Northwestern State University of Louisana

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.