Wofford on March 24
  • Was 2-2 with a home run and three RBI against Holy Cross on Feb. 24
  • Had two hits, two walks and four runs at Miss. State on 2/18
Before VMI: A four-year letter winner in baseball, three times for golf...had a .426 batting average with two homers and 24 RBI...seven stolen bases and with 11 walks.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2023Freshman

    First Baseman/Outfielder
    6'1" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2024Sophomore

    First Baseman/Outfielder
    6'1" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2025Junior

    First Baseman
    6'1" 215 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2026Senior

    First Baseman
    6'1" 215 lbs
    20