2014 Baseball Roster
Roster
Daniel Garner
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Madison, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Sparkman HS
2014: Hit .273 in 24 games, collecting five RBIs, three doubles, three walks and two runs scored • All 10 of his starts came at DH • Went 11-for-32 in non-conference games (.344), but hit just .083 in SEC competition (1-for-12) • Recorded a pinch-hit double against Tennessee in the 4-3, 12-inning win on May 11 • Collected an RBI base hit and a walk in the April 15 victory against Alcorn State • Drove in the game-winning run as a pinch hitter Feb. 28 vs. Michigan State • Tallied three RBIs, two hits, a double and a run in the Feb. 25 win vs. Mount St. Mary’s • Cranked out a career-high four hits Feb. 22 vs. Holy Cross in game one of the doubleheader • Recorded his first career hit Feb. 14 vs. Western Carolina • Named an all-star as a member of the Lima Locos of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in summer 2014 • Member of the 2014 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2013: Redshirted his freshman year on campus • Member of the 2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll • Named an All-Star in the California League where he played summer ball for the San Luis Obispo Blues.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter and four-time letter winner at Sparkman High School • Coached by Kellen Greer • Paced the Senators at the plate with a .403 batting average, 39 RBIs, a school-record 21 doubles and six home runs in 2012 • First-Team Louisville Slugger High School All-American, First-Team Rawlings Southeast All-Region Team and Alabama Sports Writers Association First-Team 6A All-State selection • Started behind the dish in all 50 games for the 28-22 Senators • Also drew 22 walks and was hit by a pitch nine times • Hit .419 and paced SHS with 40 RBIs, eight home runs and 31 walks his junior season in 2011 • Notched a 19-game hitting streak • Selected to play in the 2011 Alabama North-South All-Star Baseball Game • Played summer league baseball alongside MSU teammate John Marc Shelly on the Memphis-based Dulin’s Dodgers, coached by Tim Dulin, the same program which produced three-time MLB All-Star and two-time World Series Champion Matt Cain.
PERSONAL: Born James Daniel Garner on Jan. 21, 1994 in Huntsville, Ala. • Son of Beth and Tim Garner of Madison, Ala. • Majoring in finance.
DANIEL GARNER'S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HB SO SF SH SB-SA SLG OBP E FLD
2014 .273 24-10 44 2 12 3 0 0 5 3 1 20 1 0 0-0 .341 .327 0 .000
Career .273 24-10 44 2 12 3 0 0 5 3 1 20 1 0 0-0 .341 .327 0 .000
DANIEL GARNER'S SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE STATISTICS
YEAR AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HB SO SF S SB-SA SLG OBP E FLD
2014 .083 9-2 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0-0 .167 .083 0 .000
Career .083 9-2 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0-0 .167 .083 0 .000
Career Highs
AB: 4, 3x, last vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 2/25
R: 1, 2x, last vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 2/25
H: 4 vs. Holy Cross (DH-1), 2/22
RBI: 3 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 2/25
2B: 2, 3x, last vs. Tennessee, 5/11
3B: N/A
HR: N/A
BB: 1, 3x, last vs. Alcorn State, 4/15
SB: N/A
