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Jersey Number 8
Tanner Gardner
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Centennial
Bio
MLB DRAFT
Selected 284th overall in the ninth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball Draft by the Texas Rangers.
JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
Started in 54 games during his junior campaign ... 25 of his 54 starts came in center field, with 20 coming as the designated hitter ... also picked up starts in left, right and second base ... primarily hit third (18 games) and fourth (16 games) in the lineup ... earned Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors for his work in the classroom ... helped Texas Tech to its second-straight Big 12 Championship and No. 5 NCAA National Seed ... recorded a .305 batting average over 200 at-bats ... rattled off 61 hits, 17 doubles, two triples and five homers ... tallied 33 RBI and 38 runs scored, while also picking up 26 walks and five HBP ... posted 18 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests ... had three three-hit games and one four-hit bid, while earning three four-RBI performances ... brought in the game-winning RBI against No. 2 LSU on March 5 in Houston ... went 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts ... had 62 putouts in the field and two assists ... RANKINGS ... sat in fourth in the conference and 125th nationally in total doubles with 17 ... it also placed second on the team ... was fourth in the Big 12 in doubles per game (0.31) ... ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.485) ... BIG 12 GAMES ... notched a .313/.500/.413 line at the plate in conference play, starting & playing in 18 games ... had 20 hits, including six doubles and two homers ... brought in 10 RBI while scoring 12 runs ... also earned 11 free passes, with seven doubles ... NON-CONFERENCE GAMES ... hit .301 with a .301/.478/.386 line in 36 non-conference starts ... racked up 41 hits, with 11 doubles, two triples and three home runs ... totaled 23 RBI and 23 runs, with 20 free passes earned (19 walks) ... HOME GAMES ... enjoyed playing at Rip Griffin Park after putting together a .359/.652/.465 clip at the plate ... posted 33 hits, with 10 doubles, a triple and five dingers ... also had 21 RBI and 24 runs, while going 4-for-4 on the base path ... NIGHT GAMES ... led the team in hitting when playing under the lights, putting together a .409/.773/.494 clip from the batter's box ... tallied 27 hits in 19 games, including seven doubles, a triple and five home runs ... drove in 18 RBI and scored 22 runs, while picking up 12 free passes (nine walks) ... NCAA TOURNAMENT ... recorded the second-best average on the team during the NCAA Lubbock Regional at .389 ... finished with a .389/.889/.421 line at the plate ... had seven hits in 18 at-bats, including three homers ... threw down at least one hit in all four games ... two of his three homers against Sam Houston State on June 3 ... posted six RBI and four runs scored, both figures led the squad ... AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS ... racked up a .362 average in 13 games against ranked foes ... tallied 17 hits, with five doubles, along with nine RBI and six runs scored ... SITUATIONAL ... hit .366 with runners on base, producing 34 hits in 93 chances ... slid to .362 with runners in scoring position but earned nine RBI in 15 tries with a runner on third and less than two outs ... was successful advancing runners 52.9 percent of the time ... had eight two-out RBI ... STREAKS ... put together the third-longest hitting streak on the team at nine games from Feb. 26-March 12 ... tallied 17 hits during that time, including six multi-hit games ... had a streak of five-straight multi-hit games from March 4-March 11, which included a four-hit games against UTSA on March 10 ... ended the year with a four-game hitting streak ... also pieced together a 15-game reached base safely stretch from March 22-April 13.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016)
