Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Coach Taps says: Griffin had a stellar fall, establishing himself as one of our top bats and overall players. He joins us after transferring in for graduate school from NCAA Division III powerhouse and recent National Champion, California Lutheran University. Griff has a chance to be a major impact player for us and has all the tools to be one of the top middle-of-the-order threats in the country. He will be seeing time at catcher, first base, outfield, and possible designated hitter.
 
2026 (Stevens, D3): Second Team D3baseball.com All-Region IV ... Earned First Team All-MAC Freedom honors ... Named to the Spring MAC All-Sportsmanship Team ... Baseball Collegian Preseason Player to Watch ... Appeared and started in each of the squad's 43 games, posting a .375 batting average ... Led team in home runs (8), RBI (40), slugging percentage (.611), and walks (30) ... Tied for 1st in games and games started ... 2nd in OPS (1.100), at bats (144), runs scored (37), hits (54), doubles (8), total bases (88), on base percentage (.489), and sacrifice flies (4) ... 3rd in batting average ... Tied for 3rd in triples (1) and hit by pitches (6) ... Went 1 for 2 (RBI, SF, BB) vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/17) … 1 for 3 (R, 2B, BB) vs. Dickinson (2/20) … Went 1 for 3 (RBI, HBP) vs. No. 10/No. Salve Regina (2/21) … 1 for 3 (2B, BB) vs. RV / RV Montclair State (2/27) … Went 1 for 3 with a walk vs. RV / RV Montclair State (2/28) … 1 for 3 (R, BB) in the 2^nd game of a doubleheader vs. Union (3/8) … Went 1 for 2 with a hit by pitch vs. William Paterson (3/9) … 1 for 3 in the 2^nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. DeSales (3/14) … 3 for 5 (R, RBI, SB) vs. Amherst (3/17) … Went 2 for 3 (2 R, BB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Delaware Valley (3/20) … Hit a clutch 2-run game winning home run in the 2^nd game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Delaware Valley (3/21) … 2 for 3 (R, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, SB) vs. Centenary NJ (3/25) … Went 2 for 3 (2 R, 2B, BB, SB) in the 1^st game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Misericordia (3/29) … Had an epic career-day hitting for the cycle and going 4 for 5 (2 R, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, SF) vs. Manhattanville (3/31) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (R, 2 RBI, SF) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Lebanon Valley (4/4) … 3 for 5 (R, RBI, BB, SB) vs. RV/NR Eastern Connecticut (4/8) … Went 3 for 4 (R, 2B, RBI) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. Arcadia (4/10) … Combined to go 3 for 7 (2 R, 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, HBP) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Arcadia (4/11) … 2 for 3 (RBI, BB) vs. NJCU (4/14) … Went 2 for 4 (2 R, 2 RBI, BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. King’s (4/16) … 3 for 4 (R, HR, 2 RBI) vs. SJ-LI (4/21) … Went 2 for 4 (2 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI) in a MAC Freedom contest vs. FDU-Florham (4/24) … Combined to go 2 for 5 (3 R, HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. FDU-Florham (4/26) … 3 for 4 (3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, SF, 2 SB) vs. SJ-LI (4/28) … Went 2 for 5 (2 R, 2 BB, SB) in a MAC Freedom semifinal game vs. DeSales (5/1) … 1 for 3 (RBI, 2 BB) in the 2^nd game of a MAC Freedom semifinal doubleheader vs. DeSales (5/2).

2025 (Cal Lutheran, D3): Appeared in 14 games and made 7 starts behind the plate ... Collected two doubles, three runs scored and two RBI ... Drew four walks and was hit by pitch three times ... Posted an on-base percentage of .351 in 30 at-bats ... Caught 7 runners stealing ... Went 3-4 (R, 2 RBI) vs. Cal Tech (2/22).
 
2024 (Cal Lutheran, D3): Appeared in 20 games, making 10 starts … Batted .297 with four doubles, one triple, five runs, and 7 RBI … Worked three walks and was hit by six pitches … 7 for 13 with two doubles, one triple, and five RBI over the four-game span (April 2-April 10).
 
2023 (Cal Lutheran, D3): Was a member of the SCIAC Tournament Championship team … Appeared in 10 games as a catcher … four off his six hits were doubles … Recorded five RBI and two runs scored … Had a fielding percentage of .974 with 36 putouts and two assists … Caught two runners stealing.
 
2022: Did not compete.
 
2021 (Cal Lutheran, D3): Did not compete.
 
Personal: Son of David and Laurel Zitko ... Has a younger sister named Bailey ... Graduated Summa Cum Laude from California Lutheran University … Favorite book and movie are Relentless Optimism and Step Brothers ... Favorite MLB team and player are the San Diego Padres and Thomas Saggese ... Chose Stevens for the highly-regarded MBA program, connection with the coaching staff, and a new experience on the other coast.
 
Summer Collegiate Baseball: Spent the 2025 summer season with the San Diego Bombers of the California Collegiate League.