2025 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Grant Hussey
- Position:
- First Baseman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Parkersburg, W.Va.
- High School:
- Parkersburg South HS
West Virginia All-Time Home Run Leader (44)
2025 (Sr.)
- Only player to see action in all 60 games, making 54 starts
- Hit .272 with seven home runs and 35 RBI
- Added 12 doubles, a triple, 36 runs scored and seven stolen bases
- Went 3-for-5 with a home runs and three RBI against Queens (March 2)
- Had two doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored against Kennesaw State (March 9)
- Had a home run and three RBI against James Madison (March 18)
- Hit three doubles and scored three runs at BYU (March 29)
- Had two home runs in series against Utah (April 4-5)
- Had a home run and two RBI against Cincinnati (April 18)
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run against Texas Tech (May 3)
2024 (Jr.)
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (May 6)
- Played in 57 games with 54 starts
- Hit .242 with 12 home runs and 37 RBI
- Hit eight doubles and one triple
- Stole seven bases
- Had two hits with a home run and three RBI in win at Charlotte (Feb. 23)
- Drove in two and hit a home run against Western Kentucky (March 2)
- Hit a home run and scored two runs against Ohio State (March 17)
- Had two hits with a home run and three RBI in win at Oklahoma (March 23)
- Went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and three runs scored against Baylor (April 28)
- Broke WVU home run record with two home runs, five RBI, and three runs scored against Pitt at PNC Park (April 30)
- Had two hits and two RBI in win over Grand Canyon in Tuscon Regional Final (June 2)
- Made two catches while falling into the dugout against Dallas Baptist (May 31) and Grand Canyon (June 1) in NCAA Tucson Regional
2023 (So.)
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Played in 55 games, making 51 starts
- Hit .254 with 14 home runs, 12 doubles, 46 RBI, and 36 runs scored
- Went 2-for-3 with a home run at Arizona (Feb. 26)
- Hit home runs in both games of a doubleheader at UNC Greensboro (March 18)
- Homered in three straight games against Kansas State (April 2), Marshall (April 5), and Kansas (April 7), recording three hits in each contest
- Hit a home run and drove in five against TCU (April 23)
- Hit a grand slam against Penn State (April 25)
- Had two home runs and four RBI against Texas Tech (May 13)
- Hit a home run against Ball State in the NCAA Lexington Regional (June 3)
2022 (Fr.)
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week – May 2
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Hit .244 with a team-best 11 home runs and 35 RBI
- Started in 54 of WVU’s 55 games at first base
- Also finished with 10 doubles, walked 30 times and scored 34 runs
- Hit first career home run – a grand slam – in the season opener against Central Michigan on Feb. 18
- Totaled three home runs and nine RBI in the season’s opening weekend (Feb. 18-21)
- Recorded two games with four RBI – Feb. 18, against Central Michigan and March 25, against Youngstown St.
- Left the yard twice on April 30, at Kansas
- Perfect Game Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year
High School
- Played at Parkersburg South High for coach Matt Emerick
- All-state selection
- USA Today West Virginia Player of the Year
- All-OVAC
- Hit .325 with a .462 OBP and 26 RBI as a senior
- No. 1-ranked player in West Virginia, as well as the No. 79 overall prospect by Perfect Game
- Participated the 2020 Perfect Game National Showcase and Under Armour All-American Games
- 2020 U-17 National Elite Championships All-Tournament team
- 2021 Perfect Game All-Atlantic Region First Team
- 2021 Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-America Second Team
- 2020 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-America Second Team
Personal
- Son of Steve and Jan Hussey
- Has three siblings
- Majoring in sport management
- Birthday is June 16
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional Final) | June 1
Monday, June 02
Clemson TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 31
Saturday, May 31
BSB: Clemson Regional Game 1 Recap (vs. Kentucky)
Saturday, May 31
Kentucky TV Highlights (NCAA Clemson Regional) | May 30
Friday, May 30
