2023 Baseball Roster
Roster
Griffin, Ben

Jersey Number 31
Ben Griffin
- Position:
- Outfielder/Catcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, CA
- High School:
- Notre Dame HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
CSUN - 2024 (Senior)
Griffin made 46 appearances with 41 starts ... totaled 37 hits, 26 runs scored, 25 RBI, 22 walks and one homer ... batted .259 at the plate ... took over starting catching duties as a senior ... registered eight multi-hit games on the season ... started 25 of 26 Big West games ... drove in two runs and homered vs. Utah Valley (2/18/24) ... delivered a key pinch-hit two-run single in an eventual comeback win over San Diego (2/27/24) ... recorded two hits and two RBI in a win over Nevada (2/29/24) ... drove in three runs and delivered a key single in the ninth to propel CSUN to a comeback win over Cal Poly (3/17/24) ... finished with three RBI and two hits vs. Long Beach State (4/12/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
Griffin appeared in 30 games, making 22 starts in his first season at CSUN ... started 19 times at DH and three times at catcher ... batted .295 with 28 hits, 15 runs scored, 13 RBI and five doubles for the year ... recorded 10 multiple-hit games on the year ... hit .364 with 11 RBI in home games ... went 2-for-5 with an RBI in his Matador debut vs. Stony Brook (2/18/23) ... collected two hits and two RBI in a win over San Diego (3/28/23) ... racked up three hits, three runs scored and an RBI vs. UC Riverside (3/31/23) ... picked up another three-hit game with a double vs. UC Riverside (4/2/23) ... doubled twice and drove in three runs to beat California Baptist (4/3/23) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI vs. Cal Poly (4/21/23) ... came off the bench and picked up a game-tying RBI hit in the eighth inning vs. Cal State Fullerton (4/30/23).
El Camino College (Sophomore)
Played in 44 games and slashed .347/.389/.511 ... totaled 66 hits, 41 runs, 38 RBI, 14 doubles, 13 walks, eight stolen bases and five home runs ... named to the All-South Coast Conference First Team ... helped the Warriors win 31 games and advance to the CCCAA Regionals ... placed on the Dean's List.
UC Davis (Freshman)
Spent his first collegiate season with UC Davis where he played in 33 games ... made 17 starts and registered 15 hits, nine walks, seven runs and six RBI ... recorded a season-high three hits vs. Washington State.
Notre Dame High School
Spent four years on the baseball team ... helped Notre Dame win the Mission League from 2017-19 ... batted .500 at the plate in his senior season ... named Offensive Player of the Year in baseball as a freshman and sophomore ... also lettered two years in football, playing middle linebacker ... earned four Athletic Scholar Awards ... graduated in 2020.
Personal
Parents are Keith and Nancy Griffin ... he has one brother, Luke, and one sister, Ally ... his mother played softball and basketball at LMU ... favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Dodgers ... favorite athletes are Conor McGregor and Giancarlo Stanton ... favorite actors include Mark Wahlberg and Scarlett Johansson ... favorite tv show is "Game of Thrones" ... favorite movies are the Star Wars series ... favorite food is steak burrito ... favorite solo artists are Morgan Wallen, Post Malone and Justin Bieber ... lists coming back from a nine-run deficit including hitting a grand slam in a win over Pasadena City as his greatest sports moment ... wearing #31 because it was the same number his mom wore in college ... lists his mom as his greatest hero ... graduated from CSUN with a degree in Communications.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Griffin made 46 appearances with 41 starts ... totaled 37 hits, 26 runs scored, 25 RBI, 22 walks and one homer ... batted .259 at the plate ... took over starting catching duties as a senior ... registered eight multi-hit games on the season ... started 25 of 26 Big West games ... drove in two runs and homered vs. Utah Valley (2/18/24) ... delivered a key pinch-hit two-run single in an eventual comeback win over San Diego (2/27/24) ... recorded two hits and two RBI in a win over Nevada (2/29/24) ... drove in three runs and delivered a key single in the ninth to propel CSUN to a comeback win over Cal Poly (3/17/24) ... finished with three RBI and two hits vs. Long Beach State (4/12/24) ... named to the Big West All-Academic Team.
CSUN - 2023 (Junior)
Griffin appeared in 30 games, making 22 starts in his first season at CSUN ... started 19 times at DH and three times at catcher ... batted .295 with 28 hits, 15 runs scored, 13 RBI and five doubles for the year ... recorded 10 multiple-hit games on the year ... hit .364 with 11 RBI in home games ... went 2-for-5 with an RBI in his Matador debut vs. Stony Brook (2/18/23) ... collected two hits and two RBI in a win over San Diego (3/28/23) ... racked up three hits, three runs scored and an RBI vs. UC Riverside (3/31/23) ... picked up another three-hit game with a double vs. UC Riverside (4/2/23) ... doubled twice and drove in three runs to beat California Baptist (4/3/23) ... went 2-for-4 with two RBI vs. Cal Poly (4/21/23) ... came off the bench and picked up a game-tying RBI hit in the eighth inning vs. Cal State Fullerton (4/30/23).
El Camino College (Sophomore)
Played in 44 games and slashed .347/.389/.511 ... totaled 66 hits, 41 runs, 38 RBI, 14 doubles, 13 walks, eight stolen bases and five home runs ... named to the All-South Coast Conference First Team ... helped the Warriors win 31 games and advance to the CCCAA Regionals ... placed on the Dean's List.
UC Davis (Freshman)
Spent his first collegiate season with UC Davis where he played in 33 games ... made 17 starts and registered 15 hits, nine walks, seven runs and six RBI ... recorded a season-high three hits vs. Washington State.
Notre Dame High School
Spent four years on the baseball team ... helped Notre Dame win the Mission League from 2017-19 ... batted .500 at the plate in his senior season ... named Offensive Player of the Year in baseball as a freshman and sophomore ... also lettered two years in football, playing middle linebacker ... earned four Athletic Scholar Awards ... graduated in 2020.
Personal
Parents are Keith and Nancy Griffin ... he has one brother, Luke, and one sister, Ally ... his mother played softball and basketball at LMU ... favorite sports team is the Los Angeles Dodgers ... favorite athletes are Conor McGregor and Giancarlo Stanton ... favorite actors include Mark Wahlberg and Scarlett Johansson ... favorite tv show is "Game of Thrones" ... favorite movies are the Star Wars series ... favorite food is steak burrito ... favorite solo artists are Morgan Wallen, Post Malone and Justin Bieber ... lists coming back from a nine-run deficit including hitting a grand slam in a win over Pasadena City as his greatest sports moment ... wearing #31 because it was the same number his mom wore in college ... lists his mom as his greatest hero ... graduated from CSUN with a degree in Communications.
CSUN CAREER HIGHS
Runs | 3 vs. UC Riverside | 3/31/23 |
Hits | 3 (3x) last at Cal Poly | 3/17/24 |
Doubles | 2 vs. California Baptist | 4/3/23 |
RBI | 3 (3x) last vs. Long Beach State - Game 2 | 4/12/24 |
Home Runs | 1 vs. Utah Valley | 2/18/24 |
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