Grand Valley State University Athletics

2009:
American Baseball Coaches Association third-team All-America selection...ABCA First-Team All-Region...First-Team All-GLIAC...Played in 59 games (58 starts)...Hit .390 (90-231)...Set a GVSU single-season record for hits (90), at bats (231), doubles (21), and total bases (150)...62 runs scored was the second-best single-season total...11 home runs was the fifth-best single-season total...Added three triples and a team-best .649 slugging percentage...Reached base in 53 of 59 games...Tallied a team-best 26 multi-hit games...Recorded two 5-hit games, four 4-hit games and six 3-hit games...Notched a team-high 16 multi-RBI games...Recorded a team-best 12-game hitting streak...Tallied a 5-for-5 outing with five RBI, two doubles and two runs scored vsvs. Findlay (4/4)...Notched a 5-for-5 outing with three runs scored and three RBI vs. Wayne State (4/15)...4-for-5 with three RBI and two home runs vs. Northwood in GLIAC Tournament Championship game...Was 8-for-14 with nine RBI and four home runs in GLIAC tourney...Collected 11 hits in 24 at bats with five RBI in NCAA DII Midwest Regional.

Prior to GVSU:

High School:
Prepped at Divine Child High School...Played for Tony Demare...Hit .410 and was named first team all-state as a senior...Named a Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American Honorable Mention as a senior...Negro League All-Star Game participant...helped team to state championship as a sophomore and junior.

Personal:
Son of Jim and Mary Kay Gendron...Management major...enjoys playing video games and listening to music.