2021 Softball Roster
Denay Griffin
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- Position:
- INF
- Prev School:
- Brandeis HS
2021 (So.*)
• Played in 25 games, starting 15 times (14 – DP, 1 – 3B)
• Batted .250 (11-for-44) with two doubles, three homers, 10 RBI, five runs scored, 15 walks, a .500 slugging percentage and .441 on base percentage
• Posted three multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI contests
• Hit one of the biggest homers in program history, a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the 10th inning, pushing Liberty to a 2-0 win over the eventual SEC champion Razorbacks (March 16)
• Batted 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI at Virginia (April 6)
• Had back-to-back two-hit games at Lipscomb and against Bellarmine
• Homered in the ASUN Championship title game against Kennesaw State (May 15)
• Drew six walks during ASUN Softball Championship
• Went 1-for-2 with a homer, two RBI and one run scored in NCAA Knoxville Regional final against eventual Women’s College World Series semifinalist James Madison (May 23)
2020 (So.)
• Competed in 18 games, starting 15 times (7 – 3B, 7 – DP, 1 – SS)
• Named to NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team
• Posted a .231 batting average with one double, two homers, 11 RBI, four runs scored, six walks, a .313 on-base percentage and a team-best three sacrifice flies
• Finished the season as the ASUN leader (t-ninth nationally) with three sacrifice flies
• Hit a two-run pinch-hit homer against Illinois (Feb. 7), the first Lady Flame since Sydnei Lester in 2012 to hit a pinch-hit home run
• Went 1-for-3 with a double and three RBI versus No. 22 Auburn (Feb. 8), her first start of the season
• Batted 1-for-1 with two walks and a home run against Mississippi State (Feb. 8)
• Hit 1-for-3 with two RBI against Hofstra (Feb. 28)
• Batted 1-for-1 and tied program record with two sacrifice flies in season-finale win over New Mexico; her second sac fly was the last play of Liberty's 2020 season
2019 (Fr.)
• Played in 37 games, starting 30 times (15 – 3B, 12 – DP, 3 – SS)
• Batted .247 with three doubles, six RBI, eight run scored and eight walks
• Recorded eight two-hit games
• Had two hits each in wins over Rutgers (Feb. 17) and Wright State (Feb. 21), driving in two runs against Wright State
• Went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI and one run scored against Cleveland State (March 2)
• Batted 2-for-3 with an RBI in ASUN Championship second round win over North Florida (May 11)
• Had back-to-back two-hit games in the NISC, against Marshall (May 18) and UT Arlington (May 24)
Prep
• Graduated from Brandeis High School, where she was a four-year letterwinner
• Four-time all-district selection, including first team as both a junior and a senior
• Hit .386 as a junior, being named to TABC All-Region
• Batted .408 with three homers and 21 RBI during senior year, earning Defensive MVP honors
• Named Female Athlete of the Year at Brandeis High School
• Also played basketball in high school
• Played club softball for Texas Blaze Bonola, HITT, Texas Cougars, Shock and the Lady Bulls
Personal
• Daughter of Charlie and Gaylynn Griffin
• Cousin, Antoinette Campbell, played volleyball at USC before playing professionally in Spain
• Uncle, Chris Griffin, played basketball at Kansas State
• Majoring in elementary education
• Birthday is Jan. 9
