| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1976 (age 48–49) |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1998 | Dayton |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999–2000 | Chicago (Asst.) |
| 2001–2002 | Central Michigan (Asst.) |
| 2003–2005 | Notre Dame (Asst.) |
| 2006–2008 | Michigan State |
| 2009–2011 | LSU (Asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 75–85 |
David Grewe (born 1976) is the former headbaseball coach atMichigan State University and former associate head baseball coach atLouisiana State University, and former head baseball coach atMilligan College, and former assistant baseball coach atNotre Dame,Central Michigan andUniversity of Chicago. He won the2009 National Championship inOmaha, Nebraska with the LSU Tigers.
In 2019, Grewe returned toSouth Bend, Indiana, to start a career in the RV industry working as a manufacturer's representative. Prior to that, he founded his own company, built a sports leadership platform called iRecruit1440, and launched a sports technology platform called RecruitsIQ, a computer software platform that organizes performance data, historical trends, and recruiting tendencies of college athletic programs and then makes it accessible for the recruitable athlete, using an algorithm and matching preferences.
David Grewe was raised inRoyal Oak, Michigan. He graduated fromUniversity of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy in 1994.[1] Grewe attended and played baseball forJohn Carroll University and theUniversity of Dayton. He graduated fromDayton in 1998 as a sports management major with a double minor in marketing and public relations.
While in college, Grewe was an assistant coach for the Motor City Pride summer team that posted a 29–7 record in 1996 and had 94 percent of its players advance to play at the collegiate level.
Grewe earned three varsity letters at Dayton, playing catcher, first base and third base. In his senior season, he batted .324 and helped the Flyers earn their first winning season since 1979.[2]
Grewe assisted at theUniversity of Chicago for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. His 2000 team broke six all-time school batting records. He then served as hitting coach and worked with the infielders and catchers as an assistant coach atCentral Michigan University in 2001–2002. As hitting instructor, his 2001 team broke three all-time school records.
Prior to taking over inEast Lansing, Grewe was the lead assistant coach at theUniversity of Notre Dame. Grewe served as recruiting coordinator for theFighting Irish and was instrumental in attracting two top-10 recruiting classes to Notre Dame with the 2004 class being ranked number six in the country byBaseball America and the 2006 class being ranked number seven by Team One Baseball. His 2004 team is still the school record holder for all-time single season wins. He coached 13 players who graduated and entered the professional baseball ranks.
The Irish won three straightBig East championships and went to three straightNCAA regionals during Grewe's tenure. In addition to his position as recruiting coordinator, Grewe worked with the catchers and hitters.[3]
Grewe was named head baseball coach at Michigan State on July 13, 2005. At age 29, he was the youngest Division 1 BCS head coach in the nation. The Spartans were 26–30 in 2006 and 25–26 in 2007. MSU's 2008 recruiting class was named tops in the Big 10 byBaseball America.[4] In three short years, Grewe raised over $5 million to build the current practice facilities and brand new baseball stadium. At the time, he secured the second largest single donor gift in the history of the athletic department with a $4 million donation byDrayton McLane, garnering stadium naming rights. This was finalized just after Grewe honored McLane as the baseball program's Alumnus of the Year. Grewe and his staff recruited and coached the 2011 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year, 2011 Big Ten Player of the Year, and the school's all-time hits leader. Despite inheriting a dormant program and only amassing a 75-85 record over three years, Grewe's recruits and solid foundation led to the program's Big Ten Championship tie in 2011, the first since 1979.
On June 25, 2008, it was announced that Grewe would become the new Associate Head baseball coach atLSU,[5] reuniting him withPaul Mainieri. In his first year with the Tigers, Grewe coached three pitchers to All-American status, a feat never accomplished in the history of LSU baseball, and a feat that no Division 1 coach had accomplished since 2009. His 2009 pitching staff led the nation in strikeouts and were ranked #9 nationally inearned run average. Grewe coached 21 players who went on to play professional baseball. He recruited three first-round draft picks, including an eventualMLB All-Star Game MVP. He was the only "recruiting coordinator" in the entire country to have three consecutive recruiting classes ranked in the top 7 nationally. His 2010 recruiting class was ranked #1 in the nation byCollegiate Baseball and #2 in the nation byBaseball America. His 2009 team would win every championship tournament they played, including defeatingTexas at theCollege World Series on June 24, 2009.
| Year | School | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Michigan State | 26–30 | 13–19 |
| 2007 | Michigan State | 25–26 | 15–16 |
| 2008 | Michigan State | 24–29 | 12–18 |
| TOTALS | 75–85 | 40–53 | |
Grewe married the former Annie Brammer in the fall of 2006 in South Bend, Indiana. David and his wife have seven children, Charlie, Mary Claire, Jack, Caroline, Georgia, Henry and Louis.[6]