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2023 Softball Roster

Skip Townsend
Jason Hendrix
Jose Juarez
Skip Townsend
Jose Juarez

17 Lauren Griffith

  • Position Outfield/Catcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool Grove City
  • Hometown Grove City, Ohio

Biography

2023
  • Did not compete
2022
  • All-Horizon League First Team selection
  • Ranked second on the team with a .956 OPS
  • Led the team with 15 doubles 
  • Ranked second on the team in slugging (.542)
  • Drew a team-high 19 walks this season 
  • Tied for first on the team in RBI (25)
  • Had the third highest hit total on the team (37)
  • Tied for second on the team in home runs (4)
  • Went 3-for-4 at the plate with 1 HR, 1 double, and 3 RBI in a nail-biting loss vs Florida State (03/02/2022). 
  • Went 3-for-3 with 2 runs, 2 HR, and 4 RBI vs UIC (04/15/2022)
  • Batted 1.000 (4-for-4) with 1 run, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI in a 10-5 victory vs Michigan State (04/05/2022)
  • Had a 6-game hitting streak from 04/02-04/15
  • Went 3-for-4 with 1 run scored, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI vs Purdue Fort Wayne (04/01/2022) 
  • Went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI in a 5-0 win vs UIC (04/15/2022).

2021
  • All-Horizon League First Team honoree.
  • Named Horizon League Player of the Week (5/11).
  • Started all 42 games, primarily at left field and designated player.
  • Hit .408 with nine doubles, seven home runs, 35 RBI, and 21 runs scored.
  • Slashed .408/.451/.620 on the season.
  • Recorded the fourth-highest batting average in single-season school history.
  • Had the sixth-most RBI in single-season school history.
  • Registered the 10th-highest on-base percentage and slugging percentage in single-season school history.
  • Led the team in home runs (T-1st) and hits (58, T-1st).
  • Ranked second on the team in batting average, RBI, on-base percentage, slugging, and OPS (1.071).
  • Held top-10 HL marks in six offensive categories.
  • Batted 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, two RBI, and a career-best three runs versus Green Bay (4/3).
  • Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI against Northern Kentucky (3/19).
  • Drove in a career-high four runs against Purdue Fort Wayne (5/8).
  • Hit three-run homers versus Cleveland State (4/9) and Purdue Fort Wayne (5/4).
  • Had 17 multi-hit games.
  • Closed the season on a 14-game hitting streak.
2020
  • Started 11 games in the outfield. 
  • Hit .273 with three doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored. 
  • Went 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts. 
  • Tallied three multi-hit games. 
  • Four-game hitting streak from Feb. 15-21. 
  • Went 2-for-2 with a double, RBI, walk, and stolen base in Oakland's 5-2 win over UMass (2/15). 
  • Batted a combined .500 (6-for-12) at the Upstate Classic. 
  • Recorded a double in three-straight games at the Upstate Classic. 
  • Tied for second on the team in doubles. 
2019
  • Was named to the Horizon League All-Freshmen Team.
  • Appeared in 40 games, starting 30.
  • Recorded 28 hits in 101 at bats for a .277 batting average.
  • Logged 21 RBI.
  • Hit six doubles and three home runs.
  • Drew seven walks on the season.
Highlights
  • 2017 All-District selection.
  • Her travel team placed second in Eastern Nationals and the ASA State Championships.
  • Four year starter for coach Ted Williams, serving three years as captain.
  • Four-year letter winner in basketball and had the highest three-point percentage on the team in the 2016-17 season.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2019Freshman

    SS/INF
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2020Sophomore

    UTL
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2021Junior

    OF/C
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2022Redshirt Junior

    OF/C
    5'10"
    17
  • 17

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Outfield/Catcher
    5'10"
    17