Garrett Schultz

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.
High School:
Ensworth
B/T:
R/R

2023 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2023: Appeared in 40 games, starting in 39 at center field, helping Xavier win the 2023 BIG EAST Tournament Championship and advance to the NCAA Nashville Regional Finals after dealing with a mid-season injury…Batted .278 with 40 hits, including six doubles and three home runs…Drove in 23 RBI and scored 17 runs…Had a season-high three RBI in the NCAA Nashville Regional Finals against Oregon on 6/4…Also record a season-high two hits in the NCAA tournament, against Oregon on 6/2…On defense, had 106 putouts and two assists in 108 chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.

2022: Played in 58 games, starting in 56, primarily in center field...batted .322, with 66 hits, including 14 for extra bases, and took 23 walks...Drove in 33 RBI and came around to score 28 times...Recorded a four-hit game in the BIG EAST Tournament win over Creighton (5/28), driving in three RBI in Xavier's 27-8 win...Drove in a career-best four RBI in 17-2 win against Miami (4/5)... On defense, had a .986 fielding percentage.

2021: Appeared in 48 games including 42 starts... Batted .235 including 35 hits, five doubles, one triple and one home run... Recorded 20 RBIs and 27 runs... Had .383 SLG% and .349 OBP... Drew 20 walks and had five stolen bases... After a slow start, he had 11 multi-hit games, including a 3-7 day with a home run, a double, 2 RBIs and four runs in a win against Dayton... Hit for three RBIs as part of a 2-4 day in win against St. John's, finished with .977 FLD% including 82 putouts.

2020: Started in the outfield in all 15 games in season shortened by COVID-19...Finished with a .228 average at the plate after collecting 13 hits in 57 at-bats...Had three doubles, matching for team high, and two home runs, for a .386 slugging percentage, third highest on the team...Collected 12 RBI, matching for team-high, and scored eight runs...Had a four-hit day in win at NKU, scoring four time and bringing in three RBI...Made eight starts in center and five in left...Ended season with a .967 fielding percentage.

BEFORE XAVIER: Four-year varsity letterman at Ensworth High School in Nashville, Tennessee...Holds record for career batting average (.320) at Ensworth...Led his team in all major offensive categories his senior year...2015 Nashville Old Timers Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association “Mr. Baseball” award...Selected to the Tennessee All State and Middle Tennessee All Star teams...Was the Middle Tennessee MVP.

PERSONAL: Sport Management major at Xavier...Parents are Nancy and Walter Schultz...Has a brother, Chandler, who is a pitcher at Belmont University in Nashville.