Bluffton’s Eli Garrett signed his national letter of intent to play baseball at the college level for Indiana Tech Thursday morning.
The Tigers’ senior middle infielder and pitcher will be joining a Warriors squad in the NAIA and WHAC Conference that just wrapped up a 33-17 2023 campaign.
Garrett has spent his entire high school baseball career on varsity and has hit over .300 in all three seasons. His career batting average is now up to .326, scoring 54 runs and driving in 28, according to MaxPreps.
He’s also made an impact elsewhere, swiping 30 bags in his three seasons, and has nearly 52 innings under his belt on the mound.
Last season, Garrett missed six games due to a lower-body injury, but still managed a .327 average with nine RBI and still managed a career-high 12 stolen bases.
He helped the Tigers finish 18-7, the best in his three years, and is looking to help improve that this season.
Indiana Tech has been a known program throughout the NAIA as a winning program and a threat to win the WHAC. The Warriors have had 17 straight winning seasons, 16 of them under head coach Kip McWilliams.
McWilliams has led the team to five WHAC championships ans 12 NAIA Opening Round playoff appearances and an NAIA World Series berth in 2019.
Bluffton’s scheduled to open its baseball season on April 4 at Blackford.
