Official Releases: D2CCA | NFCA

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Davenport senior, Rachel Griffin, has been named First Team All-Region by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and Second Team All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). The D2CCA voting is conducted by the region's sports information directors while coaches do the honors for the NFCA. Griffin, the 2022 GLIAC Player of the Year, was one of 14 student-athletes named to the first team for the D2CCA while the NFCA's Second Team featured 13 players.

After a second-team nod for the D2CCA in 2021, the Jackson, Michigan native is the program's first player to be recognized twice by the D2CCA and first to be featured on the first team. As for the NFCA, Griffin is the third Panther to garner all-region honors in the Division II era joining Mallory Teunissen (First Team) and Alexa Flores (Second Team), both of which were in 2018.

This season, Griffin ranked third in the GLIAC in doubles (14), fourth in home runs (7), fourth in slugging (.644), fifth in total bases (87), sixth in batting average (.370), eighth in RBI (34), and ninth in on-base percentage (.425). In her career, Griffin racked up more at-bats (620), played more games (211) and started more of them (204) than any other player in school history. Career wise, Griffin also ranks tied for first in doubles (49), second in RBI (155), second in total bases (370), tied for second in walks (71), third in home runs (30), tied for fifth in runs scored (126), sixth in on-base percentage (.419), seventh in batting average (.356), and eighth in slugging (.597).
 

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2022 D2CCA All-Midwest Region Teams

 

Position	First Team	Second Team
Utility	Gianni Iannantone, Indianapolis	Megan Demler, Findlay
First Base	Calli Wibbenmeyer, Rockhurst	Lexi Fair, Southern Indiana
Second Base	Dominique Proctor, Indianapolis	Danielle Dennis, Illinois Springfield
Shortstop	Lydia Goble, Grand Valley State	Whitney Wendel, Lindenwood
Third Base	Rachel Griffin, Davenport	Emily O'Connor, Indianapolis
Catcher	Lexy Rees, Indianapolis	Jessie Rock, Walsh
DP	Selena Michko, Purdue Northwest	Lexie Hilling, Findlay
Outfield	Olivia Stansbury, McKendree	Anna Bennett, Trevecca
Outfield	Joanna Cirrincione, Grand Valley State	Paige Kortz, Ferris State
Outfield	Megan Nichols, Indianapolis	Kaleigh Golden, Ohio Dominican
Pitcher	Kristina Bettis, Drury	Sydney Long, Ohio Dominican
Pitcher	Hannah Beatus, Grand Valley State	Haylie Foster, Indianapolis
Pitcher	Kenzee Smith, Indianapolis	Josie Newman, Southern Indiana
Utility/Pitcher	Amanda Weyh, Lindenwood	Allie Goodin, Southern Indiana

Story by: Cooper Weidenthaler