- 2023 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
- 2023 NCBWA All-America first team
- 2023 ABCA All-America second team
- 2023 D2CCA All-America first team
- 2023 ABCA All-South Central Region first team
- 2023 D2CCA All-South Central Region first team
- 2023 NCBWA All-South Central Region first team
- 2023 CSC Academic All-District
- 2023 RMAC Co-Player of the Year
- 2023 All-RMAC first team
- 2023 RMAC Gold Glove, outfield
- 2023 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, April 24
- 2023 NCBWA South Central Region Hitter of the Week, March 29
- 2023 RMAC Player of the Week, March 28
- 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
- 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2022 RMAC Gold Glove (outfield)
- 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
- 2021 All-RMAC first team
- 2021 RMAC Gold Glove, outfield
Career: Finished his career with an MSU Denver career batting average of .404 that ranked fifth in program history, and despite playing in just two seasons with the Roadrunners, he was tied for 12th with 40 doubles and tied for 17th with 37 stolen bases. ... Was also 12th in slugging percentage (.680) and 18th in on-base percentage (.459), 22nd in runs (115), tied for 23rd in total bases (261), 24th in RBIs (105), 25th in hits (155) and tied for 25th in home runs (20). ... Including two seasons at Colorado Mesa, he ranked seventh among Division II players active in 2023 in career doubles (56), 18th in total bases (382), 22nd in runs (186), 25th in stolen bases (60), 26th in hits (237), 37th in RBIs (146), and 35th in games played (192). He was 33rd among all active NCAA players, regardless of division, in doubles.
2023: All-America first team (D2CCA, NCBWA) and second team (ABCA), All-South Central Region first team (ABCA, D2CCA, NCBWA), RMAC Co-Player of the Year (one of three), All-RMAC first team (second time) and RMAC Gold Glove (third time). ... Academic All-District selection. ... Led the RMAC and ranked second in Division II in batting average (.459). Led the RMAC and ranked fifth in Division II with a single-season program record of 95 hits, and led Division II with 1.9 hits per game. ... Second on the team, but second in the RMAC and third nationally in doubles (26), and ranked fourth nationally in doubles per game (0.50). ... Third on the team, but third in the RMAC and 17th in Division II in total bases (158). ... Fifth on the team, but sixth in the RMAC and 22nd in Division II in runs (72). ... Second on the team, but fifth in the RMAC and 49th nationally in on-base percentage (.502). ... Third in the RMAC in stolen bases (20). ... RMAC’s toughest player to strike out at one per 14.3 at-bats, ranking 32nd in Division II. ... Spectacular season saw him accumulate 97 hits, breaking Brian Edwards’ 2002 program record of 94. On program’s single-season charts, ranked tied for third in doubles (26), fifth in batting average (.453), fifth in total bases (158), sixth in runs (72), seventh in at-bats (214), tied for 16 in stolen bases (20), 17th in on-base percentage (.502), 19th in slugging (.738) and tied for 19th in RBIs (57). ... Set school record and tied the RMAC record with nine RBIs in the wild 27-21 suspended game victory over Regis that started on March 23. He had six RBIs in the Roadrunners’ 15-run fourth inning with a three-run double and a three-run homer. Also had RBIs in each of the first two innings of game two of the series the following day, giving him 11 RBIs in the first 11 innings of the series. ... Finished the season on a 22-game hitting streak, dating to April 6, during which he batted .452 (42-for-93) with 12 doubles. ... Apparently didn’t do enough to earn RMAC All-Tournament honors, batting .474 (9-for-19), homering in each of the first three games and driving in 10 runs as MSU Denver went 2-2. His safety squeeze bunt pushed across the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning of a 10-9, second-round win over Regis. ... Went 4-for-4 with a double, a homer and three runs in a 12-5 win over Colorado Christian in the second game of an April 21 doubleheader. ... During a seven-game hitting streak from March 18 through the first game of an April 1 doubleheader, batted .571 (20-for-35) nine doubles (including at least one in six straight games) and 14 RBIs. ... In his record-setting nine-RBI game against Regis on March 23-24, he also had a career-high five hits, matching career bests with two doubles and four runs. For the series he was 11-for-20 (.550) with five doubles, one homer, 12 RBIs and nine runs. He earned RMAC Player of the Week and NCBWA South Central Region Player of the Week. ... Opened the season with a 16-game hitting streak, batting .508 (32-for-63) with six doubles, five homers, 17 RBIs, 24 runs and nine stolen bases. ... Swiped his MSU Denver high of four stolen bases in an 11-6 win at Colorado School of Mines on March 4. ... Had his second four-hit game in as many weeks while going 8-for-12 (.667) with a homer and five RBIs in a three-game sweep of Mary (N.D.) on Feb. 25-26. ... Matched a then-career high in hits while going 4-for-5 in a 21-11 win over Sioux Falls (S.D.) on Feb. 17. ... Slugged two homers and was 7-for-15 (.467) with five RBIs and two stolen bases as the Roadrunners won three of four at Biola (Calif.) from Feb. 9-11.
