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2010 (Freshman): Earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors...Started 54 games at shortstop...plated the game winning run four times - versus New Orleans (2/24), Towson (3/14), Kansas (3/17) and Marshall (3/26)...led the team in assists (140) and was third in fielding chances (241)...was a part of 25 double plays...was second on the team with four hit-by-pitch and five sacrifice bunts...collected 15 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI contests...posted a 15 game hitting streak from February 20 through March 14...closed the season on a 10 game hitting streak...reached base safely in the first 16 games of his career...collected his first collegiate hit with a seventh inning single against Boston College (2/20) in the second game of the season...plated his first career RBI with a first inning single against New Orleans (2/24) to go along with three hits...posted four hits, scored three runs and drove in a pair of RBI's in a three-game set against Lipscomb (2/26-28)...doubled and scored a run in a midweek tilt at South Alabama (3/3)...went three-for-five with a run scored and an RBI in the series finale against #19 Ole Miss (3/7)...went two-for-five with a triple, a walk, an RBI and a runs scored at New Orleans (3/9)...singled, walked twice and drove in a pair of runs in the series finale versus Towson (3/14)...singled, doubled, scored a run and drove in an RBI in the series finale against Kansas (3/17)...singled twice and drove in three RBI's in the second game of a series versus St. Mary's (Calif.)...plated the game winning RBI with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning versus Marshall (3/26)...was two-for-three with a walk and a run scored in the first game of a double-header at East Carolina (4/3)...scored twice, walked and hit his first career home run in the series opener against Rice (4/9)...was three-for-four with a walk, an RBI and a run scored in the second game of the series versus Rice (4/10)...homered and walked in the series opener at Memphis (4/23)...posted two singles, walked and scored twice in the series finale at Memphis (4/25)...smacked a home run in the series opener against Southern Miss (4/30)...was two-for-three with a double and a pair of RBI's against Louisiana-Monroe (5/4)...collected seven hits, scored three runs and drove in four RBI's in a three game set at Houston (5/7-9)...posted a hit in each game of a three-game series versus UCF, scoring five runs and driving in two RBI's in the series (5/20/22).
About Garrett Cannizaro
Prep: A four-year letterman at Mandeville High School...selected as a first-team all-district and all-parish for three straight seasons...hit .390 as junior season hitting five homeruns with 30 RBI... also posted a 5-0 record with two saves on the mound with a 1.91 ERA to accompany his efforts at shortstop...summer league experience with the Louisiana Knights as team MVP and also received the team's Gold Glove award...selected to participate in the East Coast Professional Showcase Tournament in Lakeland, Florida in 2008.
Personal: Born Garrett Lawrence Cannizaro on August 10, 1990...son of Gary and Susan Cannizaro...older brother Andy Cannizaro is in the Tulane Hall of Fame and has seen time in the big leagues with the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays.
