New Mexico State University Athletics

2017 (Junior): Second Team All-Conference in the WAC…Tied for the team lead and conference lead in wins (8) and led the starting rotation in ERA (3.10)…Led the team in innings (87), finished second in appearances (16) and tied for the team lead in starts (14)…Went 6-2 with a 2.74 ERA in eight conference starts…Ended the season tied for first in the WAC in wins, second in strikeouts looking, third in ERA, sixth in innings and tied for seventh in overall strikeouts…Worked into the ninth inning twice, with both performances coming on the road…Fired eight and a third innings in a 3-0 shutout win on the road at Utah (March 12)…Went the distance and allowed only three hits with no walks in a 6-0 shutout win at Utah Valley on May 7.

Junior College: 2016 NJCAA Division III Pitcher of the Year...2016 NJCAA Division III First Team All-American...Posted a 12-0 record with a 1.06 ERA (2nd best in the country) in 15 starts...Tied for the most wins in the country...Led the nation with 102.1 innings...Second in the country in the strikeouts (125)...Double figure strikeouts in five of his 15 starts...Led Tyler JC to their third straight NJCAA Division III National Championship...2016 NJCAA Division III World Series MVP.

High School: Star pitcher and first basemen for Medina Valley High School...2nd team All-State in 2012 and 1st team All-State in 2013 and 2014...All-District Kicker/Linebacker in Football.

Personal: Born Jonathan Joseph Groff on Feb. 3, 1996...Son of Geoffrey and Annette Groff...Has a sister Hannah (19)...Cousin of former NM State pitcher Matt Stein...Majoring in Civil Engineering.