Garrett Bass

Garrett Charles Bass

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 225 lb.
• School Jacksonville State University, Galveston Junior College
• High School William P. Clements High School

• Born August 27, 1984 in Sugar Land, TX USA

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Biographical Information

The son of Kevin Bass, brother of Justin Bass, and nephew of Richard Bass, Garrett Bass made his professional debut in 2007.

Garrett hit .485 in high school, including .525 as a senior, and also played football and basketball. He hit .398/.458/.770 in conference play as a junior in college and tied for second all-time in Jacksonville State history with 6 triples. He tied for the Ohio Valley Conference lead in triples and was a second-team All-Conference pick. Overall, he hit .316 and slugged .581. In 2007, he slipped to .294/~.329/.426. The Washington Nationals selected him in the 42nd round of the 2007 amateur draft.

Assigned to the Vermont Lake Monsters, Bass was batting .279/.296/.500 through his first 32 games as a pro.

On February 1, 2010, he was signed by the Normal CornBelters of the Frontier League. He was in the starting lineup of the very first game played by the CornBelters against the Evansville Otters on May 21 but was released on June 9th.

Sources: Jacksonville State website, MILB.com