CONWAY, Ark. – It's award season for ASUN softball, and the conference gets things kicked off with the league's Academic All-ASUN Team. The Bears had one member on the list, senior Kylie Griffin.
 
Graduating with a cumulative grade point average of 3.98 in Exercise Science, Griffin was named to her third Academic All-ASUN Team this year. The third baseman was a shining example of how to maintain quality grades in the classroom while still being a leader on the field. She becomes the eighth ASUN player in conference history to be named to the list three times in her career.
 
"Kylie has always been such a good role model for her teammates. She puts in so much time to getting better on the field, but that never overshadows what has to happen in the classroom," Head coach Jenny Parsons said. "For her to be on this team three times, I think it's very well-deserved, because she puts so much time and effort into making sure she's doing what she needs to be doing, and I'm proud of how she's handled her college career."
 
Griffin led the ASUN and ranked in the top-25 in the nation in total hits during the regular season (72), and finished the year third in the ASUN in triples (5), and had the eighth-best batting average among all ASUN hitters (.385). She had 22 games of multiple hits, including seven games of three or more hits. Her .987 fielding percentage was the second-best among players with 90 or more assists.
 
Behind the Greenbrier's leadership, the Bears earned a top-three seed for the fourth-straight season, and bowed out in the ASUN Championship after two games last week.