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2022 Baseball Roster

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0 Banks Griffith

  • Position Infield
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 185
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Major Health Science
  • Prev School Furman
  • Highschool Gainesville HS
  • Hometown Gainesville, GA
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Biography

2022 Season
  • Struggled to open the season, but finished the year as the hottest hitter on the team for the final eight games
  • Batted .565 (13-for-23) over the final eight games of the year with two doubles and five RBI
  • Had three hits and scored a pair of runs in a win at South Florida on May 17
  • Followed up with a career-high four hits, including a pair of doubles, against Jacksonville on May 19
  • Hit .273 over his two seasons at Stetson
  • Named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll
Summer of 2021
  • Played in 34 games for the Danbury Westerners in the New England Collegiate Baseball League
  • Posted a .292 batting average with 10 doubles in 113 at bats
  • Drove in 14 runs and drew 19 walks while also stealing eight bases
  • Had nine multi-hit games and opened the season with a seven-game hit streak
2021 Season
  • Saw action in 35 games, starting 30, in his first season in a Stetson uniform
  • Finished third on the team with a .267 batting average in 120 at bats
  • Made 26 starts at third base with two at second and two as the designated hitter
  • Earned his first hit, and scored his first run for Stetson as a pinch hitter against North Alabama on February 27
  • Made his first start for the Hatters in the second game of a double-header that same day, delivering two hits, including a double, and driving in two runs
  • Had nine multiple-hit games during the season, including a four-hit outing against FGCU on March 28
  • Reached base five times in the game on March 10 at Florida, earning a pair of hits while drawing three walks
  • Hit his only home run on the year on May 9 at North Florida
  • Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll
Prior to Stetson
  • Spent two seasons at Furman University where he started all 71 games for the Paladins at second base
  • Transferred to Stetson after the baseball program at Furman was discontinued
2020 Season 
  • Started all 17 games for the Paladins at second base
  • Posted a .220 batting average with 14 RBI
  • Opened the season with a four-game hit streak that included a three RBI game against LaSalle on February 16
  • Had a three-hit outing against Northern Kentucky on February 21 and capped that series with a two RBI game on February 23
  • Had three hits, including two doubles, and drove in four against Campbell on March 7
  • Was a perfect three-for-three on stolen base attempts
2019 Season
  • Registered 54 starts, all at second base
  • Hit .228 with two home runs and drove in 24
  • Posted a .972 fielding percentage, committing just seven errors in 251 chances
  • Had 10 multiple-hit games
  • Delivered an RBI double in his second plate appearance in the Paladins’ season opener versus Morehead State on February 16
  • Went 3-for-5 in that game with two RBI and two runs in a 16-11 win
  • Went 9-for-23 (.391) and drove in eight runs over the first five games
  • Blasted his first collegiate home run against Gardner-Webb on February 24
  • Went 2-for-5 in an 11-10 win over Ohio State on March 11
  • Capped a three-run ninth inning with a game-winning RBI bunt single at Western Carolina on April 20 to complete a doubleheader sweep
  • Hit his second homer against VMI on May 3
  • Stroked a two-run double in the seventh inning of a 9-3 road triumph at Wofford on May 10, helping the Paladins to twin-bill sweep of the Terriers
  • Doubled twice in a 9-7 victory over Western Carolina on May 23 in Southern Conference Tournament play
  • Hit .333 (23-for-69) over his final 20 games
High School
  • Is a graduate of Gainesville High where he played for coach Jeremy Kemp
  • Played middle infield and was a four-year starter
  • Finished his career ranked first in program history in at bats and hits (142)
  • Was a three-time All-Region and two-time All-Area and All-State pick
  • Was named region player of the year in 2017 after helping lead Gainesville to a 22-9 record and its second consecutive state final four playoff appearance after going 29-7 in 2016, his sophomore year
  • Represented Team Georgia at the 2017 Sunbelt Classic in Atoka, OK
  • Was ranked by Perfect Game as the No. 28 shortstop and 187th best player in Georgia
  • Played travel ball experience for Team DeMarini and Rawlings Southeast 17U National
  • Earned 2017 18U Perfect Game Summer Showdown All-Tournament honors after helping his Rawlings Southeast squad to championship
  • Was a member of the Beta Club
Personal Information 
  • Full name is Banks McLaine Griffith
  • Was born on May 31, 2000, in Anderson, SC
  • Is the son of Jason and Michelle Griffith
  • Has two brothers, Ryan (RHP, 2013-16) and Sims (2B, 2015-18), who both played college baseball at Furman
  • His father played collegiate golf at Clemson University from 1985-89 and played on the Nike Tour
  • Is a Health Science major
Career Statistics (2019-20 Seasons at Furman University)
Year AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG BB HP SO GDP OBP SF SH SB-A PO A E FLD
2019 .228 54-54 180 30 41 11 0 2 24 58 .322 26 1 26 2 .325 2 5 4-5 113 132 8 .968
2020 .220 17-17 59 5 13 4 0 0 14 17 .288 5 0 14 1 .281 0 2 3-3 35 42 4 .951
Furman Total .226 71-71 239 35 54 14 0 2 38 75 .314 31 1 40 3 .317 2 7 7-8 148 174 12 .964
2021 .267 35-30 120 16 32 6 0 1 13 41 .342 9 3 23 1 .331 1 2 1-1 27 47 2 .974
2022 .288 24-17 59 7 17 3 0 0 7 20 .339 8 0 10 0 .373 0 1 0-1 31 40 4 .975
Career Total .246 130-118 418 58 103 24 0 3 58 136 .325 48 4 73 4 .328 3 10 8-10 205 261 18 .965

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Redshirt Sophomore

    Infield
    6'0" 180 lbs
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    2022Redshirt Junior

    Infield
    6'0" 185 lbs
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