Sara Griffin

Background

Griffin grew up in Simi Valley, California.

Career

While playing for the from 1995 to 1998, she was a three-time, first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American. She played high school softball for Simi Valley High School. Griffin committed to play softball at the in October 1993.

She enrolled at Michigan in the fall of 1994.

She was a pitcher/utility for the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 1995 to 1998. On March 8, 1996, she retired all 21 batters she faced for a perfect game against an Oklahoma team ranked Number.

10 in the country. As a senior in 1998, she led the Big Ten Conference in wins (17-0), European Research Area (109) and strikeouts (88).

Her overall record in 1998 (including non-conference games) was 35-3. Griffin was selected as a first-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American in 1995, 1996, and 1998.

She was also named the "s Female Athlete of the Year in 1996 and 1998. During her career at Michigan, she set both Michigan and Big Ten Conference records for most wins in a career.

Griffin also excelled as a batter.

She set Michigan records for career RBIs (184) and doubles (58) and still ranks among the top four in both categories. Her.384 career batting average remains the second highest in Michigan history. Griffin graduated from the in 1998 with a bachelor"s degree in communications.

In 2002, she also received a master"s degree in education (sports management) from Ohio State University.

In 2011, Griffin was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Honor. She was the fifth Michigan softball player named to the Hall of Honor, joining Penny Neer, Vicki Morrow, Alicia Seegert, and Jenny Allard.

Griffin began a career as a softball coach. She has held coaching positions at Arizona State (assistant coach 1999), Utah (assistant coach, 2000), and Loyola Marymount University (assistant coach and associate athletic director for compliance, 2008-2013).

From 2002 to 2008, she was the Director of Compliance at the University of Southern California.

Griffin is a private instructor, working with kids in the Ventura and Los Angeles areas.

Achievements

• She compiled a win-loss record of 106-19 at Michigan and concluded her collegiate career as the career leader in wins in the Big Ten Conference. She was named CIF Player of the Year and California Player of the Year. In four years with Michigan, she compiled a win-loss record of 106-19. In 1998, she became the first Michigan athlete to receive the Suzy Favor Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year Award. She was also selected as the Big Ten Player of the Year (softball) in 1995 and 1996. Griffin was the 15th player in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I history to pass the 100-win mark.