University of South Carolina Upstate

Honors: 2014 A-Sun First Team All-Conference...2013 A-Sun 2nd Team All-Conference...2013 A-Sun Tournament MVP... 2013 A-Sun All-Academic team...2012 NSCAA 2nd Team All-Region...2012 A-Sun 1st Team All-Conference...2012 A-Sun All-Freshman…2012 A-Sun All-Academic Team...Ranks third all-time at Upstate in fielding percentage...Ranks in the Top 15 all-time in batting average, home runs, RBIs, on-base percentage and putouts...Ranks in the Top 10 on the Division I era career school record list for batting average, runs, hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

2014: An A-Sun First Team All-Conference selection...Played in and started all 55 games in the 2014 season...Hit .337...Ranked fifth on the team with 32 RBIs...Was fifth on the team in batting average...Committed just two errors on the year at first base...Owned a .993 fielding percentage... Posted 12 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games...Hit .373 against A-Sun competition with no errors defensively…Key player in the conference match-up against Lipscomb…Went 2-3 with two RBIs, including a homerun.

2013: An A-Sun Second Team All-Conference selection...Named the Most Valuable Player of the A-Sun Tournament...Hit three home runs with a triple and six RBIs over the last three games of the tournament to lead Upstate to the championship and automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament...Committed just two errors on the season at first base...Had 14 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games...Posted the Spartans’ second-longest hitting streak of the season at 10 game.

2012: Became a leader and a driving force on the team as a freshman…A unanimous selection to the A-Sun First Team All-Conference squad…Also earned A-Sun All-Freshman honors…An NFCA Second Team All-Region selection…Played in and started all 52 games at first base…Ranked second on the team and third in the A-Sun with a .384 batting average…Ranked among the A-Sun leaders in doubles (2nd, 12), hits (6th, 61), total bases (6th, 85) and on-base percentage (6th, .459)…Led the Spartans with a .389 batting average during A-Sun play…Hit .388 with runners in scoring position…Posted a .987 fielding percentage for the season…Topped the Spartans with 18 multi-hit games…Ranked second with seven multi-RBI outings… Posted the team’s fourth-longest hitting streak of the year at eight games.

High School/Travel Ball: A versatile player who can play several different positions…A four-year starter for head coach Brandi Aiken at Byrnes High School…Led the Lady Rebels to the second round of the 4A state tournament and runner-up in District III as a senior…Earned All-State, all-region and all-conference honors…Hit .505 with six home runs and 31 RBIs…Also named All-Area by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal…A member of the 4A North All-Star team…Led the Lady Rebels into the 4A state tournament the last three seasons…Hit .518 with 10 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 23 RBI as a junior earn route to earning all-area and all-region honors…Overall, a three-time all-region selection…A four-time all-area pick by the Spartanburg Herald-Journal…Named the Player of the Year by the Greer Citizen as a sophomore in 2009….A five-year letterwinner at Byrnes…Earned all-tournament honors at a variety of tournaments during her prep career…A key player on the Carolina Elite travel ball team.

Personal: Born on May 10, 1994 in Spartanburg S.C…Daughter of Terry and Theresa Griffin…Has two older sisters, Lindsay and Felicia…A Criminal Justice major.

Hobbies and Favorites: Favorite things to do include riding four-wheelers and playing with her niece and nephews…Favorite foods are spaghetti and Mexican food…Likes to watch Sons of Anarchy on T.V….Law Abiding Citizen is her favorite movie…Favorite actress is Angelina Jolie…Enjoys listening to Brantley Gilbert…Fall is her favorite season…Her dream job is a Game Warden…Favorite quote is “Do not be afraid, just believe.” Mark 5:36