Miami Standout Alex Garabedian Transfers To CofC - CofCSports.com--Official Web site of College of Charleston Athletics
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Garabedian (6-0, 228), a Miami native, hit .255 with three homers and 29 RBI, playing in 49 of Miami's 61 games this past season. He helped the Hurricanes to a 41-19-1 record. Miami won the Coral Gables Regional with a 3-0 record before dropping its Super Regional matchup against Nebraska.
"It's a great place to be," said Garabedian. "Charleston is beautiful and I like where the program is going. It's rising higher and higher. My goal is for the team to go to Omaha and for me to help them get there."
Garabedian was selected in the seventh round of the 2004 Major League Draft by the New York Yankees. He was also named first team All-American catcher by Collegiate Baseball and Street & Smith's magazines. Baseball America magazine ranked Garabedian as the second-best catching prospect and the 33rd-best overall prospect nationally.
Garabedian played for Joe Weber at Christopher Columbus High School, starting at catcher all four years for the Explorers. Garabedian hit 30 career home runs while batting over .400 his final three years of high school. He helped lead Columbus to the 2003 6A State Championship. Garabedian hit .443 as a senior (2004) with 10 home runs, 13 doubles and 38 RBI while drawing 24 walks. He threw out 20-of-22 runners at second base and 3-of-3 at third base. As a junior, he hit .435 with nine home runs and 32 RBI.
He was named to the 2003 AFLAC All-American team, the top catcher in Florida by TeamOne Baseball, second-team All-State catcher and first-team All-Dade County. As a sophomore (2002) Garabedian earned second-team All-Dade County honors after hitting .414 with seven home runs and 42 RBI. During his freshman season he hit .325 with four home runs and 22 RBI while collecting eight doubles and drawing 15 walks. He was named third-team All-Dade County catcher.
Tulane, LSU and Texas were among a number of schools that Garabedian considered once he received his release from Miami in June.
The College of Charleston baseball team finished the 2005 season ranked 22nd by Collegiate Baseball, 24th by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and 25th in the Sports Weekly/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll.
Charleston, which ended the season ranked for the 32nd consecutive week, claimed its second straight Southern Conference title with a 27-3 league mark. The Cougars, who participated in the Clemson Regional, won a school and SoCon record 48 games this spring (48-15).
Here's a look at the Cougars' complete list of signees for the 2006 season:
Jeff Beliveau, 6-0, 175, L/L, LHP/OF (prounounced Bell-i-voe)
Johnston, RI/Bishop Hendricken High School (Coach Ed Holloway)
High School Honors ... 2004 first team All-State, MVP of High School State Championship Tournament ... rated the #16 high school LHP and the #126 player in the country according to TeamOne Baseball ... as a senior, was 10-0 with a 0.71 ERA ... hit .390 as an outfielder ... was Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year ... helped team to 3rd straight state title.
Michael Browder, 6-1, 165, R/R, OF
Summerville, SC/Summerville HS (Coach Bert Bazzle)
High School Stats ... .370 BA as a junior ... led team in hits and stolen bases/Hit .475 with 11 HR for ProLevel Sports this summer and fall ... named all-conference in 2005 and played in the North/South All-Star game.
Larry Cobb, 5-9, 185, R/R, INF/OF
Bradenton, FL/Manatee Community College (Coach Tim Hill) Stats at Manatee ... .325 BA with eight HR and 15-15 stolen bases All-Suncoast Conference Player, Florida Junior College All-Star ... hit .378 in 2005 ... 39-42 in stolen bases ... 67 RBI ... Defensive Player of the Year for Florida junior colleges.
Kevin Ferreira, 5-8, 165, L/R, OF (pronounced Fa-rare-ra)
Naples, FL/Pensacola JC (Coach Bill Hamilton)
Freshman Stats at Pensacola JC ... .380 BA/.460 OB%/30-32 stolen bases ... Florida Junior College All-Star ... named to the first team all-state tournament squad.
Joey Friddle, 5-11, 192, R/R, OF
Travelers Rest, S.C./Young Harris JC (Coach Rick Robinson)/Transfer from South Carolina
High School Honors: Batted .491 in 2002 ... four-year home run total was 25 ... two-time all-conference selection ... named to 2002 North-South All-Start team ... earned all-state honors in 2002 as a senior ... 2005 at USC: .257 with eight RBI in 40 games ... 6-6 stolen bases ... 21 runs scord and three doubles.
Alex Garabedian, 6-0, 228, R/R, C
Miami, FL/Christopher Columbus High School (Coach Joe Weber)/Transfer from Miami (FL)
High School Honors ... 2004: selected in the seventh round of the by the New York Yankees ...1st team All-American catcher by Collegiate Baseball and Street & Smith's magazines ... Baseball America magazine ranked Garabedian as the second-best catching prospect and the 33rd-best overall prospect nationally2003: AFLAC All-American ... top catcher in Florida by TeamOne Baeball ... 2nd team all-state and 1st team all-Dade County ... 2002: 2nd team all-Dade County ... 2001: 3rd team all-Dade County ... 2005 at Miami: hit .255 with three homers and 29 RBI, playing in 49 games.
Keith Hill, 6-1, 170, R/R, C, Abbeville, SC/Abbeville High School (Coach Mark Smith) High School Stats ... hit .449 as a Jr./All-State catcher/two-time Abbeville HS MVP ... invited to play in the 2004 Perfect Game National Showcase.
Brenden Stines, 6-2, 175, R/R, RHP/Utility
Granger, IN/Penn High School (Coach Greg Dikos)
High School Stats: 9-1/2.14 ERA/62 IP/78K as a junior ... ranked as the #60 RHP and #196 player in the country by TeamOne baseball ... 2005 HS season: 10-2/ 1.18 ERA/ 77 IP/ 110 Ks ... 1st team all-conference.
Russ Tomlinson, 6-1, 175, R/R, RHP
Columbia, SC/Dutch Fork High School (Coach Al Berry)
High School Stats ... 1-0 with three saves as a junior/2005 Puma Pre-Season All-America Team ... listed by TeamOne Baseball as one of the top 30 prospects in the South.
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