| Mark Grbavac |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
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| High School:
Central Catholic
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| Height / Weight:
6-0 / 185
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| Position:
RHP
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| Experience:
3L
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| Bats/Throws:
R/R
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2009 Mark Grbavac Photo Gallery
2008 Summer
Made 11 appearances for Green Bay of the Northwoods League, going 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA ... Started three times and limited opponents to a .234 batting average in 30 innings ... Struck out 25.
2008 (Junior)
for the team-lead with 22 appearances, going 4-1 with a 3.61 ERA ... Threw 27 1/3 innings, saving one game ... Inherited 22 runners, allowing seven to score (31 percent) ... In Pac-10 games, made nine appearances, going 2-1 with a 4.15 ERA ... Worked 13 innings against Pac-10 opponents ... Worked one inning in relief, allowing one hit and one run in the series finale against USC (5/18) ... Struck out a season-high five in 3 1/3 innings against UCLA (5/11) ... Threw a season-high four innings, walking two and striking out two, to pick up the win against Washington State (5/5) ... Came on to work the ninth against Arizona and allowed one hit and a run against the Wildcats (4/25) ... Took the loss after allowing one hit and one run in 1/3 of an inning against Stanford (4/13) ... Worked 1 2/3 innings against Portland, getting three strikeouts while allowing two hits (3/31) ... Earned the win after going 1 2/3 innings, allowing a walk while striking out one in the second game of a doubleheader against Washington (3/29) ... Appeared in both ends of a doubleheader against Pepperdine, throwing 2.2 innings while striking out four and walking two (3/21) ... Earned his first save of the season after throwing three innings, striking out four, against Nevada (3/15) ... Earned his second win of the season after going 2 1/3 against Santa Clara, allowing just one hit (3/9) ... Picked up his first win of the season by working one inning and strking out two against Georgia (3/2) ... Worked 1.1 innings against Georgia, scattering two hits and striking out one (2/29).
2007 (Sophomore)
His second season at OSU ... did not allow an earned run in 20 of 28 appearances; 1 or fewer walks in 23 of 28 appearances; at least 1.0 inning in 22 of 28 appearances and at least 2.0 innings in 6 appearances ... Jun. 24 vs. North Carolina, in relief; 1.2 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Jun. 2 at Virginia, in relief; 1.1 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... May 25-May 26 at UCLA, in 2 relief appearances, 2.0 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout ... May 11 vs. Washington State, in relief; 2.2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... Apr. 27 at Stanford, in relief; 1.1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Apr. 22 vs. UNLV second game, in relief; 2.0 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 walks, 1 strikeout ... Apr. 15 vs. California, in relief; 1.0 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... Apr. 10 vs. Portland, earned save; 1.1 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts ... Apr. 1 at Arizona, in relief; 2.2 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 0 walks, 0 strikeouts ... Mar. 24 at Cal Poly, in relief; 2.0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Mar. 17 vs. San Francisco, in relief; 1.0 inning,m 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... Mar. 9 vs. Evansville, earned save; 2.0 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 2 walks, 3 striekouts ... Mar. 5 at Texas A&M, in relief; 2.1 innings, 3 hits, 12 run, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts ... Mar. 4 vs. St. Louis, earned save; 0.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts ... Feb. 23 at UC-Davis, in relief; 1.1 innings, 2 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... Feb. 16 vs. Gonzaga, lost in relief; 1.0 inning, 2 hits, 1 run (0 earned), 1 walk, 0 strikeouts ... Feb. 10 at Georgia, in relief; 1.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts ... Jan. 25 at Hawai'i-Hilo, in relief, part of no-hitter on Opening Day; 1.0 inning, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts.
2006 (Freshman)
As a freshman, lettered ... 2 of 12 inherited runners scored ... May 5 vs. Washington, in relief; 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout ... in Apr. 1-Apr. 13, in first 5 career appearances, did not allow a run or a hit ... Apr. 7 vs. Arizona, won in relief; 2.2 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout ... Apr. 1 vs. Texas-Pan American second game, in relief; 1.1 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout in OSU debut.
Central Catholic High
Lettered 4 years for coaches Darren Bland, Tom Campbell ... as a senior, all-state second team, all-league first team as a pitcher; all-league second team as an outfielder; 8-2 record, 1 save, 1.01 ERA, 69 innings, 31 hits, 18 walks, 109 strikeouts; Most Valuable Player in State-Metro All-Star Series, played in Cascade Classic Oregon/Washington/Idaho All-Star Series ... was also MVP of the Cascade Classic ... as a junior, 1-3 record, 2.60 ERA, 37.2 innings, 36 hits, 12 walks, 44 strikeouts ... also played football, basketball ... 3.55 GPA.
Personal
Majoring in liberal arts ... Born in Princeton, N.J. ... Son of Debbie and Rick Grbavac ... Has two sisters: Kristen, 28, and Jill, 26, and one brother, Scott, 23 .... Grandfather, Don Zarosinski, played football at Oregon State from 1950-53 ... Mother, Debbie, is also an Oregon State graduate ... Enjoys playing ping pong and video games away from the baseball diamond ... Biggest athletic thrill to date is winning back-to-back national titles ... Chose Oregon State because "it was a chance to stay in the Northwest and play in the Pac-10."
