Fresno State defeated Sacramento State 4-3 in 13 innings to claim the 2012 WAC Baseball Tournament championship on Sunday at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz.
The Fresno State baseball team tied for the most for All-Western Athletic Conference selections with seven Bulldogs picked by the conference head coaches to either the first or second teams.
2011 (Junior): Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 50th round of the Major League Baseball draft ... started first game of the season ... recorded one putout before suffering a season ending injury.
2010 (Sophomore): Played in 59 games, earning 55 starts ... hit .339 with 64 hits and 46 RBIs ... recorded 11 doubles and five home runs ... hit his first career home run on Feb. 20 against Nebraska ... caught 16 runners attempting to steal a, second-best in the WAC ... had a career-high three hits in a game four times ... was 2-for-2 in stolen bases ... had a fielding percentage of .976.
2009 (Freshman): Played in 42 games, earning 25 starts ... caught 13 runners attempting to steal bases ... hit .219 with six doubles and 12 RBIs ... tallied 21 hits and nine runs ... had four games going 2-for-4 at the plate ... set a career-high in at bats (5) against Hawaii on May 23.
Vista Murrieta HS: Two-year letterwinner in baseball ... California Interscholastic Federation champions in 2007 ... All-Southwestern League in 2007 and 2008 ... All-CIF Southern Section in 2007 and 2008 ... led the Southwestern League in RBIs (35) and batting average (.410) ... also lettered in cross country.
Personal: Born May 24, 1990 in Oceanside, Calif. ... son of Scott and Barbara Garrison ... married wife, Amanda, in January of 2011 ... the pair have a son, Bryce ... he has two brothers, Trace and Taylor; and three sisters, Noelle, Danielle, and Tanna ...twin brother, Taylor, also plays baseball for the Bulldogs ... enjoys golfing, playing cards, snowboarding and spending time with his family.
