Missouri State

Honors
• NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list (2024)
• CSC Academic All-District (2024)
• All-MVC First Team (2023)
• Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (2023)
• NCBWA Freshman All-America Second Team (2023)
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)
• MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2023-24)
• MVC Honor Roll (2023-24)
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

2025 (Junior)
Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen, logging 19.2 innings and 19 strikeouts...Earned one save with a 7.78 ERA...Struck out the side on 12 pitches in a perfect inning at No. 18 Mississippi State (Feb. 22)...Tossed three consecutive scoreless outings from March 11-18...Fired two shutout innings against both ULM (March 2) and Missouri (April 22).

2024 (Sophomore)
Pitched in 23 games in relief for the Bears, striking out 30 batters with a .272 opponent average in 29.1 innings...Picked up one save, tossing two shutout innings at league champion Indiana State (March 22)...Had 11 scoreless appearances on the season, with eight of those coming against 2024 NCAA Regional clubs...Struck out a season-high four batters in the season opener at ULM (Feb. 16)...Went 4.2 scoreless innings in two appearances at Indiana State...Tossed a perfect innings with two strikeouts at Oklahoma State (March 19) and did the same at No. 2 Arkansas (April 30)...Ended the year with a 7.06 ERA.

2023 (Freshman)
Earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA in addition to being the only freshman voted to the all-MVC First Team...Led all MVC hurlers who threw at least 28 innings with a 1.88 ERA...Struck out 27 batters in 28.2 innings on the season, allowing 15 hits (13 singles, one double, one triple) for a .158 opponent average...Rate of 4.71 hits allowing was the fourth-lowest in school history based on a 25-inning minimum...Ranked fifth nationally among freshmen with six saves...Allowed no runs in 16 of 21 appearances on the season, yielding multiple runs only once...Ended the year with eight consecutive scoreless outings spanning 10.1 innings...In conference games, allowing a run on eight hits in 16 innings, good for a .145 opponent average and 0.56 ERA with five saves...Fanned a season-best five in three innings of one-hit, scoreless relief against Evansville (March 25)...Gave up one hit in 3.1 innings on March 28 against CWS participant Oral Roberts...Threw a season-high four scoreless innings with one hit allowed at Southern Illinois (May 13)...Surrended one or fewer hits in 18 of 21 appearances.

Background
Two-time all-state selection at Summit Christian Academy in metro Kansas City...Crossroads Conference Player of the Year as a senior in addition to first-team all-state accolades after going 8-0 with a 1.28 ERA and 108 strikeouts in 54 innings...Batted .439 with 11 extra-base hits, 21 RBI, 35 runs and 18 stolen bases as well...As a junior, Ferguson set a school record with 115 strikeouts, doing so in just 60 innings with a 9-1 record, 0.93 ERA and 0.97 WHIP...Also led the Eagles with a .487/.582/1.287 slash line, helping the team to a 20-8 record and both conference and district championships...Second-team all-state and first-team all-district pick in addition to earning academic all-state recognition that season...As a freshman, Ferguson was an honorable mention all-conference pick and the rookie of the year, finishing with a 1.59 earned run average.

Personal
Garrett Ferguson is the son of Stan and Amy Ferguson...Born Jan. 7, 2004, in Lee’s Summit, Mo....Working towards an accounting degree.