2019 Baseball Roster
Grey Epps
- Position:
- INF
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Clarksville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Rossview
2022 All Missouri Valley Conference Second Team ... 2022 MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team ... Played in 59 games; started 56 ... Had the best season of his Saluki career hitting .273 with 14 HRs and 51 RBIs (all career-highs) ... Hit 5 of his HRs and drove in 27 of his runs in MVC-only games ... Had 16 hits in MVC-only games, drove in 27 runs and scored 19 runs ... Led the MVC in RBIs in MVC-only games ... Drove in 15 runs in 5 MVC games May 14 to May 20 with three, 3-run HRs, one, 3-run 2B, a two-run 1B, and one error ... Set the SIU career strikeout record (211) ... Went from 12 walks in 2021 (42 games) to 30 walks in 2022 (59 games) ... Posted a career-high on-base % of .395 ... Led SIU with 19, 2-out RBIs ... Batted .300 with runners on base.
2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR)
Played in 49 games and started 30 ... Hit .217 with 2 HRs and 14 RBI ... Hit .196 in 20 MVC games ... Finished the season 6 for 16 (.375; 4 games) ... Had a season high 4 RBI vs Valparaiso in an MVC Tournament game (May 28), tying his career-best mark (2018) ... Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2020 (JUNIOR)
Played in 17 games and started 14 at second base during the pandemic shortened 18 game season ... Went 5-for-47 (.106) with a double, three home runs and nine runs scored ... Went 3-for-4 stealing bases ... Helped SIU lead the MVC and rank ninth nationally in double plays ... Hit two home runs in the win over Morehead State (March 1) and drove in a season-high 4 runs ... Drew eight walks to post a .311 on-base percentage.
2019 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 50 games and started all 50 at shortstop or third base … Posted 12 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 22 RBIs, slugging .358 … Stole 10 bases … Had seven multi-RBI games, which was second on the team … Had an 18 game reached base streak (Feb. 27 - March 26), which was the longest reached base streak on the team in 2019 … Recorded 12 two-out RBIs, which ranked second on the team … Earned the MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.
2018 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 43 games and started 39, mostly at third base ... Hit .230 with two doubles, one triple, one home run, 14 RBIs and 19 runs scored ... Team went 21-14 when he started at third base ... After starting the season 4-for-45 (.089), hit .298 for the remainder of the season ... Had six multi-hit games, including three three-hit games ... Earned a spot on the MVC Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
All-District honoree as a senior ... Earned a Middle Tennessee All-Star spot as a senior ... Hit .350 with six home runs, 10 doubles and 45 RBIs as a senior ... Played on 2014-15 District Tournament championship team and 2015-16 Regional championship team ... 2013-14 Most Valuable Offensive Player at Stewart County High School ... Also played basketball and was an honor roll student.
PERSONAL
Full given name is Christian Grey Epps ... Son of Alison and Kidd Epps ... Has three younger siblings, Paisley, Sadie and Townes ... Born March 30, 1999, in Clarksville, Tenn. ... Majoring in marketing.