2022: RMAC Gold Glove winner (best fielding percentage at position). ... Played in 48 games, starting 46, and batted .341 (58-for-170) with 14 doubles, two triples, nine homers and 48 RBIs. ... Perfect in 17 stolen-base attempts, leading the team in steals. .... Had a .403 on-base percentage and .606 slugging percentage for a 1.009 OPS. ... Tied for fourth on the team with 58 runs, tied for fifth in doubles. ... Had one error in 58 outfield chances for a .983 fielding percentage.
... Lined a homer to left center while going 3-for-5 with three RBIs in an 18-15 loss to RV/-- Texas A&M-Kingsville in the first round of the NCAA South Central Regional on May 19. ... Was 3-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBIs in 13-3 win over UCCS on May 14 at the RMAC Tournament, helping MSU Denver into the championship game later that afternoon. ... Batted .389 (41-for-106) from March 12 through May 7, raising average from .211 to .340. ... Stole five bases in an April 7 doubleheader (two in the first game, three in the second) against Colorado Christian, part of a series in which he hit .375 (6-for-16) with six stolen bases. ... Was 2-for-6 with a homer and two RBIs in 17-11 win at Regis on April 29. ... Impressive in four-game sweep at Adams State from April 14-16, batting .529 (9-for-17) with nine RBIs and six runs. Opened the series by going 3-for-4 with two homers and five RBIs in the 21-12 victory on April 14. ... Against his former team, Nos. 6 and 7 Colorado Mesa, during four games April 8-10, hit .438 (7-for-16) with four RBIs. ... Put together a seven-game hitting streak from March 27 through the first game of an April 9 doubleheader, batting (12-for-25) .480 with four doubles and five RBIs. ... Finished 2-for-5 with a triple, a homer and three RBIs in 25-6 win at UCCS on March 25. ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer and a stolen base while tying a career best with four RBIs in 12-1 win over No. 13 Colorado School of Mines on March 4. ... Recorded first MSU Denver hit while going 1-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base in an 8-6 loss to Minot State (N.D.) in the second game of an opening day doubleheader on Feb. 5. ... Opening day starter at designated hitter.
Before MSU Denver: All-RMAC first team outfielder and three-year regular for perennial Division II national title contender Colorado Mesa. Also won an RMAC Gold Glove while playing for the team ranked No. 1 in Division II for most of the 2021 season. ... Batted .344 in both 2019 and 2020, and .305 in 2021. ... In 92 career games, batted .327 (83-for-254), with eight homers, 16 doubles, 45 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. Scored 72 runs. ... Batted .286 (6-for-21) against MSU Denver in 2021 and .280 (7-for-25) overall against the Roadrunners.
High School: Two-time all-state selection in both baseball and football. ... Played in baseball's Colorado Futures Game in 2017 and 2018. ... Earned 10 varsity letters (four for football, three each in baseball and basketball). ... Helped Broomfield to the Class 5A state championship game as a junior in 2017. ... Compiled a .390 career batting average (69-for-177), with 19 doubles, three homers, 44 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. ... Batted .464 as a junior (32-for-69) with 22 runs in 23 games. ... Coached by Garren Estes. ... In football, had 905 career rushing yards while averaging 7.1 yards per carry and scoring eight touchdowns, and caught 56 career passes for 764 yards (13.6 per catch) and four more touchdowns. ... Also returned punts and kickoffs, and had 36 career tackles and five interceptions. ... In basketball, played 58 career games and averaged 5.2 points while knocking down 39 career 3-pointers.
Personal: Born Tanner Braye Garner. ... Birthday is June 13. ... Son of Greg and Tammy Garner. ... Has a brother (Ty) and a sister (Kenzi). ... Majoring in exercise science, with a minor in pre-healthcare.
