2025 Baseball Roster

Northwestern Baseball
Jack Grunkemeyer
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics
Jack Grunkemeyer
October 20, 2024, Evanston, IL: An exhibition game between Northwestern Baseball and Notre Dame at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, IL on Sunday, October 20, 2024. (Photo by Michelle Nartey/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Michelle Nartey/Northwestern Athletics
October 20, 2024, Evanston, IL: An exhibition game between Northwestern Baseball and Notre Dame at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, IL on Sunday, October 20, 2024. (Photo by Michelle Nartey/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Michelle Nartey/Northwestern Athletics
January 7, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Baseball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 21

Jack Grunkemeyer

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    215
  • Position:
    RHP
  • Class:
    First-Year
  • Hometown:
    Batesville, Ind.
  • High School:
    Batesville

Career Highs

Innings Pitched………………4.0 (2x), last vs. UIC (4/22/25)
Strikeouts…………..4 (2x), last vs. Iowa (4/4/25)

2025: Appeared in 22 games which led all Northwestern pitchers… Made his season debut with 2.1 shutout innings against Duke (2/28)... Threw 2.0 scoreless innings with a strikeout against The Citadel (3/7)... Struck out one in a scoreless appearance against UIC (3/12)... Worked 3.1 innings of one run ball with four punch outs against Penn State (3/15)... Earned his first career save against Illinois (3/22)... Pitched 3.1 hitless innings and struck out three against Western Michigan... Earned his first career win for 2.1 innings of work against Notre Dame while allowing just one hit (4/8)... Worked 2.2 perfect innings of relief against Michigan State (4/13)... Tossed 4.0 innings of one run ball in a win over UIC (4/22)... Twirled 3.2 innings of one-run ball with three strikeouts to earn a save over Butler (4/29)... Recorded a double-play groundout with his only pitch to earn a win over Purdue (5/2).

High School: Attended Batesville High School…Ranked the No. 35 player in the state of Indiana by Perfect Game…Three year varsity starter…Pitched to a 2.03 ERA as a junior with 61 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched.

Why Northwestern: "I wanted the opportunity to play at a high level at one of top academic institutions in the country."

Baseball - 'Cats Take Down No. 14 UCLA, 9-4 (5/15/25)
Friday, May 16
Baseball - Wildcats Top Beacons, 12-4 (5/13/25)
Wednesday, May 14
Baseball - Northwestern Run-Rules Ohio State to Secure Series (5/11/25)
Sunday, May 11
Baseball - Wildcats Run-Rule Buckeyes at Wrigley Field (5/9/25)
Saturday, May 10