Player: Daniel Garner
Position: C
School: Sparkman HS, AL
Date of Birth: 1/21/1994
Height/Weight: 6’1/195
Bats/Throws: R/R
Class Of: 2012
Committed To: Mississippi State
Scouting Report:
Daniel Garner is one of the top prospects in the state of Alabama and one of the top catching prospects in the country.
Garner moves well behind the plate and has soft hands. He has good arm strength, but the accuracy on his throws needs some work. His recorded pop is 1.85.
Garner has good bat speed and is able to drive the ball to all fields. His power should be a strength at the next level. His recorded 60 time is 7.48.
Daniel Garner has good all around tools and is well worth following into the draft.
Awards/Achievements:
- 2011 Area Code Games
- 2011 Perfect Game Underclass 3rd Team
- 2011 Dulin Dodgers 18U Team, ranked #5 in the country
- 2011 Alabama North-South Baseball State All-Star Game
- 2011 Huntsville Times ELite Baseball Tournament
- 2010 Alabama Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Weekend
- 2010 16U Rawlings Home Run Challenge Champion at Fort Myers
- 2010 Power Showcase Home Run Derby- Alabama Rep
Quotes:
Mississippi baseball coach John Cohen- “Daniel Garner probably has as much raw power as any high school in the country. I think he has off-the-charts power. I feel so comfortable with Daniel and his makeup because I have seen him play since he was eight-years-old. He came to our camps at Kentucky. I don’t know if I have seen a body transform so well over a four or five year period the way Daniel has transformed his body. He has transformed his body into a professional looking body in terms of his draft status. That’s a real testament to how hard he works. He has worked so hard with his strength and conditioning. He has worked so hard on his catching skills and his swing. He is just one of those special kids that you think will be a coach on the field one day. His makeup is off-the-charts He is a very, very good student. I think he is going to be a special player for us. I am just thrilled that he is going to be part of our program.”
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Statistics:
| YR | LG | AB | G | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | HS | 14 | 8 | 30 | .420 | ||||||||
| 2012 |