Started in 64 of 65 games played in his second year in the scarlet & black, with 59 of those starts coming in center field … earned American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Second Team All-America honors … ABCA Midwest All-Region First Team … All-Big 12 First Team Outfielder unanimous selection … named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 21 … member of the 2016 Big 12 Championship winning team … helped Texas Tech clinch its second College World Series berth in three years … led the Red Raiders with a .379 batting average … racked up a team-leading 89 hits, including 19 doubles, six triples and three home runs … recorded 35 RBI and 55 runs scored … also produced a team-high .484 on-base percentage with 43 walks and five HBP … posted the Tech lead in multi-hit games with 27, with nine three-hit games and one four-hit performance … his four-hit game came in the series opener vs. Texas (April 22), going 4-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored … had 10 multi-RBI contests … added 104 putouts in the field … BIG 12 RANKINGS … tied for the top batting average in the Big 12 at .379 over 65 games … topped the league in on-base percentage at .484 … led the league in triples with six, his three during conference play tied for the lead … second in the conference in hits (89) and hits per game (1.37) … his 55 runs scored tied for third with teammate Stephen Smith … drew 43 walks to tie for fourth overall … ranked fifth in total bases at 129 ... his .549 slugging percentage sat at fifth … tied for fifth during conference play in total hits with 33 … was tied for sixth in doubles with 19, his 10 during Big 12 action ranked second … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … led the Red Raiders with a .389/.556/.506 clip in non-conference games … racked up 56 hits, nine doubles, three triples and three home runs with 21 RBI and 41 runs scored … IN BIG 12 PLAY … hit .363 during conference play, starting in all 24 contests … put up a team-high 33 hits, including 10 doubles and three triples … drove in 14 RBI while scoring 14 runs … recorded a .538 slugging and .448 on-base percentage … HOME GAMES … Rip Griffin Park were friendly confines for Gardner, who had the team-best batting average at home at .384, with a .568 slugging & .469 OBP to boot … his 48 hits also led the team and included nine doubles, four triples and two dingers … also had 19 RBI and 28 runs, while inducing 19 walks … went 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts … ROAD/NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … fared well on the road at the plate, piecing together a .373/.527/.500 line … put down 41 hits, which featured 10 doubles, two triples and a homer, along with 24 walks and 4 HBP … recorded 16 RBI and 27 runs … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS … also led Tech in batting average with a .330 clip after starting in all 24 ranked contests … tallied 29 hits, seven RBI and 15 runs … NCAA LUBBOCK REGIONAL … hit .375 during Lubbock Regional play, with six hits and two walks coming over 16 at-bats … also had three RBI and four runs scored … NCAA SUPER REGIONAL … remained on fire at the plate with a .467/.600/.500 line … reached base safely in over half of his at-bats, recording seven hits and one walk … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … had three hits, one double and three walks, with one RBI and two runs scored… SITUATIONAL … tallied a .404 batting average with runners on base, with 44 hits … added 25 hits with runners in scoring position for a .379 average … had a whopping .706 average with a runner on third and less than two outs, resulting in 12 RBI … was clutch with a .370 clip with two outs, laying down 34 hits … was able to advance the runner 56.3 percent of the time … recorded 12 two-out RBI … STREAKS … held the team-high in hitting streak with a 13-game swing (March 11-April 2) … had eight multi-hit performances over that stretch … opened the season with a six-game hitting streak, with multiple hits in three of the first four games … also had the second longest reached base streak at 21 games.
