RHP Garrett Hawkins 9th round (280th), Signed $75,000, San Diego Padres
Garrett Hawkins
Hometown: Biggar, Sask.
Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6’5” 230 LBS
Slot Money: $150,300
Scout: Chris Kemlo.
Team: Trenton Thunder, Draft League.
Manager: Jeff Manto.
Welcome to Biggar: The sign you see upon entering Biggar, Sask. (Pop: 2,161 in 2011) reads “New York is big, but this is Biggar.”
Possible future sign Underneath “New York is big but this is Biggar” ... will it some day read “Home of Big Garrett Hawkins.”
G-Hawk is the man’s nickname: “Garrett is an outstanding young man and very deserving of this opportunity. He and pitching coach Wayne Corness sat down this off season and really had an honest talk about the need to improve his secondary stuff if he wanted to have a legitimate shot at pro ball. This has been a tough couple of years here at UBC with basically two lost seasons in a row; but Garrett never got discouraged and kept working on his body and his game. He worked his tail off and was finally rewarded by being drafted by Padres. The Padres are getting a soft spoken, but very confident and highly competitive kid that will never rest until he becomes the best version of himself. We are very proud of Garrett here at UBC and looking forward to watching him climb the ranks in the Padres organization.”
What’s so big about Biggar?: Milo N. Hanson is a grain and cattle farmer in Biggar. He does not travel the world looking for a trophy buck. He harvested the World’s Record typical whitetail deer in 1992. At the 22nd Big Game Awards Program in Dallas, Texas, the Boone and Crockett Club judges’ panel declared Hanson’s buck -- known since as the Hanson Buck -- as the world’s record typical whitetail with a score of 213 5/8 points.
Previous Teams: University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, Vauxhall Jets, Team Saskatchewan, Swift Current 57s, Saskatoon Giants and the West Central Diamondbacks
Previous Coaches: Chris Pritchett, Les McTavish, Greg Brons, Joe Carnahan, Jordan Draeger, Cody Arntsen
Most influential person in my baseball life: “So many people have influenced my baseball career that it is very difficult to name just one. There are numerous people including family, former coaches and teammates that have shaped me into the player I am today.”
Pre-draft workout: For the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizen’s Bank Ball Park.
Summer of 2021 with the Trenton Thunder of the Draft League: Owns a 1-0 mark with a 2.62 ERA in six starts. He walked two and struck out 32 in 24 innings … UBC had its program shut down due to border restrictions.
Spring of 2020 as a sophomore at UBC _ 3-1 with a 3.66 ERA in six starts as he walked six and fanned 46 in 32 innings.
Summer of 2019 _ 3-2 with a 2.91 ERA in 10 games with the Swift Current 57s in the Western Canadian League. He made five starts as he walked 12 and struck out 38 in 34 innings.
Spring of 2019 as a freshman at UBC _ Went 5-5 with a 3.62 ERA in 13 starts as he walked 19 and fanned 69 in 77 innings.
Summer of 2018 _ Was 4-0 with a 3.13 ERA for the Swift Current in the WCBL. Walked 17 and fanned 38 in 37 1/3 innings.
Summer of 2017 _ Lethbridge in the WCBL pitched on scoreless inning walking two … Part of Canada Games gold medal winners. He beat Alberta in the semi-final, while Logan Hofmann (Regina, Sask.), a fifth rounder in 2020, for the gold medal-winning game.
Summer of 2016 _ Part of Saskatchewan’s Canada Cup gold medal winning.
DARREN ZARY: A “Perfect landing spot” for Hawkins _ San Diego Padres
STU WALTERS: UBC right-hander Garrett Hawkins selected by the Padres in MLB draft