Otto Grimm

Position:
OF
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 195
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Bemidji, Minn.
High School:
Bemidji

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Academic All-Big Ten (2020)

2022 | RS JUNIOR Competed in 24 games, starting in 19 · tallied 10 RBI, three doubles, one triple and 17 total hits in 63 at bats while hitting .270 for the year · made 28 putouts in the outfield and registered a .966 fielding percentage. Game Highlights: Went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double at Creighton (March 19) · tallied a 3-for-4 outing with two RBI and a triple in a win over Western Illinois (March 26) · went 2-for-3 with three RBI in another win over WIU (March 27) · registered two hits in five at bats against Maryland with a double (April 8).

2021 | SUMMER Competed in 51 contests, hitting .223 with 35 hits, including five home runs, 28 RBI, 22 runs and eight doubles · played for the Rochester Honkers, slashing .223/.354/.369 · totaled eight multi-hit games, including a 2-for-5 performance with a home run, double and five RBI in a win on June 5.

2021 | RS SOPHOMORE Competed in 12 contests, including four starts · tallied nine putouts and posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage · had three walks and a run scored in 16 at bats in 2021.

2020 | SUMMER Competed for the Bemidji Blue Ox of the Minnesota Baseball Association · played in five games and batted .229 across 35 at bats with three doubles and 11 walks.

2020 | RS FRESHMAN Appeared in thirteen games and made eight starts for the Gophers · batted .400/.525/.533 with one home run, one double, nine runs and five RBI · finished with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in the outfield. Game Highlights: Collected the first hit of his collegiate career with a single in the seventh inning of the season opener against Oregon on Feb. 14 · registered three hits to achieve the first multi-hit game of his career, finishing 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored against TCU on Feb. 23 · recorded three consecutive multi-hit games from March 7-10, going 6-for-8 (.750) at the plate during that span · went 2-for-2 with a run scored against Utah on March 7 · hit the first home run of his career en route to a 2-for-3 day at the plate with one run scored and a career-high three RBI against Utah on March 8 · finished 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored against Creighton on March 10.

2019 | SUMMER Competed for the Wellington Heat of the Jayhawk League · batted .366 across 101 at bats with one home run, one triple, six doubles, 28 runs, 15 RBI and 10 stolen bases · did not record an error in 24 games in the field · Also played for the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders of the Northwoods League · hit .231 in 78 at bats with three doubles, seven runs, 14 RBI and five stolen bases.

2019 | FRESHMAN Trained with the Gophers but did not see game action in a redshirt season.

BEFORE MINNESOTA A 2018 graduate of Bemidji High School · played five seasons for head coach Mike Fogelson and the Lumberjacks · 2018 Minnesota Mr. Baseball finalist · 2018 First Team All-State · participated in the 2018 Minnesota Coaches All-Star Series · earned All-Section and All-State honors during his time at Bemidji · served as a two-year team captain and twice named team MVP · played his club baseball for the Bemidji American Legion team · ranked as the no. 1 outfielder and no. 8 overall player in the state of Minnesota according to Prep Baseball Report.

PERSONAL Born Otto Lawrence Grimm in Bemidji, Minnesota · son of Susan and Jim Grimm · has one sister, Sylvia · father, Jim, was a two-sport athlete at Bemidji State University (baseball and football) before serving as the Beavers’ head coach from 1996 until 2002 · undecided on a major at Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA "I chose Minnesota because the most important part to the coaching staff is education. They care about players' futures after their baseball career is over. The team has a real family feel and everyone has each other's back. The moment I got to campus and met the coaches and players, I knew it was where I wanted to play baseball."