SDSU[apos]s top returning hitter who was named to the preseason Brooks Wallace Award watch list, an award honoring the top collegiate player in the nation ... Junior college All-American who will continue in his role as SDSU[apos]s starter at second base in his second season as an Aztec ... During summer 2007, competed for the Torrington Twisters of the New England Collegiate Baseball League where he was named to the all-league first team ... Was Torrington[apos]s top hitter, batting .335 with 11 doubles, 19 runs scored and 25 RBI ... Also stole 9-of-10 bases and committed only two errors for a .989 fielding percentage at second base ... Played summer baseball in 2005 and 2006 with the Southern Cal Fire in Orange, Calif. ... Was recruited to play baseball by UNC Greensboro, Connecticut, Loyola Marymount and Cal State Fullerton.
SAN DIEGO STATE 2007
Started 55 times at second base and once at DH in the 57 games in which he played ... Had a season-best 10-game hitting streak ended in the final game of the season ... Over those 10 games, went 19-for-38 (.500) ... Also had an earlier eight-game streak (Apr. 13-22) when he hit .667 (18-for-27) with four doubles, eight runs scored and 11 RBI ... Had multiple hits in seven of those eight contests ... Season-best four hits in a game vs. Air Force on Apr. 21 and against Brigham Young in regular-season finale on May 12 ... Led the Aztecs with 14 multiple-RBI games and was third with 21 multiple-hit contests ... Perfect 6-for-6 in steal attempts ... Only home run of the season came against USC at home on Feb. 18 ... Singled in his only pinch hitting appearance ... Tied for team lead with five sacrifice flies ... Was successful in driving in a run with a runner on third and less than two outs on 14 of 18 occasions ... Struck out just 10 times in his last 117 plate appearances over 29 games ... Hit .384 in 23 Mountain West Conference contests with five doubles and 13 runs batted in.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
Played baseball for two years (2005-06) at Cypress College in Cypress, Calif., under Coach Scott Pickler ... Had a stellar year for Cypress in 2006 before ending the season early because of injury ... Earned Hall of Fame accolades along with All-American and first team all-Orange Empire Conference honors ... Started all 36 games he played in, batting .383 with seven doubles, 40 runs scored and 24 RBI ... Had a .474 slugging percentage and a .475 on-base average ... Against arch-rivals Santa Ana, went 4-for-5 including a home run and a double with three RBI and three runs scored ... As a freshman in 2005, appeared in all 41 of the Chargers[apos] games, hitting .283 with 34 runs and 14 RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year baseball letterman at Canyon High School in Anaheim, Calif. ... Was coached there by Joe Hoggatt ... A first-team all-Century League selection all three seasons and all-CIF honoree in his final year... As a senior, batted .445 with 15 doubles, two home runs and 28 RBI ...During his junior year, hit .365 with seven doubles and three homers ... As a sophomore, batted .405 with seven doubles and four home runs ... Named the male athlete-of-the-year at Canyon HS as a senior.
PERSONAL
Garett Elbert Green was born Feb. 24, 1985, in Fullerton, Calif. ... Son of Gregg and Valerie Green ... Father played college basketball at Cal State Los Angeles ... Brother, Grant, plays shortstop at USC ... Hobbies include playing sports, cards and hanging with friends ... Favorite athlete is Kansas City Royals first baseman Mike Sweeney ... Majoring in public administration at San Diego State.