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David Garner

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Niles, Mich.
High School:
Niles
Height / Weight:
5-11 / 175
Position:
RHP
Experience:
1L
B/T:
R/R

05/25/2012

Spartan Baseball Gameday: Ohio State

MSU plays at 3:35 p.m. against Ohio State, who beat Nebraska earlier on Friday.

05/25/2012

Spartans Stay Alive in Big Ten Tournament, Defeat Ohio State, 6-2

David Garner earns the win for MSU while Bryce Jenney pitches 2 2/3 shutout innings to record the save.

05/22/2012

Spartans Open Big Ten Tournament Against Nebraska

Fifth-seeded MSU will take on the fourth-seeded Huskers in the first round Wednesday at 12:05 p.m.

05/19/2012

Spartan Baseball Gameday: Penn State

MSU takes on Penn State in the 2012 home finale.

05/19/2012

Spartans Top Penn State on Senior Day, 9-2

MSU finishes the regular season 35-19 and will be the No. 5 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

Career Stats | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2011


Sophomore has a chance to be a weekend starter in his second season, or could see time out of the bullpen . . . named the most underrated pitcher in the Big Ten in a coaches survey conducted by College Baseball Insider.

SUMMER 2011: In limited action playing for the Southern Ohio Copperheads in the Great Lakes Collegiate League, struck out 20 batters in 14 innings and collected four saves with a 1.29 ERA . . . named the No. 2 prospect in the Great Lakes Collegiate League by Baseball America and the No. 3 prospect by Perfect Game CrossChecker.

2011 (FRESHMAN): Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team . . . collected a 5-4 record with a 4.62 ERA in 20 appearances, including eight starts . . . tied for third on the team with five wins . . . ranked third on the team in strikeouts (47) and appearances (20) and fourth on the team with 60.1 innings pitched . . . picked up the win vs. Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament, pitching 4.1 scoreless innings in relief; surrendered four hits and a walk while posting three strikeouts against the Gophers . . . earned his fourth win of the season after pitching the eighth and ninth innings against Penn State on April 30 . . . picked up his third win of the season by giving up just one run on four hits in 6.1 innings at Michigan (3/27) . . . named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week after striking out seven batters in 6.2 innings in the win over Pittsburgh on March 13; allowed five hits and three runs, one earned, while walking just one . . . earned his first career save against Furman (2/26) . . . in his collegiate debut, struck out three in 4.0 scoreless innings of relief and also didn't allow a hit to get the win vs. Seton Hall (2/19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Drafted in the 33rd round (No. 997 overall) of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds in June, but elected to play college baseball and attend Michigan State University . . . in his senior season in 2010, posted an 8-2 record with an ERA of 1.73 and struck out 82 batters in 48.2 innings to earn All-Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference West Division honors . . . offensively, batted .500 with two homers, four triples and 32 RBIs . . . a three-sport standout at Niles High School, Garner also played football and basketball and earned a total of eight varsity letters . . . on the gridiron, caught 20 passes for 607 yards and 10 touchdowns to garner all-league accolades in 2009 . . . as a basketball player his senior year, he averaged 18 points a game and was named first-team all-division after leading the Vikings to their first conference title.

GARNER'S CAREER STATS

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