Jennifer Griffin

Position:
INF
Height:
5-5
Class:
Junior
Major:
Communication Studies
Hometown:
Whittier, Calif.
High School:
California HS
Prev School:
Tennessee

2008: A second-team All-Big West selection ... Led the 49ers with a .336 batting average, while also posting a team-high 16 doubles ... Added three home runs for a .514 slugging percentage ... Compiled 28 runs scored and 22 RBI on the season ... Second on the team with 13 multiple-hit games ... Went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI at San Diego (Feb. 9) ... Had a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 14-17 ... Knocked in two runs in a 4-0 defeat of No. 14 Hawaii (Feb. 29) ... Scored the only run in a 1-0 victory over Notre Dame (March 7) ... Was 2-for-3 with the game-winning RBI at San Diego State on March 15 ... Tallied two RBI against No. 18 Washington (March 21) ... Hit .833 in the series vs. Cal Poly to kick off a seven-game hitting streak (April 12-26) ... During that stretch, she was 3-for-4 in both games of the doubleheader vs. UC Santa Barbara ... Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 2-1 eight-inning victory over Creighton at the NCAA Regionals in Iowa.

Tennessee: Played for two years under Ralph Weekly at Tennessee ... Started all but five games played with the Lady Vols ... Made two WCWS appearances, finishing third in 2006 and second in 2007 ... Two-time SEC Tournament champions ... Hit .306 as a sophomore with three home runs and 16 RBI ... Batted .279 while starting 67 games as a true freshman in 2006 ... Compiled 10 home runs and 10 doubles for a slugging average of .521 ... Hit the game-winning home run in an elimination game against Arizona in the 2006 WCWS ... Accounted for the team's only hit in Tennessee's WCWS loss to Northwestern ... Posted a .556 average with a double and two RBI in the series against Kentucky ... Had three home runs during a tournament at South Florida as a freshman.

High School: Led California High School to four consecutive league titles while her team posted a 39-1 record in league play ... Named the Southeast/South Coast Player of the Year in 2005 by the Los Angeles Times ... Finished that season with a .489 batting average, 34 runs, 27 RBI, 23 walks, 21 stolen bases and a slugging percentage of .803 ... Won three league MVP awards ... Two-time offensive player of the year ... Earned Foothill All-Tournament team honors three times ... Played club ball with the Corona Angels, helping them to two fifth-place national finishes.

Personal: Also recruited by Ohio State and Nebraska ... Majoring in communication studies.