Northwestern University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Alex Grant
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Position:
- LHP
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Avon, Conn.
- High School:
- Avon Old Farms
Career Highs:
Innings Pitched……………...3.0 (2x), last at UIC (3/12/25)
Strikeouts…………………..............5, vs. Indiana (2/24/25)
2025: Appeared in 10 games… Tossed a scoreless inning in his collegiate debut against Long Beach State (2/14)... Threw 3.0 innings in relief against Indiana, allowing just one run and striking out five (2/24)... Earned his first career save with 2.0 scoreless innings and a strikeout against The Citadel (3/9)... Tossed 3.0 innings of one run ball against UIC (3/12).
High School: Attended Avon Old Farms High School…Ranked the No. 4 overall player and No. 1 LHP in the state of Connecticut according to Perfect Game…Led Avon Old Farms to a first place finish in their conference with a 14-2 conference record…Finished the season ranked 4th among prep schools in Connecticut.
Why Northwestern: "Northwestern is a great opportunity to develop as a person and baseball player. I wanted to have the opportunity to pursue both my academic and athletic dreams. Getting to know the coaching staff made the decision easy for me as I knew coming here I would have an opportunity to compete as a freshman and be part of building a great program."
