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2017 Baseball Roster

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19 Garrett Anderson

  • Position RHP
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Arcadia, Fla.

Biography

As a Senior (2017) | Game-by-Game Stats
2017 Senior CLASS Award Candidate
MLB Draft 35th Round Pick – Tampa Bay Rays

Went 7-2 with a 3.68 ERA … made 13 starts and 17 appearances … registered career highs in wins, innings pitched (80.2) and strikeouts (64) … recorded three saves in four relief appearances … came out of the bullpen in his first two appearances of the season and notched a pair of saves … turned in four quality starts throughout the season … pitched a career-high 8.0 innings on a pair of occasions … allowed two runs on seven hits with no walks and a career-high eight strikeouts in 8.0 IP vs. Rutgers (Mar. 17) … allowed one run on four hits in 8.0 IP in a tough-luck loss at Stetson (Apr. 9) … earned the win after allowing just one run on four hits in 7.1 IP during FGCU’s ASUN Tournament win vs. Lipscomb (May 26) … appeared just over 24 hours later and recorded the final three outs of the Eagles’ ASUN Championship clinching win vs. Jacksonville (May 27) … was one of 30 candidates across the country to be named a 2017 Senior CLASS Award candidate for contributions on the playing field, in the classroom and in the community … was selected by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 35th round of the 2017 MLB Draft.

As a Junior (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
2016 Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team

Ranked 2nd on the team with 21 appearances and nine starts … posted a 2-2 record with a 5.53 ERA … turned in a 2.49 ERA in his 12 relief appearances and didn’t allow an earned run in half of them … ranked 2nd on the team with a career-high 70.0 IP and 55 Ks … ranked 17th in the NCAA with a 6.11 K-BB ratio (55 K-9 BB) … record a pair of saves on the year … the first came after 3.1 scoreless innings with 6 Ks at USF on Feb. 23 … other came in 1.2 innings of perfect relief at Bethune-Cookman on Mar. 6 … struck out a career-high eight batters in 6.2 IP vs. Stetson on Apr. 9 … allowed only one unearned run in 6.1 innings of relief to earn the win vs. Lipscomb in the ASUN Tournament on May 27 … named to the ASUN All-Tournament Team for his performance.

As a Sophomore (2015) | Game-by-Game Stats
Was the Eagles second most used arm out of the bullpen as he made 20 relief appearances … posted a 3-3 record with a 5.40 ERA while striking out 23 and walking eight in 33.1 innings pitched … recorded three saves on the year and finished 12 games, tied for the 8th most in a single-season in program history … his 20 career games finished rank 8th in program history … opened the season by throwing a career-high 4.1 scoreless innings and earning the win vs. Central Michigan (Feb. 14) … closed the door in a 2-0 win vs. Fordham (Feb. 20) … improved his record to 2-0  after throwing 2.0 perfect innings vs. Western Michigan (Mar. 6) … carried a 1.50 ERA through six appearances … struck out a career-high five batters in 2.1 innings of work vs. Miami (Mar. 10) … earned his second save of the season in 2.0 innings of work vs. Bethune-Cookman (Mar. 22) … logged his third save only six days later in a 7-4 win at UNF (Mar. 28) … earned his third win of the season after throwing 3.1 innings and not allowing an earned run in a 8-7 win vs. Jacksonville (Apr. 12) … entered May with a 3.18 ERA, but saw it inflate to 5.40 in his final four appearances of the season … totaled eight assists and three putouts from the mound. 

As a Freshman (2014) | Game-by-Game Stats
Worked a scoreless eighth against Manhattan (March 8) ... Came on in relief and tossed 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against FAU, retiring six in-a-row after walking the first batter he faced (April 29) ... Threw 2.2 innings of scoreless relief versus NKU on the way to picking up the first save of his career (May 2) ... Anderson pitched well in 3.1 innings on the hill versus Miami, striking out three, allowing just one run and putting together a stretch during which he retired eight-consecutive Miami hitters (May 8) ... Came on in relief of English versus ETSU and worked through 3.0 innings, allowed two runs and struck out two to earn his third win of the season out of the pen (May 11)

High School
2013 graduate from Desoto High School … played for coach Trey Hill … 2012 All-Area Team … 2013 All-Area Player of the Year.

Personal
Son of Matt and Tara Anderson… has one sibling Brady (21)… health science major.

Single-Game Highs
Innings Pitched: 8.0, 2x, last at Stetson (Apr. 9, 2017)
Strikeouts: 8, 2x, last vs. Rutgers (Mar. 17, 2017)
Walks Allowed: 4, at UNCW (Mar. 3, 2017)

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2014Freshman

    RHP
    6'2" 170 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2015Sophomore

    RHP
    6'2" 170 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2016Junior

    RHP
    6'2" 185 lbs
    19
  • 19

    2017Senior

    RHP
    6'2" 194 lbs
    19