Hall of Fame
Mackenzie Griffin was a record-breaking catcher for John Carroll Softball. As a freshman, Griffin helped the Blue Streaks win the first Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championship in program history in 2010, while earning Second Team All-OAC honors individually. As a sophomore, Griffin tallied an All-OAC Honorable Mention selection. During her junior year, JCU claimed the OAC Tournament title and punched a ticket to the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance, where Griffin hit a walkoff single for the program’s first postseason win. She made the Academic All-OAC team for 2012. As a senior, the Oregon native set program marks for doubles (20) and batting average (.548) while guiding JCU back to the NCAA Tournament. Griffin garnered First Team All-OAC and NFCA All-Region honors, along with Academic All-OAC recognition. Griffin was awarded with the Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year for softball, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Griffin was the first JCU student-athlete in any sport to receive this honor. She broke career records for most games played (165), games started (165), runs scored (126), and hits (199).Â
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