CAREER: Has played in 111 games with 86 starts over the past three seasons … enters his senior season with a batting average of .269 (87-323) with 20 doubles, five triples, 17 home runs, 58 runs scored and 91 RBI … begins the 2014 season ranked 13th in school history with a slugging percentage of .520.
JUNIOR (2013): Started all 42 games in which he played but missed 18 with a fractured foot suffered against South Carolina (4/9) … began the season on a hot streak, going 15-28 (.536) over the first six games of the season with four home runs and nine RBI … had seven hits in 10 at bats with seven RBI over the first two games of a series at North Florida (2/22-23) … had a career-high four hits in the opening contest against the Ospreys before slamming three home runs and driving in a career-best five runs the following day … his performance against North Florida helped earn him a national hitter of the week award from Collegiate Baseball … finished February with a batting average of .429 with 12 RBI and was selected the SoCon Player of the Month … hit two home runs, scored six times and drove in five in a series at Wofford (3/15-17) … his home run in the eighth inning gave The Citadel a 4-1 lead over Georgia Tech before the Yellow Jackets rallied for the win (3/26) … began a rally from a 4-0 deficit with a three-run homer in the seventh in a win over Western Carolina (3/30) … returned to the lineup after his foot injury to hit a pair of home runs and match his career high with five RBI against Charleston Southern (5/14) … had another five-RBI contest along with a homer two games later against UNCG (5/17) … went 7-13 with eight RBI in the series against the Spartans (5/16-18) … the showing against Charleston Southern and UNCG earned him SoCon Player of the Week accolades … blasted a three-run homer in the sixth inning of The Citadel’s second round SoCon tournament game against Western Carolina (5/23), giving the Bulldogs a 12-9 lead en route to a 12-11 victory … doubled twice and drove in three runs in a 6-5 loss to Elon in the tournament championship game (5/26).
SOPHOMORE (2012): Battled through injuries to play in 50 games with 40 starts including 30 in right field and 10 as the designated hitter … batted .231 (31-134) with 11 doubles, three triples, four home runs, 16 runs scored and 30 RBI … ranked second on the team in homers and RBI and tied for second in triples … led the team with nine multiple RBI games including four against Delaware (2/25) and Furman (5/11), blasting a grand slam against the Paladins … also homered against Columbia (3/4), USC Upstate (3/6) and South Carolina (3/27) … opened the season hitting safely in 10 of the first 12 games with an average of .395 (14-38) over that stretch … had three hits including two doubles and drove in three runs against Richmond (2/18) … helped the Bulldogs defeat College of Charleston in the opening game of the Southern Conference tournament with a single, double and triple and two RBI.
FRESHMAN (2011): Played in 19 games and started four times as the designated hitter … had six hits including two doubles and a home run, scored three runs and drove in nine … slammed a pinch hit grand slam against Wofford (3/27) … had a single and double, drove in three runs and scored once against College of Charleston (4/9).
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Gainesville High School … lettered in baseball.
PERSONAL: Son of Alton and Sonya Griffin … majoring in physical education.
