Greg Pace Jr.

Class:
Junior
Position:
OF
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 195
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
Edison Academy

Junior (2025)
• Played in 54 of the 56 total games with 32 starts
• Slashed .313/.448/.586 and was one of three qualified hitters with an average over .300 and OPS over 1.000
• Scored 30 runs on 31 hits and added 21 walks
• Tallied 14 extra base hits including six home runs with 21 RBIs
• Went 8-for-11 in stolen bases over the course of the season
• Reached base four times, scoring twice in run-rule win against Ohio State (May 4)
• Tallied two runs on two hits, adding two RBIs in a 23-1 win over Ohio State (May 3)
• Went 4-for-4 with a double and home run and four runs in win against Michigan State (Apr. 26)
• Recorded four RBIs as part of two-run, two-hit day with a double and home run in win over Michigan State (Apr. 25)
• Tripled and homered in two-run, two-RBI win over Bowling Green (Apr. 22)
• Tallied two hits with two RBIs and one run in a win against Mount St. Mary's (Apr. 13)
• Went 4-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and three RBIs in run-rule win over Mount St. Mary's (Apr. 11)
• Scored twice on two hits with one walk in win over Akron (Apr. 8)
• Recorded one hit, one RBI, and scored one run in a win against Oregon (Apr. 6)
• Homered against No. 15 Oregon (Apr. 4)
• Hit his first home run of the season in a win against Penn State (Mar. 30)
• Scored two runs on two hits with two RBIs in a win vs. Villanova (Feb. 16)

Sophomore (2024)
• Started 11 games with 13 appearances including two on the mound before missing the rest of the season due to injury
• Tallied four hits including a home run along with five runs and three RBIs
• Was a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases
• Tallied two runs on two hits with one RBI against Western Michigan (Feb. 17)
• Had two hits, two RBIs, and two runs against Western Michigan (Feb. 16)

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in 49 games with 22 starts in the outfield
• Homered to right field in eighth inning in loss to Minnesota (May 6)
• Hit a triple in the second inning scoring two runners against UC Irvine (Feb. 28)
• Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors after recording two hits with three runs, three RBIs and a stolen base in two wins over Cal State Fullerton
• Hit his first collegiate home run, scoring three and scoring again in the eighth inning in 9-5 win over Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 26)
• Made his career debut, had two hits, and one run against Fresno State at the MLB Desert Invitational (Feb. 17)

Prep
• Perfect Game Michigan State Ranking: OF (2) Overall (5)
• First Team All-Conference- MHSAA
• Dream Team Selection
• Batted .465 as a senior with 56 runs, 8 home runs, 39 runs batted in and 40 stolen bases
• 2x PBR First Team
• Under Armor All American
• MLB Draft Combine Participant
• Played for Dodgers Scout Team/Club Team
• Led team to state finals for the first time in school history

Personal
• Gregory Eugene Pace Jr
• Birthday: August 3, 2004
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts majoring in General Studies
• Born in Detroit, Mich.
• Son of Gregory Pace and Laquittta Dixon

Why Michigan
" I chose Michigan due to the community of people and great academics as well. Of course because of the baseball side of things, but it is one of the best Universities in the world."