2021 Baseball Roster

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52 Griffin Doersching

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 250
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Greendale, Wis.
  • Highschool Greendale High School

Biography


All-ABCA/Rawlings Midwest Region First Team (2021)
2x All-Horizon League First Team (2018, 2021)
Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American Team (2018)
Horizon League Freshman of the Year (2018)
All-Horizon League Freshman Team (2018)

Career Milestones (Current Upon Completion of Career)
  • 2nd in career home runs (47), 5th in RBI (153), 5th in slugging percentage (.562), 5th in walks (96)
  • Set NKU's single-season records for home runs (20) and walks (50) in 2021
2021
  • Set NKU's all-time single-season home run record with 20 and the single-season base-on-balls mark (50) in a season that was shortened to 48 games due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Ranked in the top-10 in the country in five categories: walks per game (5th, 1.04), walks (6th, 50), home runs per game (6th, .42), slugging percentage (7th, .772) and home runs (8th, 20)
  • Hit career-high .316 with a .488 on-base percentage (34th in the country) and .772 slugging
  • Added 12 doubles, 48 RBI and 47 runs scored
  • Posted 13 multi-high games and 13 multi-RBI contests, including two with five or more
  • Tied NKU's single-game mark for the second time in his career with three homers in game two against UIC on May 22
  • Over final 11 games of season, hit .390 (16-of-41) with eight homers, 20 RBI, 15 runs scored and 11 walks
  • D1 Baseball listed him No. 7 on its list of Top-100 Draft Eligible Hitters
2020
  • Played in all 17 games and started 16 before the season was cut short due to COVID-19
  • Landed 16 hits, scored nine runs and drove in 12 en route to a .242 average
  • Scored his lone home run in a matchup against Xavier on March 4
2019
  • Made 51 starts on the season for the Norse
  • Finished third in the Horizon League in home runs (13)
  • Had a .230 average, 44 hits and 44 RBIs
  • Smacked two homers in a 3-for-5 outing against UIC on April 13, driving in five runs
  • Won the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Home Run Derby on ESPN (ESPN Highlight Video) 
2018
  • Batted .243 in his first collegiate season with 42 hits, 49 RBIs, 24 runs scored, 13 homers, and nine doubles
  • Led the team in home runs and was second on the team in RBIs
  • Hit at a .302 clip in Horizon League play with 32 hits, 32 RBIs, 19 runs scored, 10 homers and six doubles
  • Hit three home runs and tied an NKU single-game record with nine RBIs in the 16-13 victory over Youngstown State on May 11
  • Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year, All-Horizon League First Team, and All-Horizon League Freshman Team..
  • Also earned Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American Team honors. 
Coach Asalon on Griffin Doersching: "Griffin is a power-hitting first baseman who will fit into the middle of the lineup immediately. He has strength and power that you just can't teach. He is also an outstanding defensive player and is rated Wisconsin's No.  8 player by Prep Baseball Report and No. 363 in the country."

Statistics

Season:
2021

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    Infielder
    6'4" 250 lbs
    52
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    2019Sophomore

    Infielder
    6'4" 250 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2020Junior

    Infielder
    6'4" 250 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2021Senior

    Infielder
    6'4" 250 lbs
    52