Alex Griffith

Position:
C
Class:
Sophomore
B/T:
R/R
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 195
Hometown:
Bristol, VA
High School:
Virginia

Career: Has appeared in 35 contests … tallied 14 starts … owns a .131 career average … has recorded four RBIs and one double … owns a .989 career fieldling percentage.

2017: Appeared in 25 games as a sophomore, collecting 14 starts at designated hitter and catcher … made his season debut as the designated hitter on Feb. 17 against Delaware in the season opener … caught his first game on Feb. 19 against Delaware in the finale of the Sunshine State Classic … recorded his first hit of the season on Feb. 24 against Siena … was 1-3 with an RBI on March 21 at Kent State … scored a run in a 1-1 performance against West Virginia on March 28 … went 1-3 with an RBI and two runs scored, tallying a double on April 30 against SIU Edwardsville.

2016: Made an appearance in nine games as a pinch hitter, designated hitter and catcher in his freshman season with the Panthers … made his Pitt debut in the season opener on Feb. 19 against Niagara … recorded his first collegiate hit at Youngstown State on April 20.

High School: Attended Virginia High School in Bristol, Va. … received First Team All-Conference honors in three consecutive seasons … won the state championship as a junior and senior … was named First Team All-State as a senior … was also named a Perfect Game All-American with his club team, the Dirtbags.

Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1996 … son of Robert and Theresa Griffith … has a younger brother, Zack … father played baseball at Bluefield State University … mother played volleyball at Concord.