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Jersey Number 41
Griffin Barnes
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 180
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Anaheim, Calif.
- High School:
- Esperanza
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
- Major:
- Business
Bio
Grand Canyon
Summer League
High School
Personal
2018 | RS-Junior
- Was the Lopes' primary catcher, starting 36 of 57 games behind the plate.
- Had hot first half of season, hitting .361 through 26 games.
- Had two three-hit games on the year, both coming in his home state of California on March 14 vs. UC Riverside and May 15 vs. Loyola Marymount.
- Posted four consecutive multi-hit games in a five-game span against Valparaiso, Penn State and UC Riverside in early March including a career-best three-hit game.
2017 | RS-Sophomore
- Appeared in 28 games (22 starts), batting .225.
- Had a key double as part of a two-hit performance in a 4-0 series-clinching victory over No. 22 Oklahoma State on Feb. 20.
- Hit first career home run at Wichita State on Feb. 26.
- Went on a career-long six-game hit streak that culminated in a two-hit performance at Utah Valley on May 12 including a game-sealing ground-rule double in the 11th inning.
- Made national headlines with a juggling catch off of a popped up bunt in a May 6 victory against Seattle. Video of the catch landed as SportsCenter's top play of the night and made waves around the media on The Today Show and Bleacher Report.
2016 | RS-Freshman
- Played in 22 games (16 starts) for the Lopes, batting .157.
- Made GCU career debut in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Feb. 20 against Gonzaga while making his first start in Game 2.
- Had three multi-hit games in a 10-day span against Cal Poly, New Mexico and UNLV.
2015 | Redshirt
- Redshirted his first year with the Lopes.
Summer League
- 2017 - Fairbanks Goldpanners (Independent)
- 2016 - Orange City Riptide (California)
- 2015 - Oneonta Outlaws (New York)
High School
Esperanza High School - Anaheim, Calif.
- Was a two-year starter and team captain after moving schools.
- Compiled a .282 average over the course of his junior and senior seasons, amassing 33 hits, 22 RBIs, nine doubles and a pair of home runs.
- Was named to the All-Century League team.
- Had a streak in the middle of his senior campaign where he recorded hits in 16 of 17 games and batted .380.
Riverside Poly High School - Riverside, Calif.
- Started for the Bears in his freshman and sophomore seasons, hitting .379 in his two years, including a head-turning .458 batting average as a freshman, slugging .610.
- Named Rookie of the Year as a freshman and team's best defender.
Personal
- Parents are Dennis and Stephanie Barnes.
- Majoring in Business Management.
- Brother, Austin, played collegiately at Arizona State University, was drafted by the Marlins in 2011, and currently plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers, debuting on May 24, 2015.
- Uncle, Mike Gallego, logged 13 years of major league service for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals and played collegiately at UCLA.
- Cousin, Niko Gallego, played for UCLA and played five seasons of Minor League Baseball.
- Cousin, Jake Galleway, is an infielder at future WAC member, California Baptist University.
- Favorite thing to do in Phoenix is watch Spring Training games.
- Favorite place to vacation is the Dominican Republic.
- Favorite athletes growing up included Brett Favre, Kobe Bryant and Ken Griffey Jr.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
