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Jersey Number 7
Garrison Schwartz
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 205
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
- High School:
- Desert Vista
- Pronunciation:
- L/R
- Major:
- Finance & Economics
Bio
Grand Canyon
High School
Personal
2017 | Junior
- Played and started all 54 games, hitting .303 with a career-best .530 slugging percentage.
- Named the WAC Preseason Player of the Year by the conference's coaches, and back it up by winning the Player of the Year award at the conclusion of the season. He also made the conference's first team as an outfielder.
- Became the first GCU player to earn All-Region recognition at the Division I level, earning a second team nod in the outfield.
- Drafted in the 16th Round by the Atlanta Braves (470 overall), the highest drafted GCU outfielder since 2004 (Travis Kaats, Cincinnati).
- During WAC play, finished in the conference's top 10 in numerous categories including average (4th, .384), slugging percentage (2nd, .698), on-base percentage (1st, .491), RBIs (3rd, 32), and doubles (1st, 12).
- Ranks second all-time in GCU's Division I era in career doubles (48) and third in RBIs (126).
- Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, four runs scored, three RBIs and a home run in a March 3 contest at Saint Mary's.
- Doubled in his first three at bats in a win at Chicago State on April 14, driving in three runs in the process.
- Posted multiple hits and multiple RBIs in all three games of a sweep of UTRGV from April 21-23.
- Homered and drove in four in the middle game of a series sweep at New Mexico State on April 29.
- Recorded four hits in the series opener at Utah Valley on May 12, his third career four-hit game.
- Logged base hits in 34 of his final 83 at bats of the season (.410) to help raise his batting average over .300 after a slow start to the year.
2016 | Sophomore
- Played in 53 of the Lopes' 54 games (52 starts), hitting .307 (62-for-202) with six home runs and 37 RBIs.
- Was a first team selection on the All-WAC team as an at-large, solidifying his earlier selection as a member of the preseason WAC All-Conference team.
- Finished in the conference's top 10 in slugging percentage (8th, .510), RBIs (9th, 37) and was the doubles champion with 19.
- Led Grand Canyon with six home runs on the season after not hitting a home run in his freshman campaign.
- Paced GCU in doubles (19), RBIs (37) and walks drawn (27).
- Collected 17 multi-hit games which was second on the club and 10 multi-RBI games which led the club.
- Closed out the year with a 10-game hitting streak which began on May 6 and carried out through the end of the season. Over the streak, he hit .459 (17-for-37).
- Heated up during conference play, finishing WAC games with a .373 batting average which ranked fifth in the conference.
- Hit first career home run on Feb. 20 vs. Gonzaga.
- Posted four hits in a game for the second time in his career in a March 6 win vs. Omaha, also collecting 3 RBIs while scoring 3 runs.
2015 | Freshman
- Named the WAC Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Conference.
- Started 51 games for the Lopes and recorded 70 hits for a .357 average, second on the team.
- Schwartz's average ranked third in Division I among freshmen and sixth overall in the WAC.
- Scored 28 runs and had 40 RBIs.
- Tied for the team-lead with 10 doubles.
- Started GCU career with a seven-game hitting streak and a .500 average (14-for-28) through seven games.
- Season-long hitting streak of 14 games from April 2 to April 26.
- Went 4-for-5 with 4 RBIs and 2 runs in an April 18 win at New Mexico State.
- Second on the team with 23 multi-hit games.
- Logged three games with four RBIs (Feb. 15 vs. Bradley, Feb. 27 vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, April 18 at New Mexico State).
High School
Desert Vista High School - Phoenix, Ariz.
- Hit .476 (40-for-84) with 14 doubles, 2 home runs, and 22 RBIs as a senior en route to being named AZBCA Division I First Team All-State and First Team All-Section.
- Only struck out nine times in 105 plate appearances.
- Earned Ahwatukee Foothills Athlete of the Year and was a Tempe All-City selection in both baseball and football.
- Competed at the Arizona Baseball Coaches Association All-Star game among the best high school seniors in the 2014 graduating class.
- During his junior campaign, posted a .346 (18-for-52) batting average without committing an error in 27 games played.
- Also played football all four years of high school.
Personal
- Born on January 22, 1996.
- Parents are Gary and Lisa Schwartz.
- Father, Gary, played college baseball at the University of Missouri - St. Louis.
- Chose his majory, finance, for his interest in mathematics and the stock market.
- If he could trade places with anyone for the day, it would be Usain Bolt.
- Favorite sports moment to date was winning the WAC Championship in 2015.
- Favorite meal is buffalo wings.
- Favorite person to follow on Twitter is LeBron James.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
