GunnerGlad

Outlook
Versatile veteran emerged as UK’s clean-up hitter midway through the year after battling injury much of the early season … Totaled nine homers in just 38 games, leading the team with a .542 slugging percentage … Can play any position on the field … Has excellent power, with the ability to drive the ball … Will have the opportunity to be a middle of the order run producer and secure playing time in the outfield and infield.

Summer
Had a great summer in the Alaska Summer Collegiate League, joining UK teammate Logan Darnell on the Glacier Pilots … Hit .289 (54-for-187) in 48 games, leading the team with nine homers and 39 RBI … Added 11 doubles, drawing 16 walks to just 22 strikeouts, swiping 9-of-9 bases … Mainly played second base during the summer … Fielded .948 with 97 putouts and 105 assists … Pitched in four games in relief, totaling a 1-0 record and a 3.60 ERA in five innings, allowing two runs with four strikeouts.

2009
Played in 38 games with 36 starts, but emerged as UK’s clean-up hitter late in the season … Ranked second on the team with nine home runs … Totaled a .303 (43-for-142) average with seven doubles, nine homers and 38 RBI … Led the team with a .542 slugging percentage, adding a .374 on-base percentage … In the first at bat of his UK career, ripped a first pitch, pinch-hit home run at Coastal Carolina … Fielded .997 with 295 putouts and 10 assists, with his lone error coming while charging a bunt from first base … Pitched in one game, striking out the only two batters he faced … After struggling early, rebounded to chart a better average in SEC play then non-conference, ranking third on the team with a .311 (32-for-103) average with four doubles, five homers and 23 RBI in 26 games … In 22 home starts, batted .390 (32-for-82) with 20 runs, six doubles, eight homers and 30 RBI, drawing 12 walks to 11 strikeouts … Hit .193 (11-for-57) on the road, playing in 15 games … Hit seven of his nine home runs in night games … After hitting a home run in his lone at bat and pitch seen in the opening weekend at Coastal Carolina, registered the start in UK’s home opener against Western Michigan … In the home opener, turned his ankle covering first base in the top of the first inning, causing him to miss several games, returning for pinch-hit duties in extra-innings at New Orleans on March 17 … Had a three-home run game against South Carolina in a 20-19 slugfest in the series opener … Hit .367 (29-for-79) with runners on base, .341 (15-for-44) with runners in scoring position and .350 (14-for-40) with two outs … Ranked second on the team with 18 two-out RBI … In 16 at bats with a runner on third and less than two out, notched an RBI 10 times … Hit .279 (31-for-111) with five homers and 26 RBI in 27 games as the clean-up hitter … After returning from injury full-time, batted 3-for-7 with two RBI in two games against Vanderbilt … Three homer game against South Carolina saw him go 3-for-4 with five runs scored, five RBI and two walks … Had second multi-homer game of the year against Wright State, going 2-for-3 with four RBI … Had a 2-for-5, three-RBI game against Western Kentucky … Batted 3-for-5 with two RBI and a double in the opener against Georgia … In the series finale at Mississippi State, finished 2-for-5 with three RBI … Drew a walk and added three RBI against Evansville … Charted a 2-for-3, three-run, four-RBI game against Tennessee, drawing a walk and slapping a homer … Totaled 13 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games, running up a six-game hitting streak.

Junior College
A first-team All-Region and All-Conference selection … As a freshman was named first-team All-Conference … He owns Eastern Oklahoma school records for career homers (30), single-season homers (18), season hits (89) and career hits (163) … Hit .363 with 55 runs, 12 doubles, 18 homers as a sophomore, slugging .681 and reaching base at a .429 clip … Stole 17-of-20 bases, fielding at a .941 percentage … Was 6-1 with a 5.16 ERA on the mound, working 58 innings, striking out 44 … As a freshman in 2007, hit .409 with 40 runs, 20 doubles and 12 homers, driving in 60 RBI … Stole 33 bases during his two-year career … Earned a 4.96 ERA and a 6-4 record on the mound in 2007 … Led Eastern Oklahoma State College to a 30-22 record in 2007 … During the 2007 season, hit .406 with 19 doubles, one triple, and 12 home runs, driving in 58 runs … Slugged for a .681 percentage, and reached base at a .430 clip … In the summer of 2007, played for the Alexandria Beetles in the Northwoods League, earning All-Star honors … Spent the 2006 season redshirting at San Diego State University after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

High School
Four-year letterwinner for coach Bill Springman at Tulsa Union High School … Was regarded as the No. 2 high school prospect in Oklahoma and was a member of the White Sox Area Code team in 2005 … Named MVP of the AABC Mickey Mantle World Series in 2003 … Named MVP of the Cuba World Series in 2002 …Three-year member of the track team, competing in high and long jump.

Personal
Full name is Gunner Colby Glad … Born August 14, 1986 in Houston, Texas … Son of Randy and Vicki Glad … Has two brothers, Robby (28) and Houston (13) and a sister, Kristy (33).