2026 Baseball Roster

Nathanial Barbee, VMI Athletic Communications
Nathanial Barbee, VMI Athletic Communications
Nathanial Barbee, VMI Athletic Communications
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Randall K. Wolf
Nathanial Barbee, VMI Athletic Communications

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: Ranks first in VMI history with 159 career RBIs…currently stands third with 41 home runs, fourth with a .595 slugging percentage, fifth with a .988 fielding percentage, and 10th with 95 walks.
 
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

    2025-26Senior

    First Baseman
    6'1" 215 lbs
    20