Coach Peck says:"I am so proud of Christy and how hard she as worked over the last year. Although she is not quite 100 percent yet, she is going to be exciting to watch when she returns. She is a great athlete who has taken it upon herself to get in the best shape she can to speed up her recovery process. Christy has a ton of potential and has very high expectations for herself. We are very excited about her return and are fully expecting her to spark our pitching staff this season. We feel Christy has some big things still ahead of her."

2007: Pitched season-high six innings against Savannah State (Feb. 24), a 10-1 win. ...Season-high and staff high 14 strikeouts against Savannah State (Feb. 24). ...Finished regular season with 16 appearances. ..Started six games, threw one complete game against Savannah State (Feb. 24). ...Also earned one save. ...Struck out 32 batters in 35.1 innings.

High School: Four-year starter and letterwinner at Robinson High...Earned Texas All-State honors as a senior...Named District 17AAA MVP and 1st Team Super Centex in her last season...Invited to play in the Texas All-Star game for the North...As a junior, named District 17AAA Offensive MVP and Honorable Mention Super Centex...In her sophomore year, garnered Outstanding Pitcher of the Year and 2nd Team Super Centex honors...Named 2nd Team All-District 17AAA as a freshman...Played for the Spring Klein Hawks Gold coached by Dick Haskel...Also competed in volleyball, earning All-District honors as a sophomore...Regional qualifier in track as a freshman pole vaulter.

Personal: Majoring in Art...Hobbies include playing softball, hanging out with friends, shopping, and listening to music...Enjoys watching the Fresh Prince of Belaire....Favorite band is The Wreckers and favorite movie is The Diary of a Mad Black Woman...Would like to one day go skydiving, but only one problem - she's afraid of heights!...Definitely considers herself more of a country girl than a city girl...In high school, she was superstitious about always wearing a pink bow in her hair for every softball game...Enjoys eating Chinese food...her nickname is Christy or Waco...Believes the best thing about Lady Bison softball is the girls - "they are amazing girls who bond really well and all have the same goals on and off the field"...Most admires her parents because "they are just amazing people who give back and are great Christians - they are the perfect role models"...Chose Lipscomb because "it seemed like a great school and had a good athletic program"...Has one sister, Mandy (21), and one brother, Andy (15)...Parents are Don and Jamie Grisham...Christina Elizabeth Grisham was born on May 24, 1988 in Waco, Texas.

Grisham File:

Nickname: Christy and Waco
Favorite color: Purple and pink
Favorite tv show: Fresh Prince of Belaire
Hidden talent: I can sing with my mouth shut
Pet peeve: I can't stand feet!
Country you most want to visit: Australia
Favorite singer/band: The Wreckers
Person in history you would most like to meet: Muhammad Ali
Superstition: I used to wear a pink bow in my hair for every game.
In a movie about your life, who would play you? Sandra Bullock
Favorite food: Chinese
Favorite class at Lipscomb: Foundations of Business
More of a country or city girl? Definitely a country girl
Favorite professional player: Derek Jeter
Favorite professional team: New York Yankees
If you didn't play softball, what other collegiate sport would you play? Volleyball
Decided to attend Lipscomb because: It seemed like a great school and had a good athletic program
The first place you would take someone visiting Nashville for the first time: To see the Batman building or the Parthenon
Best thing about Lady Bison softball: The girls. They are amazing girls who bond really well and all have the same goals on and off the field.
Before every game I: Listen to music
Person you most admire and why: My parents because they are just amazing people who give back and are great Christians...the perfect role models
Favorite quote: "For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream." - Emmitt Smith