Garrett Furr  #23
Bats/Throws: R/R
Pos.: OF/DH
Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 200 Hometown: Gold Hill,NC
Previous School: Mt. Pleasant
Eligibility: Sr.
Major: Business
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Enters year ranking ninth with 161 career RBI ... 2012: Earned first team All-South Atlantic Conference and first team All-Southeast Region honors from the ABCA ... named to Southeast Region All-Tournament Team ... set school record with 62 games played ... collected a team-leading 56 RBI ... drove in five runs in F/17 win over Mars Hill and four in the opener vs. Belmont Abbey ... batted .316 on the year and was second on team in hits (78), doubles (13) and homers (10) ... had four hits in SAC Tournament win over Newberry ... hit .348 with four RBI at regional tournament ... drove in three runs over four games at College World Series ... hit game-tying, ninth-inning three-run homer in 4-3 win over Stillman on March 6 ... 2011: Made starts in 50 of his 53 games, mainly as the designated hitter ... was a first team All-SAC and a second team All-Southeast Region selection ... led team and ranked sixth in the SAC with a dozen homers ... stood 36th in NCAA II in homers and 46th in RBI ... second on team with 56 RBI and 61 total hits ... had 21 multi-hit games and a team-high 17 multi-RBI games ... collected five RBI with two doubles in April 2 win over Lenoir-Rhyne ... broke a 4-4 tie with eight-inning three-run single in March 16 win over Pfeiffer ... connected on a grand slam in 5-3 win over USC Aiken on April 13 ... followed that with another grand slam vs. Tusculum on April 15 and took SAC Player of the Week honors on April 18 ... 2010: Saw action in 49 games ... made 33 of his 45 starts at first base ... selected as the SAC Freshman of the Year ... third on team in average, home runs and RBI ... finished ninth in the SAC in total hits ... five of his homers and 21 of his RBI came in SAC games ... collected 24 multi-hit games with 10 of three or more ... drove home winning run with pinch-hit single in rally over Brevard ... had .417 average vs. righties and hit .420 with runners in scoring position ... batted .353 during the SAC Tournament with five RBI ... hit .538 during a 12-game hitting streak in March with 21 RBI ... HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at Mount Pleasant High School ... was named conference Player of the Year, batting .537 and a 0.98 ERA ... also played football for the Tigers ... PERSONAL: Born Garrett Robert Furr on March 26, 1990 in Concord, NC ... son of Robert and Staretta Furr ... business major.
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