University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Grayden Harris
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Greenwell Springs, La.
- High School:
- Central HS
Named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2025 semester.
2025 (Fr.): Appeared in 16 games in his first season with 15 starts on the mound…Posted a 5-3 record with a 3.39 ERA…Fanned 46 and struck out 25 over 58 1/3 innings…Hitters batted .275 against him…Recorded victory in debut with a five-inning start versus Lafayette (2/16)…Did not allow a run and only two hits on two walks and two strikeouts over five innings…Team was 12-3 when he started a game…Posted three quality starts and enjoyed his season-high 6 1/3 frames in a victory over Columbia (6/1) in the NCAA Hattiesburg Regional, giving up a run on four hits with a walk and two strikeouts…Added a relief victory over TCU (3/2) with 1 1/3 scoreless frames…Only allowed more than two earned runs in a game just once all season…Had season-high six strikeouts in start versus South Alabama (3/20)…Posted five strikeouts in a game four other times…Surrendered one run over five innings on three hits with four walks and five strikeouts in win over Texas State (4/13) in which he threw a season-high 97 pitches…Added a six-inning victory over ULM (3/23) by allowing a pair of unearned runs on four hits with no walks and four strikeouts…A member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2025 Spring semester and Dean’s List for the 2024 Fall semester.
Prep: Went 8-3 with a 1.18 ERA and 104 strikeouts over 65 1/3 innings and held opponents to a .140 batting average…Also batted .310 with a pair of homers…Named All-State honors by Prep Baseball Louisiana…Garnered Class 5A first-team all-state by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association…Made the LBCA Senior All-Star game…Was a first team 4-5A all-district pick by Central Baseball at pitcher for Central High School as well as the Region 8 Pitcher of the Year by the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association on the strength of an 8-2 record his junior season…Accolades included being a Class 5A honorable mention all-state selection and a Morning Advocate all-Metro pick. Last spring, Harris threw a no-hitter against Zachary in the first round of his state playoff series.
Personal: Son of Glenn and Mandi Harris…Born Sept. 25…Majoring in Fitness and Nutrition.
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