2019 (sixth-year):
Appeared in 55 games, starting 50 in right field...finished fifth on the team with 27 RBI...tied for team lead with two triples...recorded five outfield assists...stole second base and scored the game winning run to help the Dolphins upset #25 Florida State in Tallahassee on May 7...drove in the game winning run in the top of the 10th vs. Lipscomb in the opening game of the ASUN Baseball Championship May 22...scored the game-tying and game-winning runs the next night vs. Liberty to help JU advance in the winner's bracket
2018 (redshirt-senior):
Started 28 of 40 appearances in his first year in the program, in both left and right field...slashed .305/.346/.432...fourth best slugging percentage on team and fifth best in home runs with...came on strong late in the season, hitting .309 with two doubles, four home runs (his first four of his career), and nine RBI in May and June...had three hits, two of them homers, in the NCAA Gainesville Regional, and robbed a home run for good measure vs. 1-seed Florida (6/2)...was granted an extra year of eligibility this summer due to the time last to injury in his career at Marshall
Prior to Jacksonville:Â
Spent the previous four seasons at Marshall University...Appeared in 47 games last season, starting 45 in the outfield...had a .228 batting average with 39 hits...finished with 21 runs scored, 18 RBIs, eight doubles and one triple … had six stolen bases...Appeared in 41 games in 2016, starting 31... recorded 28 hits in 122 at-bats for a .230 batting average with a .336 on-base percentage...Received a redshirt in 2015...Appeared in 16 games in 2014, starting 12...posted a .321 average, recording 17 hits in 53 at-bats before sitting out the rest of the year due to a wrist injury.
Before College:Â
Helped lead Barbara Goleman High School to two district championships and went 8-0 as a pitcher... received the Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year Awards
Personal:
Born on April 20, 1995... Son of Armando Garrastazu and Mary Zuares...has one brother, Adrian...majoring in Sports Management/Marketing with a minor in Business... Spent three summers playing for the Elite Squad in Florida and one with the Hialeah Warriors where his teams captured titles in the USA Junior Olympics and Perfect Game tournaments among others...earned a master's in Organizational Leadership
