2024 Baseball Roster

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26 Tanner Garrison

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Dallas, Tex.
  • High School Cardinal Newman (Coastal Carolina)

Biography

2024 (Senior):
  • Played in 20 games including 19 starts behind the plate for the Orange & Blue as one of the top defensive catchers in the country
  • Slashed .246/.348/.351 across 57 at bats before suffering a season-ending injury against South Carolina on April 13
  • Led the SEC by throwing out 43.8% of would-be base-stealers (7-for-16)
  • Fielded at a remarkable .995 clip across 198 defensive chances primarily behind the plate
  • Totaled one home run, three doubles, nine runs, six RBI and two sacrifice flies
  • Notched first hit, RBI and run as a Gator while going 1-for-4 with one double and two runs scored in the win over North Florida on Feb. 21
  • Went 2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, one run scored and one walk in the victory against St. Mary’s on March 10
  • Picked up two hits and finished 2-for-4 with two runs in the series-clinching win at LSU on March 24
  • Recorded hits in all three games of the Mississippi State series from March 29-31, going 4-for-7 with two RBI and one run
  • Launched his first homer as a Gator en route to a 2-for-3 night in the victory over Mississippi State on March 29
  • Registered a season-high three hits and went 3-for-4 with one double and two runs scored vs. South Carolina on April 12
  • Registered four multi-hit games

COASTAL CAROLINA:
  • Appeared in 96 games featuring 56 starts after making his collegiate debut in 2020 
  • Slashed .257/.381/.482 with 13 homers, 11 doubles, 53 RBI and 48 runs over 222 at bats
  • Finished time at Coastal Carolina with a remarkable .992 fielding percentage across 589 chances behind the plate
  • Posted his best offensive season in 2023 thanks to a .275/.396/.588 batting line with career highs in all three slash categories
  • Tallied six home runs, 53 RBI and 23 runs scored last season
  • Hit .263 with a .408 SLG, a .385 OBP, three home runs, two doubles, 11 RBIs, and 13 runs scored his junior year
  • Delivered a .227/.358/.426 slash line with three home runs, two doubles, eight walks, 15 RBIs, and 10 runs scored over 20 games played his sophomore campaign
  • Recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage behind the plate with 106 putouts and eight assists during his sophomore year
  • Batted .250/.357/.500 with one home run, seven RBIs, and two runs scored across 7 games as a freshman in the shortened 2020 season 
  • Garrison was the top Division I catcher in pitch framing in 2023 and threw out 14 runners on the base paths
  • Notched career highs of four hits and three doubles on Feb. 25, 2023 against Creighton 
 
CARDINAL NEWMAN HS:
  • Rated the No. 1 catcher and the No. 18 overall prospect in the state of South Carolina for the class of 2019 by Prep Baseball Report
  • Ranked as high as the No. 2 catcher and the No. 25 overall prospect in the class of 2019 in the state of South Carolina by Perfect Game
  • Also ranked as high as the No. 199 overall catching prospect in the nation by Perfect Game
  • A 2019 PG Preseason All-American and Atlantic Region All-Region honorable mention selection
  • Lettered at Cardinal Newman
  • Led his team to a 25-5 overall record, a regional championship, and the semifinals of the state championship tournament his senior season
  • A key member of the 2018 SCISA 3A state championship team
  • A two-time SCISA All-Region team selection (2018 and 2019) and a two-time High School Sports Report/SCISA All-State honoree (2018 and 2019)
  • A 2018 All-Midlands honorable mention selection
  • Was twice selected to play in the SCISA All-Star Game, SC Palmetto Games, and Border Battle SC/NC Game
  • Hit .356 with eight doubles and 25 RBIs his junior season, while also going 3-1 with a save on the mound
  • Drove in a team-high 22 RBIs as a sophomore in 2017
  • Played for the Dirtbags club team
  • Was a member of the 2018 WWBA 18U Memorial Day at LakePoint championship team and earned all-tournament team honors at the 2018 WWBA 2019 Grads or 17U National Championship tournament
 
PERSONAL
  • Son of Heather and Ty Garrison
  • Has one older sister, Tylor, and two younger sisters, Layne and Cate
MAJOR:
Received graduate certificate in Non-profit Leadership in May 2024.

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