2  Garrett Brooks
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Chesapeake, Va. High School: Western Branch Height / Weight: 5-9 / 187 Position: OF Birthdate: 07/26/1993 Experience: HS B/T: L/L

Western Branch High School: Four-year letterwinner and team captain under coach Roland Wright ... Batted over .400 for his career with 80 stolen bases ... 2011 Perfect Game (PG) Preseason Underclassmen Honorable Mention All-American ... High school teammate of current Pirate Nick Thompson ... Four-time All-Southeastern District selection (2009-12) ... Helped the Bruins to four consecutive top three district finishes (2009-12) including the district title as a freshman with a record of 19-6 ... As a rookie, he batted .419 with 16 stolen bases on his way to second-team all-district honors ... During sophomore season guided the Bruins to a 21-6 record, which included the regional crown and a second place finish in the state playoffs ... Batted .421 with 21 steals earning 2010 First Team All-East Region, First-Team All-Tidewater and honorable mention all-state honors ... To go along with his second-straight all-district honor, was named Second Team All-East Region as a junior helping the Bruins to a third place district finish with a 17-5 overall record ... In 2011 batted .425 with 19 stolen bases earning his third-straight all-district accolade ... Garnered 2012 preseason Honorable Mention All-America accolades from VirginiaPrep.com ... As a senior boasted an impressive .469 average with 24 stolen bases on his way to all-state and all-district accolades ... Helped the Bruins to a 19-3 record ... Participated in the 2012 VHSCA All-Star game alongside current Pirate Luke Lowery where he turned a double-play from the outfield, recorded one hit, walked, hit by a pitch, scored twice and stole one base in the East's 13-6 victory ... Named 2012 Atlantic Region Honorable Mention by PG ... Rated as the 25th-best player in Virginia, 86th-best outfield prospect (nationally) and No. 500 overall nationally by PG at the close of his senior season ... Listed as the Best Defensive Outfielder in the Atlantic Region by PG ... Also earned three varsity letters as a member of the Bruins football team where he was a First-Team All Southeastern District selection as a corner back and punt returner in 2010 ... Played travel ball for the Tidewater Orioles under Lee Banks and the Bayside Yankees for Mark Cuseta ... Has participated in several showcase events including the 2011 PG WWBA World Championships (Jupiter, Fla.), 2011 East Coast Professional Showcase (Lakeland, Fla.) and the 2011 PG WWBA 2012 Grads/17U National Championships (Marietta, Ga.) ... Named to the 2011 Virginia Preps 3A All-Underclass Team ... Three-time honor roll student ... Scholar athlete that graduated with a 3.30 GPA.

Personal: Full name is Garrett Lee Brooks ... Born July 26, 1993 ... Son of George and Karen Brooks ... Has one sibling (Rachel) ... Intended major is communications with a journalism minor.