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Mitch Garver

Position

Catcher

Height

6-1

Weight

205 lbs.

Class

Sr.

Hometown

Albuquerque, N.M.

Previous School

La Cueva HS

SENIOR (2013): Ended his career as one of the greatest Lobos of all-time … selected in the ninth round of the MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins … named Mountain West Co-Player of the Year and one of three Johnny Bench Award finalists for the second straight season … became UNM’s all-time Iron Man by starting 181 straight games … set a new career high by hitting .390 … scored 55 runs, had 21 doubles, five triples, six home runs and a career-high 68 RBI … led the team with 96 hits … had a 26-game hitting streak (sixth longest in school history) from Feb. 16 to April 1 … hit .411 (44-107) during the streak with 23 runs, 24 RBI, 11 doubles and three triples … tied for the team lead with 18 multi-RBI games, including a career-high six against Air Force on May 5, which was part of a two-homer day … had eight multi-hit games in nine-game span from April 26 to May 11 … hit .500 (22-44) during those games … recorded a hit in 53 of 59 games this season and reached base in all but three games … named MW Player of the Week twice (March 25 and May 6) … finished his career tied for fifth in career doubles with 66 and set a new standard for UNM catchers with 284 hits … earned Academic All-Mountain West honors for the fourth straight season, becoming one of only three players in program history to accomplish that.

JUNIOR (2012): One of only two Lobos to start all 61 games … earned Co-Mountain West Player of the Year honors … was named one of three national finalists for the Johnny Bench Award, given to the best collegiate catcher in the country … named Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American … led UNM in runs (68), doubles (27), and at bats (268) … ranked second on the team in batting (.377), hits (101), home runs (10), RBIs (57), slugging (.612), on base percentage (.438), and total bases (164) … also chipped in three triples and six steals … set career-highs in every single one of those categories … threw out 39.6% of all base stealers behind the plate … his 268 at bats are the second-most a Lobo has ever had in one season … led the team with 35 multi-hit games … batted leadoff in 33 games and the Lobos went 24-9 in those games … recorded season-high 15-game hitting streak from Apr. 9 through Apr. 29 … hit .492 (32-65) with 22 runs, 18 RBIs, seven doubles, a triple, and two home runs during the streak … recorded at least two hits in 10 of 11 games during the streak (Apr. 14-29) … hit a walk-off, two-run home run against New Mexico St. on May 15 … recorded season-high five hits and three doubles against Air Force on May 17 … recorded season-high four RBIs against UNLV on May 12 and Air Force on May 17 … had 15 putouts on Mar. 31 against Fresno St. and May 15 against New Mexico St. … earned MW Player of the Week honors on Mar. 26, again on Apr. 16, and for a third time on Apr. 30 … named College Baseball 360 Primetime Performer on Mar. 27.

SOPHOMORE (2011): Started all 61 games for the Lobos … led the team with a .380 on-base percentage, was second with 13 doubles, third with 69 hits, and fourth with 27 RBI … hit .300 and had 21 multi-hit games, including eight in a 10-game stretch from Feb. 22 through Mar. 6 … named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for week of Feb. 21-27 … hit 9-20 (.450) that week with five extra-base hits, eight RBI and three runs scored … struck out only 27 times in 268 plate appearances … batting average dropped below .300 for only five games all season.

FRESHMAN (2010): Served as the backup catcher to All-American Rafael Neda … batted .277 with 15 RBIs and 14 runs scored in 30 games (11 starts) … best performance came against Coppin State on April 18, where he went 4-for-6 with three runs scored and an RBI.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in soccer and baseball … played baseball for head coach Stan McKeever … won state championships in soccer and baseball in 2008 … named first team all-state, first team all-district and first team all-metro from 2008-09 … earned honorable mention All-American honors in 2009 … La Cueva High School and Albuquerque Public Schools Male Athlete of the Year in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 15, 1991 in Albuquerque, N.M. … son of Gail and Jerry Garver … has one brother, Neil … father played tennis for New Mexico … hobbies include soccer and snowboarding … majoring in exercise science.