Baylor's Griffin Named to USA Baseball National Team
6/27/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 27, 2003
WACO, Texas - Baylor sophomore Michael Griffin made the final cut for the 2003 USA Baseball National Team, USA Baseball announced Friday. Griffin and 19 other top collegiate players will represent the United States this summer at the 2003 Pan-American Games.
Griffin, a sophomore from Dallas, Texas, hit .350 with 11 home runs and a team-best 76 RBI for Baylor this season and was named both first-team All-Big 12 and first-team Academic All-Big 12. He led the squad with eight triples and set a new school record with 26 doubles while splitting time between left field and third base.
Griffin is the fifth Baylor player to make the USA National Team, joining Pat Combs (1988), Jason Jennings (1997 and 1998), Jon Topolski (1998) and Zane Carlson (2000). Additionally, head coach Steve Smith was an assistant coach for the 1998 team. Bears Bryan Loeb (1998) and Kelly Shoppach (2000) were each invited to the USA trials but did not make the final cut.
The USA National Team was selected from a pool of 36 players that completed a four-day trials process Friday at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Ariz. For a full detailed roster and a schedule of all games, log on to www.usabaseball.com. The 2003 USA Baseball National Team will represent the United States this summer in the Pan Am Games, August 2-12 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
