Marshall University Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Roster
Radcliffe, Grayson
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Jersey Number 26
Grayson Radcliffe
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Patrick Henry HS
- Hometown:
- Rockville, Va.
Bio
2018 (Freshman)
2018 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2018 Conference USA Academic Medalist
2018 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
GP/GS: 53/53 … Very promising young shortstop who missed just two games during freshman season and made all 53 of her starts at short … On base percentage of .336 and showed great patience at the plate tied for second on the team with 21 walks, sixth most by a freshman in program history … Recorded first career hit in first plate appearance at No. 13 Auburn (Feb. 8) … First career stolen base against Wichita State (Feb. 9) … Hit by a pitch and scored a run versus No. 10 Tennessee … 2-for-2 with first career home run against Presbyterian (Feb. 24), also scored two runs, drew one walk and stole a base … Season-high seven assists at No. 20 South Carolina (March 3) tied for second highest single game total in program history, also had two putouts and no errors … Hit second home run at UAB (March 10) … Drove in two runs in game two win at UAB (March 10) including one in the top of the eighth with first career double … 1-of-2 with two walks, one run and one steal in game two at FGCU (March 21) … Plated two runs with a double in the top of the sixth at Florida Atlantic (March 25) to tie the game … Drove in two runs for the third time in the season with a double in game two against Morehead State (April 11) and contributed five assists on defense … 2-of-3 with an RBI double and scored a run in Herd’s home win over No. 28 James Madison … Hit RBI double in the top of the eighth at WKU (April 21) to give Herd a two-run lead … Drew three walks and scored a run in game one against Middle Tennessee (May 6), tied for second most walks in a game in program history … Went 3-of-4 with an RBI in first round of Conference USA Tournament against WKU (May 9).
High School: Attended Patrick Henry High School … Lettered four times in softball and basketball … Member of teams that were two-time conference champions and two-time regional champions … Four-time All-Region honoree … Two-time First Team All-Metro … Senior season hit .623 with five home runs, three triples, 34 RBI and a .953 fielding percentage … Was a finalist for the Richmond-Times Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year … Club team finished third at the ASA Nationals … Former teammates playing collegiately at St. Joseph’s, East Tennessee State, Oakland, Duke, Queens, Lynn, Virginia Tech, USC Upstate and James Madison … Member of SCA, National Honor Society, BETA Club, Varsity Club and Young Life.
Personal: Born Sept. 26, 1999 … Daughter of Chad and Beth Radcliffe … Has two younger siblings Saxon (15) attends and plays for Patrick Henry High School, Maddox (13) attends Liberty Middle School … Father Chad played football for East Tennessee State from 1989-93, ranks sixth all-time at the school in career tackles for a loss with 34 and is tied for the third most tackles for a loss in a single game with five against Marshall in 1992 … Chose Marshall because, “I love the history and the culture here. From the first time I heard the “We Are” I knew Marshall was the right choice.” … undecided on major.
2018 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2018 Conference USA Academic Medalist
2018 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
GP/GS: 53/53 … Very promising young shortstop who missed just two games during freshman season and made all 53 of her starts at short … On base percentage of .336 and showed great patience at the plate tied for second on the team with 21 walks, sixth most by a freshman in program history … Recorded first career hit in first plate appearance at No. 13 Auburn (Feb. 8) … First career stolen base against Wichita State (Feb. 9) … Hit by a pitch and scored a run versus No. 10 Tennessee … 2-for-2 with first career home run against Presbyterian (Feb. 24), also scored two runs, drew one walk and stole a base … Season-high seven assists at No. 20 South Carolina (March 3) tied for second highest single game total in program history, also had two putouts and no errors … Hit second home run at UAB (March 10) … Drove in two runs in game two win at UAB (March 10) including one in the top of the eighth with first career double … 1-of-2 with two walks, one run and one steal in game two at FGCU (March 21) … Plated two runs with a double in the top of the sixth at Florida Atlantic (March 25) to tie the game … Drove in two runs for the third time in the season with a double in game two against Morehead State (April 11) and contributed five assists on defense … 2-of-3 with an RBI double and scored a run in Herd’s home win over No. 28 James Madison … Hit RBI double in the top of the eighth at WKU (April 21) to give Herd a two-run lead … Drew three walks and scored a run in game one against Middle Tennessee (May 6), tied for second most walks in a game in program history … Went 3-of-4 with an RBI in first round of Conference USA Tournament against WKU (May 9).
High School: Attended Patrick Henry High School … Lettered four times in softball and basketball … Member of teams that were two-time conference champions and two-time regional champions … Four-time All-Region honoree … Two-time First Team All-Metro … Senior season hit .623 with five home runs, three triples, 34 RBI and a .953 fielding percentage … Was a finalist for the Richmond-Times Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year … Club team finished third at the ASA Nationals … Former teammates playing collegiately at St. Joseph’s, East Tennessee State, Oakland, Duke, Queens, Lynn, Virginia Tech, USC Upstate and James Madison … Member of SCA, National Honor Society, BETA Club, Varsity Club and Young Life.
Personal: Born Sept. 26, 1999 … Daughter of Chad and Beth Radcliffe … Has two younger siblings Saxon (15) attends and plays for Patrick Henry High School, Maddox (13) attends Liberty Middle School … Father Chad played football for East Tennessee State from 1989-93, ranks sixth all-time at the school in career tackles for a loss with 34 and is tied for the third most tackles for a loss in a single game with five against Marshall in 1992 … Chose Marshall because, “I love the history and the culture here. From the first time I heard the “We Are” I knew Marshall was the right choice.” … undecided on major.
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