High School: Four-year letterman at Victoria West HS, playing under head coach Manuel Alvarado… helped the Warriors to 42 victories with 22 coming in Region IV District 30 play… ranked as the 47^th best outfielder from Texas in the class of 2016 by Perfect Game… named Victoria Advocate All-Area second team, All-District 30-4A second team as a senior… played in 101 games at Victoria West, batting .278 in his high school career with 79 hits, 66 runs scored, 34 RBI, 10 doubles and seven triples… hit .316 as a senior, recording 24 hits with 17 runs scored, 12 RBI, four triples and three doubles while having a career-best .460 slugging percentage… hit a career-high .365 as a junior, logging 31 hits, 20 runs scored, eight RBI, four doubles and a triple… played in 25 games as a sophomore, hitting .194 with 13 hits, 12 runs scored, four RBI and  one double… played in 25 games as a freshman, hitting .196 with 17 runs scored, 10 RBI, two doubles and two triples.
 
Personal: Born Grant McDaniel on Aug. 11, 1997 in Victoria, Texas… son of Dean and Kim McDaniel… Biology major.