Outlook

Garrett Wood was selected as a team captain for the 2019 season … Has really impressed the staff with his baseball IQ and ability to always be in the right spot at the right time … Has made some big leaps in his game since arriving on campus … Will be a key player for JCCC.

Freshman Year 2019

Played in 42 games, 34 as a starter … 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.