Gatorade 2015 - 2016: Player of the Year

Baseball - Alabama

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Braxton Garrett

LHP/CF/1B
FLORENCE HS
FLORENCE, ALABAMA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.54

ERA

131

Strikeouts

.394

Batting average
“Not only is he the best high school pitcher that I have ever seen, but he plays the game so hard and with passion, yet with great character. He is a rare player.”
Scott Mitchell
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 195-pound senior left-handed pitcher compiled a 6-2 record with a 0.54 ERA and recorded 131 strikeouts against just 15 walks in 65.1 innings pitched this past season, leading the Falcons (31-17) to a berth in the Class 6A state tournament. A

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Academic Achievement

Garrett has maintained a 3.69 weighted GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

In addition to donating his time as a youth baseball instructor and by serving in his school's special needs classroom, Garrett has volunteered on behalf of his church, the Sav-A-Life organization and the Junior League. He has also participated in a local