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2023 Baseball Roster

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26 Solomon Griffith

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Ocean City, N.J.
  • High School Atlantic Christian School
  • Position IF

Biography

SENIOR (2023): Closed out his senior season leading the Bears in batting average (.383), hits (54), doubles (11), stolen bases (22), runs (33), and total bases (69) … Ranked fourth in the conference with 22 stolen bases, while ranking ninth in the league with 54 base hits … He tallied base knocks in 33 of his 40 starts on the season and recorded 17 multi-hit games, including four straight games from April 21st through April 25th … An on-base machine, Griffith collected a 14-game hitting streak from April 4th to April 27th, while reaching base in 37 of the 40 games this season … He closes out his career for the Bears as a .360 hitter while collecting 124 hits and 49 RBIs.

JUNIOR (2022): Started 36 games for the Bears ... Led the team in batting average (.357), hits (51), runs (26), triples (2), stolen bases (15), and slugging percentage (.510)... He played in every game this season for the Bears and over the final 15 games he reached base via a base hit in 14 of them ... An on-base machine, the right-hander reached base safely in each of the last 18 games ... Turned in 14 multi-hit games, including each of the last four games. 

SOPHOMORE (2021): Turned in another strong campaign ... Hit .308 (12-for-39) with two doubles and two RBIs in 11 games ... Started the year on a five-game hitting streak, including a 5-for-10 effort with a double and two RBIs in a twin bill with Washington College (4/3) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double in Game 1 against Muhlenberg (5/6) ... Named to Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN (2020): Saw significant action in rookie season, batting .333 with a home run and three RBIs in 21 at-bats ... Made a big splash in collegiate debut, going 2-for-3 with a home run against Pitt-Greensburg (3/6) ... Also had two hits against Illinois Wesleyan (3/7) ... Notched first career double and scored against Suffolk (3/13)

Before Ursinus: First team all-conference selection as a junior and senior at Atlantic Christian School ... Also named team MVP both of those years ... Four-year member of National Honor Society

Personal: Born December 11, 2000 ... Son of Gary and Sharon Griffith ... Has three sisters, Sam, Joy, and Mercy ... Father (Class of 1974) played baseball and basketball at Ursinus ... History and Education double major

Why Ursinus? I loved the campus whenever I visited, and I liked the culture of the baseball team. In addition my father graduated from Ursinus and everything seemed to fit perfectly.

HONORS

  • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2023)
  • First Team All-Centennial at 2nd Base (2022)
  • Centennial Conference Academic All-Centennial (2022)
  • Second Team All-Centennial Conference (2023)
  • Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
  • Named to the Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area Team

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 26

    2020First-Year

    IF
    5'10" 170 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2021Sophomore

    IF
    5'10" 170 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2022Junior

    IF
    5'10" 170 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2023Senior

    IF
    5'10" 170 lbs
    26