Sunday, February 9, 2014

5 Days until first pitch - #5 Amelia Griffin

Catamount Softball's first tournament of the season is at College of Charleston on February 14. Until then, lets meet the team.

#5 Amelia Griffin

Class: Senior
Hometown: Lexington, N.C.
High School: North Davidson HS
Height: 5-2
Position: OF/SS
B/T: L/R


2013 (Junior): Played and started in all 56 games in left field ... Tied the Catamount single-season stolen base record with 16 swipes in 2013 ... Led the team in hits with 46 and had a .253 batting average ... Also led the team in runs scored with 28 ... Ranked second on the team in multiple hit games with 12 ... Her reached base streak ballooned to 12 before it was snapped ... Also had a six-game hitting streak during the season before it was snapped.

2012 (Sophomore): Played in all 58 games and started 57 ... Spent half the season as the number two hitter in the line-up before taking over the lead-off spot ... Ended the season with a .290 batting average ... Ranked second on the team in runs scored with 36 ... Had a season-high 51 hits, ranking her second on the team for hits in the 2012 season ... Had a double, a triple and recorded five RBI ... Currently ranks second in the Catamount record books for stolen bases in a career with 20 ... Ranked second on the team for multiple hit games, in 2012, with 10.

2011 (Freshman): Only freshman to play and start all 53 games ... Ranked second on the team in runs scored with 27 ... Ranked third in WCU record books for stolen bases in a season with 12 ... Also had 27 hits and four RBI. High School: Four-year letterwinner at North Davidson High School ... Three-time All-Conference, All-District, All-State ... As a senior named Second Team All-South ... In senior season, helped North Davidson win the state championship, with a perfect 33-0 record ... Won the conference championship all four years as a player ... In her senior campaign, her 151 career hits and 107 runs ranked second all-time in school history ... Also ranked second in school history with 75 career stolen bases. Personal: Amelia Erin Griffin ... Daughter of Tim Griffin and Lori Burris.

Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations

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