Garrett Gore

Position:
SS/2B/3B/OF
Height:
5-10
Weight:
160
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Wilmington, NC
High School:
Hoggard

JUNIOR (2008)
Saw action in 65 games and made 60 starts, including 50 at shortstop • Batted .275 (64-233) with two home runs, eight doubles, two triples and two home runs • Added a career-best 38 RBI and 39 runs scored • Slugged .352 and added five stolen bases • Posted 20 multi-hit games and matched a career high with three hits twice • Also contributed 11 multi-RBI games, including four three-RBI outings • Hit .302 with runners on base and .296 with runners in scoring position • Tied a career high with three hits, including a three-run home run, against Davidson March 25 • Also homered versus Gardner-Webb March 26 to match his career home run total in back-to-back games • Also matched a career-best with three hits and scored three runs against North Florida May 7 • Posted three two-hit games in the NCAA Tournament - Mount St. Mary's May 30, No. 9 Coastal Carolina June 8 and No. 2 LSU June 19 • Went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in the Cary Super Regional clincher versus the Chanticleers • Was 2-for-5 with three RBI and a two-run homer against Gardner-Webb March 26 • Went 4-for-10 with four RBI at No. 24 Virginia May 9-11 • Plated the go-ahead runs with a two-run single against No. 2 Florida State April 25 • Went 4-for-6 with five RBI and three runs scored in the last two games of the Boston College series April 19-20 • Tied a season-best with three RBI versus the Eagles April 20 • Went 2-for-5 with a season high-tying three RBI in the April 4 win over No. 14 Georgia Tech • Matched a career high with three runs scored vs. Kent State Feb. 29 • Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a triple at Winthrop 2/28.

SOPHOMORE (2007)
Played in 61 games and made 48 starts, mainly at second base • Emerged as the Tar Heels' starter at second down the stretch with starts in 24 of the final 26 games, including all 13 in the postseason • Ranked fifth on the team with a .324 average (55-for-170), which was nearly 100 points higher than his .227 mark in 2006 • Claimed the Walter Rabb Award as one of the Tar Heels' most improved players • Scored 31 runs and drove in 27 • Hit two home runs and added eight doubles for a .406 slugging percentage • Hit .392 (31-for-71) in ACC play to rank third in the league • Batted .352 with runners on base and .340 with runners in scoring position • Finished with 12 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games • Fielded .973 over 219 chances • Hit .289 and drove in eight runs in the NCAA Tournament • Hit safely in six of the seven games in the College World Series • Had a career-best hitting streak from March 17-30 • Equaled a career high with three hits against Duke April 13, Georgia Tech May 13 and Maryland May 18 • Was 2-for-3 with a career-best four RBI and first career home run versus Davidson March 28 • Also homered at NC State April 29 • Went 2-for-4 with a career-high three runs scored at Virginia Tech March 25 • Matched career highs with three hits and three runs versus Duke April 13 • Drove in five runs in the Super Regional series with No. 4 South Carolina, including three in the decisive game three on a 2-for-5 effort • Named to the Dean's List in the spring semester. Summer 2007: Played with the Thomasville Hi-Toms of the Coastal Plain League • Hit .400 to help lead team to the CPL title • Scored 14 runs and drove in six • Slugged .529 • Hit .368 with two doubles and four RBI in the postseason tournament.

FRESHMAN (2006)
Emerged as the Tar Heels' starter at second base during the NCAA Tournament run • Played in 45 games and made 19 starts, including eight in a row to end the season • Hit .227 (17-for-75)with three doubles and 10 RBI • Also scored 10 runs and drew six walks • Had two multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games • Logged a season-best five-game hitting streak from April 15-30 • Hit .391 with runners in scoring position • Had career-bests of three hits and two runs in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional title game against Winthrop June 4 • Went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Elon April 4 • Tallied a career-best two RBI on three occasions • Committed just four errors and posted a .960 fielding percentage.

HOGGARD HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity standout at Wilmington's Hoggard High School • Three-time all-conference choice and earned all-state honors at third base as a senior • Played in the North Carolina State Games twice • Selected to the North Carolina East-West All-Star Game as a senior • Three-year member of the A-B Honor Roll. Played with the Bayside Yankees of the NABF in the summer of 2005 and hit .384.

PERSONAL
Garrett David Gore is the son of Beverly and David Gore • Born July 31, 1987, in Wilmington, N.C. • Has an older sister, Jordan • Majoring in communication studies at Carolina • Uncle Mike Merritt pitched at Carolina and in the Angels organization • Favorite movies are "Rambo" and "The Goonies" • Lists LeBron James as his favorite athlete and the Florida Marlins as his favorite MLB team • Favorite food is "Cavi's cooking."

GARRETT GORE'S CAREER STATS

Year     Avg  GP-GS   AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB  SLG%  BB HBP  SO GDP  OB% SF SH SB-ATT  PO   A  E  FLD%
2006... .227  45-19   75 10  17  3  0  0  10  20  .267   6   0   7   0 .284  0  5  0-4    39  56  4  .960
2007.....324  61-48  170 31  55  8  0  2  27  69  .406  11   0  21   4 .363  1  5  2-5    79 134  6  .973
2008... .275  65-60  233 39  64  8  2  2  38  82  .352  10   2  23   9 .306  3  5  5-9    72 140 21  .910
TOTAL.. .285 171-12  478 80 136 19  2  4  75 171  .358  27   2  51  13 .323  4 15  7-18  190 330 31  .944

CAREER HIGHS: Hits: 3 on six occasions Runs: 3 on four occasions RBI: 4 vs. Davidson (3/28/07) Hit Streak: 10 games (3/17/07-3/30/07)