SUMMER 2015
Member of the San Luis Obispo Blues (California Collegiate League) alongside Red Raider teammates Ryan Long and Jacob Patterson ... hit .344 for the summer (45-for-131), the second-highest average on the team ... led the team with four triples and also recorded seven doubles, 28 RBI, 18 walks and 24 runs scored ... was a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts ... one of three Red Raiders named to the CCL All-Star rosters.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2015)
Appeared in 45 games as a freshman while making 32 starts ... made 15 of his starts at third base, 10 in right field and seven as the designated hitter ... inserted into the two-hole in the lineup a team-leading 12 times where Texas Tech was 11-1 in those games ... also made 10 starts in the leadoff spot ... hit .238 for the season (31-for-130) with eight doubles, a triple, three home runs, 11 RBI, 13 walks, 21 runs scored, six stolen bases and two sacrifices ... his six stolen bases (6-for-7 overall) ranked second on the team ... compiled a .885 fielding percentage after seven errors in 61 chances ... his 45 games played were the most among Red Raider freshmen ... ranked second among freshmen in games started, trailing only Orlando Garcia ... led all freshmen in the following categories: doubles, home runs, walks and stolen bases ... AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED OPPONENTS ... appeared in 11 games (10 starts) against top-25 foes ... hit .222 overall (8-for-36) with a double, a triple, two RBI, four walks, and three runs scored ... was also 1-for-2 in stolen base attempts ... IN BIG 12 PLAY ... saw action in 17 conference games (13 starts) ... batted .167 overall (8-for-48) with two doubles, a triple, two RBI, five walks, two sacrifices and five runs scored ... AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP ... appeared in all three games with two starts at third base against No. 2 TCU and Baylor ... finished 3-for-8 overall at the plate (.375 avg.) with a home run, two RBI, a walk and run scored ... his home run led off the fourth inning in the tournament finale against Baylor ... HOME GAMES ... hit .281 overall (16-for-57) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, two RBI, eight walks, three stolen bases and 12 runs scored ... ROAD/NEUTRAL SITES ... posted a .200 average (13-for-65) with four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, three walks, three stolen bases and seven runs scored ... HIT STREAK: season-long six game hit streak (April 3-14) ... REACHING BASE SAFELY: reached base safely in a season-high eight consecutive games (March 31-April 14) ... SEASON HIGHLIGHTS ... made collegiate debut on Opening Day as a pinch hitter against San Francisco (2/13) ... recorded first career hit the following day with a pinch-hit single against the Dons ... totaled five multiple-hit games on the year, the first of which that came following a 2-for-4 performance in the second game of a doubleheader against Northern Illinois (2/20) ... earned first career start in the game as the designated hitter ... closed the Northern Illinois series by going 3-for-4 overall with a home run and two RBI ... marked the first multiple-RBI game of his career ... his three hits were also a season high ... posted two of his other three multiple-hit performances against Abilene Christian (3/3 & 4/14) ... provided the game-winning run with a RBI single in the ninth in second game against ACU ... also broke up a 4-4 tie earlier in that game with a solo home run ... final home run of the season came in season finale against Baylor at the Big 12 Championship ... previously went 2-for-4 in an elimination game against No. 2 TCU ... ACADEMIC HONORS ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity letterwinner at Frisco Centennial High School for head coach Jason Wilson ... as a senior batted .450 with 12 doubles, four triples, eight home runs, 30 RBI and 15 stolen bases ... District Most Valuable Player ... First Team All-District ... Preseason Under Armour All-America ... Perfect Game: No. 8 Texas High School Outfielder ... Perfect Game: No. 29 Texas High School Prospect ... New York Mets Scout Team in 2013 ... USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in 2013 ... as a junior batted .387 with six home runs ... 2013 Preseason Under Armour All-America ... batted .478 as a sophomore with five home runs ... First Team All-District 9-4A in 2012 ... WWBA World All-Tournament Team in 2012 ... set a freshman school record hitting .511 in 2011 with seven home runs ... First Team All-District 9-4A as a freshman in 2011 ... participated in Team USA Trials in 2010 and 2012 ... captured four consecutive national championships in summer baseball with the Dallas Tigers (2011-14) for coach Tommy Hernandez ... also competed in soccer for FC Dallas Academy in 2011 while winning the Dallas Cup twice ... also competed in gymnastics for seven years ... perhaps top performance as a prep came hitting a home run both right handed and left handed in the same game ... Academic All-District 11-14 ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Oklahoma State, Texas, LSU, Oklahoma, Arkansas, TCU and Texas A&M.
PERSONAL
Tanner Austin Gardner ... born in Carrollton, Texas ... son of Chuck and Dawn Gardner ... has a brother, C.J ... an animal sciences major at Texas Tech ... hopes to one day attend veterinarian school.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
