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Jersey Number 3
TJ Grines
- Position:
- UTIL
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, La.
- Previous School:
- Lurleen B. Wallace CC
- High School:
- Tioga HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
2026: Turned in one of the greatest single seasons in Skyhawk Baseball history in his senior campaign… Named the program’s first OVC Player of the Year while becoming just the second UT Martin outfielder to be named to the all-conference first team… Named OVC Player of the Week on May 4… Claimed 56 RBI’s and 66 stolen bases to become the first NCAA Division I player since 2010 and just the third player since 2002 to join the 50 RBI/50 stolen base club… His 66 stolen bases were the most in the country (most since 2007 season), and the most in the history of the OVC and the program in a single season… He broke the school record in the final game of the season against Lindenwood in the first round of the OVC Baseball Championships (May 19)… The OVC single-season record fell on April 24 against Eastern Illinois… The division I program all-time record was captured on April 12 against Tennessee Tech… He stole an OVC and school record six stolen bases in the series finale against Western Illinois (May 3)… Notched 21 doubles and 10 home runs to become to the first Skyhawk to have 20+ doubles and 10+ home runs since 2011 MLB draft pick Trey Karlen accomplished that feat in 2010… His 75 runs scored broke a single-season school record that stood for 41 years… 150 total bases set a new program record… 21 doubles are tied for second-most in a single season… 93 hits were second-most in a single season and just the second time anyone in program history had notched 90+hits in a season… 56 RBI’s are fifth-most in a single season… At the end of the regular season, he led the country in stolen bases (65) and stolen bases per game (1.20) while ranking second in hits (92), third in hits per game (1.70), fifth in runs per game (1.37), sixth in runs scored (74), 10th in doubles (21), 20th in total bases (149) and 22nd in batting average (.388)… One of three Skyhawks to play and start every game in the 2026 season… On the OVC leaderboards he ranked first in runs scored, hits (93), doubles and stolen bases while sitting inside the top 10 in batting average (fourth, .386), triples (sixth, three), slugging percentage (seventh, .622), OPS (eighth, 1.061) and RBI’s (eighth)… In league play, he led the conference in runs scored (41), hits (50) and stolen bases (33); additionally he was top 10 in batting average (second, .431), on base percentage (second, .485), OPS (third, 1.235), slugging percentage (fourth, .750), home runs (fifth, nine) and RBI’s (seventh, 28)… Most hits in the OVC since 2022… Only player to be top four in the OVC in batting average, runs scored, hits, doubles and stolen bases… Batted out of the leadoff spot all season while playing right field… Led the team with 33 multi-hit games while posting 15 multi-RBI contest, 18 multi-steal games and 20 games with multiple runs scored… Had a season-high 14-game hitting streak and 14-game on-base streak… He compiled a slash line of .386/.439/.622… Had a season-high four hits at Western Illinois (May 3)… Collected a season-best four RBIs on three occasions (Feb. 27 vs. Bradley, March 31 vs. Alabama A&M, May 2 at Western Illinois)… Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall (4.0 GPA) and spring semester.
2025: Was putting together an impressive season before an injury against Belmont on April 8 cut his season short… Started all 23 games he played in while batting .364 with two home runs, two triples, seven doubles, 32 hits and 23 runs scored… slugged .557 with an on-base percentage of .423 and an OPS of .980… Went 15-16 on stolen bases… struck out just nine times in 88 at-bats with nine walks… Started 23 games at second base and hit third in the lineup for 23 games… had nine multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games… had a season-best nine-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 19 of his 23 games played… tallied a career-high four hits at Georgia State (Feb. 23)… notched a career-best six RBIs against defending league champion Southeast Missouri (March 21)… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring (4.0 GPA) semesters… named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO UTM: Transfers over from Lurleen B. Wallace CC where he played 52 games and had a .381 batting average with a .485 on-base percentage and slugged .500… had nine double, four triples, one home run, 40 RBIs, 84 total bases, drew 27 walks, stole 48 bases (caught stealing three times) and only struck out 14 times… amped his game up in conference play where he landed a .423 batting average, .520 on-base percentage and slugged .529… drove in 22 RBI and only struck out seven times in 126 plate appearances against conference foes… had 6 RBI in the season opener last year at Faulkner University (Jan. 30)… named to the Alabama Community College Conference first team… ranked as the sixth best first baseman in the state of Louisiana in 2021 and won the 2019 state championship at Tioga HS.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 12, 2003... son of Terence Grines Sr. and Cynthia Grines... has two sisters, Tei'Erica Pennywell and Sharika Shotlow and one brother, Terraius Bass... majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
2025: Was putting together an impressive season before an injury against Belmont on April 8 cut his season short… Started all 23 games he played in while batting .364 with two home runs, two triples, seven doubles, 32 hits and 23 runs scored… slugged .557 with an on-base percentage of .423 and an OPS of .980… Went 15-16 on stolen bases… struck out just nine times in 88 at-bats with nine walks… Started 23 games at second base and hit third in the lineup for 23 games… had nine multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games… had a season-best nine-game hitting streak and reached base safely in 19 of his 23 games played… tallied a career-high four hits at Georgia State (Feb. 23)… notched a career-best six RBIs against defending league champion Southeast Missouri (March 21)… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring (4.0 GPA) semesters… named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO UTM: Transfers over from Lurleen B. Wallace CC where he played 52 games and had a .381 batting average with a .485 on-base percentage and slugged .500… had nine double, four triples, one home run, 40 RBIs, 84 total bases, drew 27 walks, stole 48 bases (caught stealing three times) and only struck out 14 times… amped his game up in conference play where he landed a .423 batting average, .520 on-base percentage and slugged .529… drove in 22 RBI and only struck out seven times in 126 plate appearances against conference foes… had 6 RBI in the season opener last year at Faulkner University (Jan. 30)… named to the Alabama Community College Conference first team… ranked as the sixth best first baseman in the state of Louisiana in 2021 and won the 2019 state championship at Tioga HS.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 12, 2003... son of Terence Grines Sr. and Cynthia Grines... has two sisters, Tei'Erica Pennywell and Sharika Shotlow and one brother, Terraius Bass... majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
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