Northwestern State University of Louisana

MLB Draft, 32nd round (Philadelphia, 2016)
Southland Conference Hitter of the Week (March 8, 2016)

2016 Season:
• Appeared in 55 games, starting 54 at catcher (33) and designated hitter (21).
• led Northwestern State in batting average (.308), doubles (21) and RBIs (38) and was second in home runs (5).
• his 21 doubles were tied for second in school single-season history with three other players.
• finished the season on a 13-game hitting streak, batting .418 (23-for-55) with three home runs and 14 RBIs.
• crushed a home run and drove in two runs in a 6-5 loss to New Orleans in the Southland Conference Tournament on May 26.
• went 7-for-11 with four doubles, one home run and six RBIs in a three-game sweep of Abilene Christian from May 19-21.
• delivered a bases-clearing double en route to a career-high four RBIs in a 13-4 win at Nicholls on May 13.
• doubled twice as part of at three-hit game in an 8-3 win at Arkansas State on May 6.
• collected his second walk-off RBI of the year, driving in William Townsend with a 10th-inning single to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 29.
• doubled and homered as part of a three-hit game in a 5-4 loss at New Orleans on April 17.
• doubled twice and knocked in a pair of runs in an 8-7, 10-inning win at McNeese on April 10.
• capped NSU's seven-run ninth inning with a three-run double, lifting the Demons to a 7-5 win at Sam Houston State on March 18.
• went 10-for-21 during a five-game hit streak from March 4-8.
• earned Southland Conference Hitter of the Week honors after going 8-for-16 with four doubles and six RBIs in the four-game Arizona Tournament from March 4-6.
• tied the school record for doubles in a game with three, driving in three runs in a 6-0 win against St.Mary's in the Arizona Tournament on March 5.
• had his first multi-hit game at Northwestern State on Feb. 26, going 2-for-5 at Southern Miss.
• lofted a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to give the Demons a 1-0 opening-night win against Alabama State on Feb. 19.

Prior to NSU:
• Played one season each at Mississippi State and Shelton State Community College.
• as a sophomore at Shelton State, batted .324 with seven doubles, five home runs and 31 RBIs in 139 at-bats.
• named first-team All-North Division in the Alabama Community College Conference as Shelton State won the North Division championship.
• redshirted one season at Mississippi State before appearing in 24 games.
• batted .273 with three doubles and five RBIs in 44 games for the Bulldogs.
• named an All-Star and first-team All-California Collegiate League in 2013 while playing for the San Luis Obispo Blues.
• ranked as 2014’s No. 16 prospect by Perfect Game in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League  while playing for the Lima Locos. Was a GLSCL all-star and first-team all-league catcher after leading the league in home runs (9).
• carried a 3.7 GPA at Shelton State and a 3.3 at Mississippi State.

High School:
• Lettered four years for coach Kellen Greer at Sparkman High School.
• helped lead Sparkman to four straight state playoff appearances.
• as a senior, named to the Louisville Slugger High School All-American first team while also earning Huntsville Times Hitter of the Year acclaim and a spot on the AHSAA Class 6A All-State first team.
• crushed 21 career home runs and drove in 115 runs in three seasons and set the school record with 21 doubles as a senior.
• as a junior, was the Alabama representative in the Power Showcase Home Run Derby, a member of the Huntsville Times Elite Baseball Team, selected for the Alabama North-South All-Star Game and earned invitations to the East Coast Pro Showcase and the Area Code Games.
• as a sophomore, was the 16U BCS Rawlings Home Run Challenge champion (Fort Myers, Fla.), a 16U national team triais invitee and took part in the Alabama Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Weekend.
• honor roll student who graduated with a 3.5 GPA.

Personal:
• Born Jan. 21, 1994.
• son of Beth and Tim Garner.
• one sister, Grace Ann, a cheerleader at the University of Alabama.
• business administration major who plans on playing pro baseball after graduation.