{"id":27210,"date":"2016-03-03T16:45:42","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T21:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=27210"},"modified":"2016-03-03T16:46:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T21:46:31","slug":"outfielder-griffin-stanley-earns-royal-of-the-week-honors-helping-baseball-off-to-a-hot-4-1-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2016\/outfielder-griffin-stanley-earns-royal-of-the-week-honors-helping-baseball-off-to-a-hot-4-1-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Outfielder Griffin Stanley earns Royal of the Week honors, helping baseball off to a hot start"},"content":{"rendered":"

Griffin Stanley<\/strong><\/a> (Roanoke, Va.\/Cave Spring) is helping his team make a statement. It\u2019s over. The rebuilding period for the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) Royals baseball team has been completed. Now in his junior year, Stanley believes it is time to take care of business, but he is not the only one.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first three years were about changing the culture and getting the team to believe that we could win,\u201d said Coach Ben Spotts<\/a>. \u201cThis is no longer a rebuilding year. Now that our guys know that we can get to the tournament, it\u2019s time to take that next step and compete in the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Royals have had a hot start to their season going 5-1 and Griffin has been a huge contributor. In the men\u2019s doubleheader against Juniata, Stanley did his job by triggering EMU\u2019s 21-3 blowout by batting 3-5 with three runs and two stolen bases. For the week, Stanley hit .368 with four walks.<\/p>\n

Last season, the outfielder had a total of six stolen bases; early this year, Stanley is second in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) with four stolen bases and fourth with nine runs.<\/p>\n

Being a part of Spotts\u2019 first recruiting class, the 5-10 junior has some experience under his belt. For the first at-bat of every home game, \u201cKashmir\u201d by Led Zeppelin plays through the speakers, which is not a typical song at a baseball game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a 70’s and 80\u2019s rock music kind of guy,\u201d Stanley admits. \u201cSophomore year I used to get a little nervous to bat, but after the first game this year, it was smooth sailing and this song calms me down.\u201d<\/p>\n

So as the Led Zeppelin fan walks up to home plate, his veteran experience keeps him cool, calm and collected.\u00a0 His only focus?\u00a0 Get on a base.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe runs so well,\u201d Spotts explains as to why he chose Stanley to be his lead batter for the past two years. \u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s the fastest guy on our team.\u00a0 He puts the ball into play, doesn\u2019t strike out often, can bunt and steals bases well.\u00a0 He proved himself sophomore year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stanley brings a consistency to his team not only by his continuous high level of effort day in and day out, or his coachable nature, but also with his easy going personality.\u00a0 His coach even referred to him as \u201cquiet\u201d at times.\u00a0 But just for the record, the kinesiology<\/a> major says differently.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the classroom I am kind of quiet, but outside of class I come out a little bit.\u00a0 I have a wild side,\u201d joked Stanley.<\/p>\n

When it comes to Stanley\u2019s personality, the two may not always be on the same page, but one thing that Stanley and Coach Spotts can surely agree upon is that the expectations this year have increased.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis season my job is to build off last season,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cThere is a bunch of stuff I can improve on, which I need to do to help the team in any way possible. As a team, I want us to win some games, make the tournament and compete for an ODAC championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the season is still young, the mindset of this growing team is maturing.\u00a0 For a team to succeed it takes every single player on the team to buy into that idea. With Stanley\u2019s hard work and consistency on and off the field the Royals have a great chance of making back-to-back trips to the ODAC Tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cGriffin is very focused when it comes time to practice and play games.\u00a0 He consistently works hard and is always trying to get better,\u201d said Spotts. \u201cI have never felt like he didn\u2019t bring his all to a game or practice.\u00a0 This year his role is the same as last year, just this year we expect more from him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s time to turn the volume up a notch on that Led Zeppelin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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