Griff O'Ferrall
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| Griff O'Ferrall | |
|---|---|
| Virginia Cavaliers | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: February 2, 2003 Richmond, Virginia | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
James Griffin O'Ferrall (born February 2, 2003) is an American college baseball shortstop for the University of Virginia.
O'Ferrall attended St. Christopher's School in Richmond, Virginia. In 2021, his senior year, he was named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year for Virginia.[1] After graduating, he played for the Auburn Doubledays of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate summer baseball league.[2]
While also receiving interest from the college baseball programs at James Madison University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Old Dominion University, O'Ferrall chose to enroll at the University of Virginia to play for the Virginia Cavaliers.[3] In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Kalamazoo Growlers of the Northwoods League.[4] He was selected to the United States national collegiate baseball team in 2023.[5] In 2024, O'Ferrall won the Brooks Wallace Award as the top collegiate shortstop and a ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Award.[6][7]
References
- ^ https://richmond.com/sports/high-school/st-christopher-s-griff-o-ferrall-is-the-gatorade-state-baseball-player-of-the-year/article_523a8850-eea3-5b37-84d1-07cb9dd30998.html
- ^ https://richmond.com/sports/high-school/former-st-christopher-s-shortstop-griff-o-ferrall-rolling-in-collegiate-summer-league/article_e8f1ac94-f4e2-5f10-b3bc-92c2b26d2c3d.html
- ^ https://richmond.com/sports/college/baseball/griff-oferrall-will-leave-lasting-legacy-at-virginia-the-last-school-to-recruit-him/article_7932a214-1d62-11ef-887a-b7773f4c73f8.html
- ^ https://wkzo.com/2022/07/11/367600/
- ^ https://www.si.com/college/virginia/baseball/uvas-oferrall-woolfolk-named-to-usa-baseball-collegiate-national-team
- ^ https://www.wric.com/news/charlottesville/former-st-christophers-player-griff-oferrall-earns-national-gold-glove-award/
- ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/brooks-wallace-award-names-griff-o-ferrall-winner-of-2024-honor
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)