MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Having seen success as a student-athlete and coach, Megan Griffith has been chosen to lead the Morehead State softball program as its next head coach.

"I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the incredible opportunity to become the next head coach for the softball program at Morehead State University," said Griffith. "It is truly special to be welcomed into a department that shares my passion and vision for the success of the Eagle softball program. I would like to thank (Director of Athletics) Dr. Jaime Gordon, Richard Fletcher and the entire MSU Senior Leadership for their confidence in me. I'm beyond excited to meet the athletes and start building towards a championship caliber team."

Griffith played collegiately at Middle Tennessee State and has served on the coaching staffs at UC San Diego and George Mason and most recently as the head coach at Savannah State.

"Coach Griffith rose to the top of our candidate pool with her passion for the game and building a program the right way. You can tell immediately her commitment to ensuring our student-athletes will be successful on and off the field," said Gordon. "I fully believe her experience as a softball student-athlete herself, as well as her experience coaching, will be the right fit here at Morehead State. Her resourcefulness also stands out as she has been able to compete for championships in every coaching position she has held. Coach Griffith also has an accomplished recruiting background, and she will foster a championship mindset in our program moving forward and bring student-athletes to campus who want to better the program and themselves."

Griffith inherited the Savannah State program just one week before the 2022 season began in February and proceeded to help the Tigers to 13 wins and a spot in their conference tournament for only the second time in program history. Griffith's team set the school record for stolen bases and clubbed the second most home runs in SSU history and most since 2016. 

Griffith served two seasons (2020 and 2021) as an assistant coach (infielders and hitting) at George Mason. Following a 2020 season that was cut short due to COVID-19, she helped the Patriots to the program's first winning season (2021) since 2014. Her instruction led her team to rank in the top 20 in the nation in batting average for three straight weeks, and GMU finished 24th in the nation in stolen bases. The Patriots started 8-0, the best start there since 1983. In addition, GMU set the school record for best fielding percentage and had the program's best season-ending batting average since 2016 and highest slugging percentage since 2015. 

She was also instrumental in improving GMU's RPI nearly 50 points and helped sign the nation's No. 66-ranked recruiting class. 

Griffith began her full-time coaching career at UC San Diego, where she served as assistant coach during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Her teams catapulted to success, culminating in the 2019 team winning a conference regular-season title, winning the NCAA West Regional, the super regional and advancing the Division II NCAA Championship.

She served as head hitting instructor starting in 2018, improving the Tritons' batting average from .283 to .311 and coaching a Second-Team All-American in Sherriah Harrington. She also served as lead pitching coach in 2019, where her staff garnered five conference awards, including a first-team all-conference and First-Team All-West Region honor. Her staff also recorded the first no-hitter in program history and five shutouts. As infield instructor as well, she helped UCSD improve its fielding percentage by 14 points.

Griffith began her collegiate playing career at McNeese State before transferring to Gulf Coast (Fla.) Community College. She led her JUCO team in home runs, doubles, slugging percentage and RBI. She finished her career with a two-year stint at Middle Tennessee State.

The Erwin, Tenn., native had a decorated high school career at Science Hill in Johnson City, Tenn., where she was a three-time Big 8 Conference Player of the Year.

Griffith earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2016 from MTSU and is slated to earn her Master's Degree in sport management from George Mason in August.