Longwood University Athletics

2026: Freshman relief pitcher who excelled for the Lancers in long relief with a 5-3 record on the mound against a 5.33 ERA…Made 19 appearances with three starts while striking out 54 against 25 walks in 50.2 innings, holding teams to a .239 batting average…Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week (May 18) and Freshman of the Week (March 2)…Had 16 appearances that lasted longer than one inning, with seven outings lasting at least 3.0 innings…Helped Longwood win five games in the Big South Tournament for the first time in team history, advancing to the Big South Championship game and finishing as runner-up…The team won 34 games, tying its Division I record…Picked up his first collegiate win with 2.0 innings of work against UMBC (Feb. 21)…Struck out a career-best seven in a career-long 5.2 innings against The Citadel (April 2), giving up four runs on five hits and two walks…Matched it with 5.2 innings against Presbyterian (April 19), striking out four against three runs on five hits…Tied his career high with seven strikeouts at High Point (May 2) in 3.1 innings, but gave up six runs on five hits and two walks…Got the relief win at Winthrop (May 14) that clinched the Big South Tournament appearance for the Lancers, going 4.1 scoreless, hitless frames with four strikeouts against only one walk…Also earned wins against Youngstown State (March 1), USC Upstate (March 22) and UNC Asheville (April 10)…
 
High School: Played baseball for four years at Mechanicsville High School...As a senior, made eight appearances, four starts, on the mound and threw 25.2 innings while holding a 0.82 ERA after giving up only three earned runs...Struck out 33 to only 12 walks...As a junior, held a 2.18 ERA over 16 innings of work spread over five games, three starts, prior to an injury...Struck out 21 against five walks...

Personal: Son of Rick and Elizabeth Garland...Has one sibling, Landon...Mother attended Longwood and graduated in 1997...Aspires to be a physical therapist to help kids work back from injury and continue playing the sport they love...Favorite all-time athletes are Bo Jackson, Nolan Ryan and Max Scherzer...Favorite current athletes are Steph Curry and James Wood...Hobbies include golfing and enjoying time with friends...