Concordia Career:
2012: Played in and started 36 games in the outfield for the Golden Bears ... 18th in the conference and third on the team in runs scored per game (0.78) ... third on the team in runs batted in (25) ... second on the team in home runs (3) ... had a hit in 19 games and had mutli-hit games 12 times including a season-high 5-hit effort going 5-5 with two RBI and a walk against William Penn University (3/7/12) ... had 4-plus RBI three times including back-to-back games against Southwest Minnesota State (4/6/12) going 2-4 with a walk off grand slam home run, followed that up by going 3-5 with 4 RBI including a three run home run and scored three runs ... went 1-2 with a home run, walk, two runs scored and three RBI against Sioux Falls (4/14/12) ... season totals: .282, 37 hits, 3 doubles, 3 home runs, 25 RBI, 7BB, 9 strikeouts, 2 hbp, .374 slg%, .326 obp%, 1.000 fielding%.
Century College:
2011: An NJCAA Division III All-America Third Team performer for the Wood Ducks, hitting .409 with 11 doubles, a home run in 115 at bats ... scored 37 runs, had a .500 OBP and a .530 slugging pct. ... committed just one error in the outfield along with nine assists ... appeared in four games with two starts as a pitcher ...
University of St. Thomas:
2009-10: Played a year of hockey for the Tommies in the MIAC at the NCAA Division III level.
Wabash College:
2009: Played his rookie baseball season at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill., an NJCAA Division II junior college ... played in 29 games with a .264 average and a .365 OBP for the Warriors ... made just one error defensively in the outfield with a pair of assists.
Minnetonka High School:
Was a TPX All-State selection ... also named All-Metro and All-Conference for the Skippers on the baseball field ... was a Gold Glove winner in 2007 and 2008 and team MVP in 2008 ... selected to play in the 2008 Lions All-Star Game and the 2008 St. Paul Saints All-Star Game ... was the 2008 South Hennepin Legion Player of the Year ... in hockey, was a 2008 All-Conference player and was voted the Most Determined Player in 2007 and 2008 ... competed in the MSHSL State Tournament in 2006 ... selected to play in the Great 8 Postseason All-Star Tournament.
Personal:
Born November 1, 1989 ... son of Paul and Mary Giel ... has a brother, Joe, and two sisters, Aly and Francee ... will major in history at Concordia ... his father, Paul Giel II, was a pitcher for the University of Minnesota baseball team ... his grandfather, Paul Giel Sr., played Major League Baseball from 1954-61 with three different organizations (Giants, Pirates, Twins) and was a star at the University of Minnesota
