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DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY PANTHERS

2021 Softball Roster

Walter Cronk
Walter Cronk
Walter Cronk
Walter Cronk
Walter Cronk
Rachel Griffin

14 Rachel Griffin

  • Class
    Junior
  • Height
    5-9
  • Position
    Infield
  • Hometown
    Jackson, Mich.
  • Highschool
    Napoleon

Biography

Career Rankings
Most double plays turned: t-5th (15)
Highest batting avg.: 8th (.352)
Highest slugging pct.: 8th (.560)
Highest on base pct.: 8th (.416)
Most putouts: 8th (417)
Most sacrifice flies: t-9th (5)
Most chances: 10th (509)


2020 (Jr.): Played and started in all 17 of the team's games at first base and was off to one of the best power-hitting starts of any hitter in the country...GLIAC wise first, was first in home runs (8), first in RBI (24), first in slugging percentage (.941), tied for sixth in walks (7), tied for sixth in doubles (4), seventh in runs scored (15), tied for ninth in hits (20), 10th in on-base percentage (.466), and 12th in batting average (.392)...nationally, Griffin was fifth in home runs per game (0.47), seventh in home runs, eighth in slugging percentage, 12th in RBI per game (1.41), and 39th in RBI...set a new school record for RBI in a game with seven against Cedarville on Feb. 27 when she went 4-for-4 at the plate and was a triple short of the cycle...in that 4-for-4 outing, she scored twice, batted in seven, belted a two-run home run in the third, and a grand slam in the seventh...named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team.

2019 (So.): Finished third on the team in batting average with a .338 clip thanks to 54 hits in her 160 at-bats...second on the team in home runs with five and tied for second in doubles with 10...batted in 34 runs, which was just one short of Abby Merice for the team lead...scored 27 times on her own with 79 total bases (second on the team), a .494 slugging percentage and .397 on-base percentage...tied for second on the squad with Merice in walks with 19...was third on the team in multi-hit games with 14 including four with three hits and that number was good for second amongst Panthers...named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team...named Honorable Mention All-GLIAC.

2018 (Fr.): Named GLIAC Honorable Mention...named GLIAC Player of the Week (May 1)...led the team with a .355 batting average...collected 50 hits in 141 at-bats and hit .431 (22-51) over her final 15 games...played in 50 games and made 44 starts (37 at 1B, 5 at C, 2 at 3B)...scored 19 runs and also ranked second on the team and sixth in the GLIAC with 14 doubles...collected two homers and 33 RBI to rank ninth in the conference...had a .993 fielding percentage and .496 slugging percentage...hit .412 (35-85) with runners on base.

High School: Prepped at Napoleon High School...played for Coach Doug Richardson...broke school record for RBI's...received coaches award for softball...won districts as a freshman, sophomore, and senior year...won regionals sophomore, and senior year...went to quarterfinals sophomore, and senior year...went to the semifinals and got runner-up in state finals senior year.
 
Personal: Daughter of Tim Griffin...majoring in Medical Case Management...born on June 27...favorite movie is Remember the Titans.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2018Freshman

    C/INF
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2019Sophomore

    C/IF
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2020Junior

    Infield
    5'9"
    14
  • 14

    2021Junior

    Infield
    5'9"
    14