2017: Missed 35 games due to injury … Appeared in 22 games with 12 starts … After missing 35 games with an injury, hit a RBI double in his first at-bat back (at Maryland, May 12) ... Hit .244 with 10 hits, two doubles and five RBI … Went 1-for-2 with a double, RBI and two runs scored in Northwestern’s Big Ten Tournament win over Minnesota (May 26) … Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Appeared in 31 games and started 20 ... Had a run and a pair of RBI against Pacific (2/28)... Recorded a hit and an RBI against San Diego State (3/10) ... Registered a hit and a run against Cincinatti (3/21) ... Picked up a hit, a run, and a stolen base at Ohio State (3/27) ... Stole a base and scored a run against Chicago State (3/30) ... Hit an RBI double and scored a run against Michigan (4/1) ... Went 2/4 with two RBIs against Indiana (4/29).
2015: Member of the All-Big Ten Freshman Team ... Academic All-Big Ten Honoree ... Played in 37 games and made 33 starts … In his debut season, he posted a .246 batting average and drove in 13 runs … His 20 runs scored were good for sixth on the team … He also made six appearances out of the bullpen, recording a 6.23 ERA and earning one save … Scored a run in a one-run win at Michigan (5/9) … Drove in a run against Kansas (5/5) … Pitched a scoreless inning and recorded a strikeout against Milwaukee (4/21) … Scored a run and picked up his first career save in a win over Iowa (4/18) … Went 2-for-2 and hit his first career home run against the Hawkeyes (4/18) … Drove in two runs against Michigan State (4/11) … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Illinois (4/4) … Drove in a run, scored and pitched two shutout innings against Chicago State (3/31) … Hit safely three times, scored four runs and had an RBI against Minnesota (3/29) … Drove in a run, scored and pitched a one-hit inning against Saint Mary’s (3/24) … Scored twice and picked up a RBI in a win over UNLV (3/21) … Went 3-for-7 with an RBI and scored two runs against the Rebels (3/20) … Knocked in two runs at Seattle (3/12) … Drove in a run against Michigan State (2/15).
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... 2012 Honorable Mention All-State ... 2012 First Team All-Conference and All-District ... 2011 Second Team All-Conference and All-District ... Posted .399 batting average, 15 RBI and 22 stolen bases as a junior and .424 batting average, .558 on-base percentage and 20 stolen bases as a sophomore ... Missed senior season ... National Honor Society member ... Honor roll student.
Personal: Born Grant Thomas Peikert ... Son of Johann and Karen Peikert ... Attended same high school as Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) ... Majoring in Economics.