Furman University

2019 — Registered 54 starts — all at second base...hit .228 with two home runs and drove in 24 runs..fielded at a .972 clip, committing just seven errors in 251 chances...delivered an RBI double in his second plate appearance in the Paladins’ season opener versus Morehead State...registered a 3-for-5 performance with two RBI and two runs in a 16-11 win over Morehead State...went 9-for-23 (.391) and drove in eight runs over the first five games...went 2-for-5 in an 11-10 win over Ohio State...capped a three-run ninth inning with a game winning RBI bunt single at Western Carolina (4-3 win) that completed a doubleheader sweep...stroked a two-run, seventh inning double in a 9-3 road triumph at Wofford, helping the Paladins to twinbill sweep of the Terriers...doubled twice in a 9-7 victory over Western Carolina in SoCon Tournament play....hit .333 (23x69) over his final 20 games.

High School: 2018 graduate of Gainesville (6A) High School...baseball coach was Jeremy Kemp...played middle infield...four-year starter who finished his career ranked first in program history in at bats and hits...three-time all-region and two-time all-area and all-state pick...named region player of the year in 2017 after helping lead Gainesville to a 22-9 record and its second consecutive state final four playoff appearance after going 29-7 in 2016, his sophomore year...represented Team Georgia at the 2017 Sunbelt Classic in Atoka, Oklahoma...ranked by PG as the No. 28 among shortstops and 187th best player in Georgia...sports extensive travel ball experience with Team DeMarini and Rawlings Southeast 17U National...earned 2017 18U PG Summer Showdown All-Tournament honors after helping his Rawlings Southeast squad to championship.

Personal: Full name is Banks McLaine Griffith...born May 31, 2000, in Gainesville, Georgia...son of Jason and Michelle Griffith...two brothers, Ryan (RHP, 2013-16) and Sims (2B, 2015-18), both played collegiately for Furman.