Outlook

Garrett Wood has taken on more of a leadership role this year, and will be counted on to anchor the middle infield in 2020 … A tremendous baseball IQ and ability to always be in the right spot at the right time ... Committed to play at the University of Mississippi in 2020-21.

Career

Played in 63 games, 54 as a starter … Batted .328 (57-for-274) with 12 doubles, three triples, a home run, 66 runs scored and 36 RBIs … Had 10 career multiple-hit games and eight multiple-RBI games.

Sophomore Year 2020

Played in 21 games, 20 as a starter … Batted.339 (20-for-59) with five doubles, 22 runs scored and 10 driven in … Also drew 10 base-on-balls … His 22 runs were fourth on the team and his five doubles were fifth-most … Had three multiple-hit games, including a four-hit effort in a 32-0 blowout at Labette (3-7-20) … Had a double and three singles, an RBI and scored five times, which ties the single-game record at Johnson County … Had a single and a double and scored twice in a 10-3 win over Ellsworth (2-17-20) … Also had a single and a double and scored twice in a 14-3 win over Southwestern (2-22-20) … Had two multiple-RBI games, the first on a two-run single in a 6-5 win over Ellsworth (2-16-20) … Also drove in two runs in an 18-13 win over Kirkwood (3-1-20) … Did not commit an error in 37 fielding chances ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester with a 4.0 GPA.

Freshman Year 2019

Played in 42 games, 34 as a starter … Selected at team captain for the 2019 season ... Batted .322 (37-for-115) with seven doubles, three triples, a home run, 44 runs scored and 26 driven in … Recorded seven multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games … Was also solid with his glove posting a .946 fielding percentage … Ripped a two-run triple to get his first collegiate hit, helping JCCC to a 12-2 win over Ellsworth (2-13-19) … Got his first multi-hit game with a single and a double in a 4-3 loss at Metropolitan (2-26-19) … Had two singles, scored twice and drove in two in a 14-0 win over Minnesota West (3-8-19) … Followed with a single, double, home run, three runs and a team-best seven RBIs in a 37-2 blowout over Ottawa JV (3-13-19) … His seven-RBI game was one shy of the school’s single game record … That effort occurred in the middle of a seven-game hitting streak which he batted .385 (10-for-26) with a double, home run, 12 runs scored and 10 RBIs … Had three hits with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs in a 9-6 win over Highland (3-21-19) … Followed with a double, triple and four RBIs in a 15-6 win over the Scotties in game two of a double header (3-21-19) … Ripped a single and double and drove in two runs in a 10-5 win over Crowder (3-26-19) … Had an RBI triple, a walk and scored twice in a 14-3 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-11-19) ... Earned second-team NJCAA All-Academic honors with a 3.88 GPA.

High School  

Was a four-year starter for coach Jim Sherl at Claremore High School, Claremore, Okla. … Graduated 2018 … Earned Large Class 5A All-State by the Oklahoma Coaches Association as a senior … Was selected the Roberts Auto Center NEOK Player of the Month during his senior campaign … Helped Claremore win back-to-back Regional Championships and to an Oklahoma Class 5A State semifinal finish his junior year … Was a two-time Class 5A-4 All-District selection … Hit .376 with 41 hits, five doubles, a triple, a home run, 39 runs scored, 23 driven in and seven stolen bases his senior year … As junior, hit .375 with 39 hits, nine doubles, two triples, a home run, 43 runs, 34 RBI and 12 stolen bases … For his career compiled 118 hits, 16 doubles, three triples, two homers, 132 runs scored, 84 driven in and 27 stolen bases.

Personal  

Born Garrett Blayne Wood on Feb. 12, 1999, in Tulsa, Okla. … Nicknames are G., G-Wood and Woody … Son of Russell Wood and lana Roark … Has two brothers, TJ and P-Bo, and two sisters, Ragan and Paige … His brother TJ, played baseball at Crowder College … Majoring in Marketing … Also recruited by the University of Central Arkansas, Southeast Missouri State University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Pittsburg State University, Cowley College and Crowder College … Favorite foods are steak, baked potatoes and shrimp … Favorite fast food restaurant is Whataburger … Favorite restaurant is Texas Roadhouse … Favorite TV show is Last Chance U … Favorite movie is American Sniper … Favorite sports movies are Field of Dreams and Miracle on Ice … Favorite actor is Adam Sandler … Favorite book is The Bible … Favorite music entertainer is Khalid … Favorite cartoon character is The Hulk … Favorite athletes are Derek Jeter and Jose Altuve … Favorite sports team is the New York Yankees … His greatest sports moment was making state semifinals his junior year … Best player he has played against is Shane Baz, a pitcher for the Tama Bay Rays organization.