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Dallas Baptist University Athletics

2018 Baseball Roster

16 Garrett Wolforth

  • Position C
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Spring, TX
  • Prev School Concordia Lutheran HS

Biography

MLB DRAFT
33rd Round – Cleveland Indians (2015)

CAREER HONORS
2017:

First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team

2017 (SOPHOMORE)
Garnered First Team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors and was also tabbed to the MVC All-Defensive Team … Named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List as one of the top catchers in college baseball … Played in 57 games, making 54 starts … Posted a .289 batting average and hit seven home runs to go along with 27 RBI … Homered in each of his first two at-bats of the season against Louisiana Monroe (2/18) … Followed up a two-home run day with a 3-for-5 performance that included three doubles versus Louisiana Monroe (2/19) … Went 2-for-5 in a win over Jacksonville State (3/5) … Blasted a solo home run against then-ranked No. 10 Baylor (3/15) … Delivered a pair of base hits versus Grambling State (3/17) … Racked up a career-high four hits as part of a 4-for-4 day with a double and two RBI against Illinois State (3/31) … Went 2-for-3 with a RBI at Central Arkansas (4/13) … Smashed a home run to help lift DBU to a series win at Central Arkansas (4/15) … Went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI versus Indiana State (4/21) … Knocked in a pair of runs in a victory over Abilene Christian (4/25) … Went 2-for-4 with a triple at Southern Illinois (4/28) … Collected three hits including a home run and drove in a career-high four runs versus Wichita State (5/6) … Went 2-for-4 in a series win over Wichita State (5/7) … Delivered two hits including a double and scored a pair of runs against Bradley (5/12) … Helped lift DBU to the MVC Tournament title with a 2-for-4 performance and a double in a win over Illinois State (5/28) … Belted a home run against then-ranked No. 11 Virginia in the Fort Worth Regional (6/3).
 
2016 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 32 games, making 22 starts … Made his collegiate debut and his first start versus Iowa (2/20), going 1-for-4 at the plate with an RBI … Collected two hits including a double against Oral Roberts (2/28) … Helped DBU complete a three-game sweep of then-ranked No. 24 New Mexico (3/6) by going 2-for-4 with a double … Hit his first career home run as part of a 2-for-5 day at the plate with three RBIs in DBU’s 9-1 win over then-ranked No. 5 TCU (4/12) … Drove in a pair of runs as the Patriots competed a three-game sweep at Indiana State (4/24) … Delivered a triple and an RBI at then-ranked No. 12 Oklahoma State (5/10).
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER BASEBALL
Played last summer for the Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods League … Spent the summer of 2016 with the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod League and the Sanford River Rats of the Florida League … Played for the Altamonte Springs Boom in 2015 and was recognized as the Florida League’s No. 2 prospect by Baseball America.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Concordia Lutheran High School … Played for head coach Rick Lynch … Garnered Second Team All-American and First Team All-Region honors by Perfect Game as a senior … Tabbed a First Team All-State selection following his senior year and was a Second Team All-State performer in both 2013 and 2014 … Named an Underclass Third Team All-American by Perfect Game as a junior … Also earned Academic All-State honors in 2015 … Named a First Team All-District selection all three years of his prep career … Competed in the summers for the Houston Banditos.
 
PERSONAL
Born on October 13, 1997 … Parents are Ron and Jill Wolforth… His father played baseball at Sam Houston State and is the founder of the Texas Baseball Ranch … His mother was an All-American softball player at the University of Nebraska … Majoring in Sports Management … Favorite Bible verse is Job 39:22-24.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2016Freshman

    C
    6'3" 190 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

    C
    6'4" 207 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2018Junior

    C
    6'4" 216 lbs
    16