Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Baseball - South Carolina

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Caden Grice

Pitcher/first baseman
RIVERSIDE HS
GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.353

2020 batting average

0.397

2019 batting average

20

RBI

0.96

ERA
“Caden Grice is the most talented baseball player that I’ve ever coached, and his accomplishments back that up. He’s a coach’s dream; his work ethic is unparalleled and he’s also a tremendous teammate. He’s a remarkable baseball player and a remarkable young man.”
Michael Pettit
Head Coach - Riverside coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-6, 235-pound senior first baseman and left-handed pitcher batted .353 for the Warriors (3-4) this spring, cranking three home runs and plating four RBI before the season was cancelled. A Rawlings-Perfect Game 2020 Preseason First Team All-Atlantic Region selection, he led his Canes National 17U team to the World Wood Bat Association national championship this past fall. Grice also helped Riverside to a 20-9 record and the district finals in 2019, hitting .397 with two home runs and 20 RBI, while posting a 2-0 record and a 0.96 ERA on the mound to earn All-State honors.

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Academic Achievement

Grice has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Clemson University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of his church community, Grice has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, a soup kitchen and youth baseball programs.