Ross Gardner

Height:
6-5
Weight:
202
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.
High School:
Atlantic Coast

Atlantic Coast High School: Two-sport athlete that earned six letters (baseball 4, golf 2) ... Named team captain as junior and senior for head coach Joel Davis ... During rookie season posted a 5-2 record with 35 Ks and a 2.10 ERA in 51.0 IP ... Followed that with a 6-3 ledger where he punched-out 56 in 48.0 innings with a 1.75 ERA ... As a junior posted a 6-3 record with a 1.36 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 66.2 innings earning Third-Team All-First Coast honors ... Helped Stingrays reach the regional finals ... Combined to throw a no-hitter against Columbia with fellow Stingray Joe Parette (Mar. 9) ... Earned Max Prep league player-of-the-week honors (Apr. 3) ... During senior season posted a 2-5 record with one save ... Fanned 62 batters in 42.0 innings posting a 2.67 ERA ... Earned Max Prep Player-of-the-Game honors vs. Bucholz High School tossing six no-hit innings with 13 strikeouts ... Named 2013 Underclassman Honorable Mention by Perfect Game ... Tabbed 2014 Florida Region Honorable Perfect Game ... Listed as the 85th-best right-handed pitching prospect by PG in Florida ... Member of travel teams that participate in the 2011-12 Perfect Game WWBA 16U and 2013 17U National Championships in Marietta, Ga. ... 2012-13 16U Perfect Game WWBA East Memorial Day Classic participant in Fort Myers, Fla. ... 2012 16U and 2013 17U Perfect Game BCS Finals in Fort Myers, Fla. ... 2013 Perfect Game WWBA World Championships in Jupiter, Fla. ... National Honors Society member.

Personal: Full name is Ross Williams Gardner ... Born September 9, 1995 ... Son of John and Natalie Gardner ... Has one sibling (Ally) ... Intended major if construction management.