Garrett Staton

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Career Accolades

A slugging presence for the Tide during his lone season at the Capstone
Started three games in the infield to open the season before suffering an injury after being hit by a pitch against Middle Tennessee on Feb. 18, missing 21 games
Posted a .269 batting average (28-104) with seven doubles and seven home runs
Added 31 RBI, six walks, six hit-by-pitch, 17 runs scored and three stolen bases in as many tries
Drove in three runs, finishing 2-for-4 with a double in Alabama's 10-2 win at then-No. 19 Troy on May 6
Knocked a career-high two doubles and one RBI in Alabama's 5-2 win at Vanderbilt on May 3
Finished 5-for-13 (.385) with one home run and three RBI against Missouri from April 24-26
Slugged game-tying, three-run home run in the sixth on April 24, helping Alabama erase a five-run deficit against the Tigers
Was 2-for-5 with a double and a home run at Samford on April 22
Launched go-ahead solo home run to help Alabama to a 5-3 win over UAB on April 15
Clubbed a two-run home run to kick-start the Alabama rally in the Tide's 10-6 win over Southern Miss on April 8
Was 1-for-2 with a double, two RBI, a walk and a hit-by-pitch in the Tide's 8-6 win over No. 10 Oklahoma on March 28
Laced a two-run double as part of his 1-for-3 night against North Alabama on March 25, making his return to the lineup after missing 21 games
Plated a season-high six RBI with a grand slam on Feb. 15, going 2-for-3 against Bradley in the Tide's 19-3 win

Spent four seasons at Samford University where he appeared in 167 games (160 starts)
Maintained a .292 (182-624) average with 39 doubles, one triple and 32 home runs during his time in Homewood
Started all 58 games for the Bulldogs in 2024, posting a career-best .319 (79-248) average with 19 doubles, one triple and 19 homers
Accounted for 26 multi-hit games and 20 multi-RBI performances
Went 6-for-6 with three runs scored and three RBI in Samford's win over VMI on March 23
Earned Second Team All-SoCon honors for his performance in the regular season and nabbed a spot on the SoCon All-Tournament Team
Started and played in 58 games in 2023, maintaining a .273 (63-231) average and leading the team with 49 runs scored and 11 stolen bases
Also drove in 38 runs and slugged 23 extra-base hits with 13 doubles and 10 homers
Accounted for 13 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI efforts
Went 4-5 with a pair of doubles and two RBI in the Bulldogs' 4-2 win over Southern Miss in the opening round of the Auburn Regional
Graduated with a degree in health science and a minor in strength and conditioning