Former Grand Valley State University outfielder Cody Grice is slowly making his way up the ladder to the big leagues, most recently with a promotion to the Class-A Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League.

Grice’s exploits at GVSU are well documented – he led the Lakers to two NCAA Division II World Series berths – but his steady rise in the Yankees’ minor league system is moving at a moderate pace.

The 12th-round pick played last season for the Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League, hitting .241 with 11 stolen bases in 46 games. Those other Yankees won the league championship in 2011, but Grice has joined his new team and played in one game, going 0-for-4 with three strikeouts.