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2008 Baseball Roster

6 Shane Griffin

  • Position Infield/Outfield
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hudson, NY
  • Highschool Hudson

Biography

Photo by Tom Tamsett '072008: Played in 23 games, 12 as a starter ... Batted .232 with a .339 slugging percentage ... Had 13 hits, including four doubles and a triple ... Recorded 11 RBI's and scored nine runs ... Was 1 for 3 with a double, two runs and two RBI's at Clarkson (3/23) ... Went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBI's against Castleton St. (4/9) ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2007: Played in 31 games, 23 as a starter ... Third in the Liberty League and first on the team with a .400 batting average ... Had 36 hits, including seven doubles ... Scored 17 runs with 20 RBI ... Had a .478 slugging percentage and .446 on base percentage ... Had a hit, a run and two RBI vs. Cornell College (3/4) ... Posted three hits, including a double, with two runs scored against St. Lawrence (3/31) ... Recorded four hits, including a double, with three runs and five RBI in two games versus Union (4/22) ... Liberty League Performer of the Week once ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ...

2006: Started nine of 18 games played ... Had a batting average of .341 with 14 hits ... Recorded two doubles, four runs and six runs batted in ... Posted three hits and two runs batted in against Webster (3/17) ...

2005: Started six of 16 games played … Had a batting average of .343 with a .371 slugging percentage … Had 12 hits, including a double, eight runs and six RBI in 35 at bats … Had three hits, three RBI and a run in four at bats against Mary (3/15) … Had two hits, two runs and an RBI in two at bats against Union (4/26) …

High School: Four-year varsity performer and two-year starter in baseball … Four-year varsity performer and one-year starter in basketball … Four-year starter in golf … Captained the teams as a senior … All-Conference First Team and Offensive Most Valuable Player … Team won Sectional Championship in 2002 … Won Coaches Award in golf as a senior … National Honor Society … Rensselaer Medal …

Personal: Management major ... Dean’s List ... Son of Kathy and Matt Griffin ... Air Force ROTC.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2007Junior

    Second Base
    6'0" 190 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2008Senior

    Infield/Outfield
    6'0" 190 lbs
    6