Player Bio: Dane Grandizio - BUCKNELL OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Dane Grandizio

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Bloomsburg, Pa.
	High School: Bloomsburg

	Height / Weight: 5-10 / 195
	Position: Outfielder
	Bats/Throws: R/L

2008: Earned second consecutive Second Team All-Patriot League honor as an outfielder ... finished season tied for first on team with Mark Angelo and third in program single-season history in hits with 66 ... third on team and sixth on Bucknell's single-season list with 198 at bats ... third on team with .333 batting average ... led squad with 22 multiple-hit outings ... tied for third on team with eight multiple-RBI contests ... posted a team-high 13 stolen bases in 17 attempts ... tied for third on team with 33 runs scored ... clubbed four home runs, nine doubles and two triples to finish fourth on Bison with 15 extra-base hits ... posted a nine-game hitting streak and entered NCAA Tournament with hits in five consecutive games ... hit first two home runs of career ... Patriot League Player of the Week (March 4) after hitting .400 with eight runs scored and three RBIs as Bison posted a 3-0-1 record ... 4-for-5 with one run and one RBI in NCAA Tournament win at Florida State ... went 3-for-4 with three runs scored in 8-1 win over Eastern Kentucky ... was 3-for-4 with three runs vs. Vermont three days later ... three-run home run in extra innings at Delaware State lifted Bison to 10-7 victory ... totaled a season-high five RBIs in that contest against the Hornets ... all 49 starts came in center field ... played in 51 contests overall ... typically hit in second spot in batting order ... hit .375 when leading off an inning and .403 with runners in scoring position.

2007: Named to All-Patriot League second team ... saw action in 37 games, starting 36 ... hit .304 on the season with 21 runs scored, five doubles, two triples and 17 RBI ... led the squad with eight stolen bases ... tied for team lead in runs scored, third in RBI ... ranked second in the Patriot League in doubles ... total is tied for fifth on Bucknell's single season list ... posted multiple hits on 12 occasions and multiple RBI five times ... season-best hitting streak was seven games ... reached base in 10 consecutive contests ... in a four-game series against Cornell, was 4-for-12 with five runs scored, a double and two RBI ... went 2-for-5 with two doubles and an RBI in a win over Northern Iowa ... helped the Bison take three of four games from Lehigh by hitting .625 (10-for-16) in the series with five runs scored, five RBI and six doubles ... hit 3-for-4 with a run scored in game two against Army ... drove in two in the following contest against the Black Knights ... batted 2-for-4 with a season-best three RBI, two runs scored and two doubles in game four against Lafayette ... closed out the season by going 4-for-9 with two runs scored and two RBI in a doubleheader at Navy.

2006: Appeared in 21 games, primarily as a pinch runner ... started five contests ... scored runs in first two collegiate games against Cornell ... first start came at Fresno State ... logged a stolen base in win over Miami-Ohio ... drew a start versus Gonzaga and went 2-for-4 at the plate ... went 1-for-3 in the following game at Fresno State ... drove in a run with a sacrifice fly against Susquehanna and notched a hit in the contest.

Personal/High School: Son of William and Elisa Grandizio ... brother, Chris Grandizio, also played baseball for Bucknell ... earned four varsity baseball letters and two varsity track letters at Bloomsburg High School ... political science major.