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Wayne State University Athletics

2026 Baseball Roster

Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Romer Santacruz
Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow
Taylor Carrow

7 Ty Garza

7 Ty Garza

  • Position:
    SS
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    169
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown:
    Grosse Ile, Mich.
  • High School:
    Grosse Ile (Barton College)

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Saw action in 49 of the team's 55 games (40 starts) during first campaign with WSU after transferring from Barton College ... primarily played shortstop in inaugural season with the Warriors ... had 34 appearances at the position ... 2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2026:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... appeared in 52 of the team's 53 games, all of which were as the starter at shortstop ... logged a .281 batting average (50-for-178), 32 runs scored, 14 doubles (tied-for-second on the team), one triple, five home runs, 33 RBI, 81 total bases, 29 walks, 13 hit-by-pitches (first), three sacrifice hits, and a perfect 13 stolen bases (second) in his 13 attempts ... slugged .455 with a .418 on-base percentage for an OPS of .873 ... registered a .923 fielding percentage on 221 changes with 64 putouts, 140 assists and 17 errors ... involved in a team-best 21 double plays, one of two Warriors with at least 20 the other being Bennett Hitzelberger with exactly that many ... showed his lineup versatility as his 52 starts came at seven of the nine possible spots in the batting order ... that rundown included six starts at leadoff, 12 at second, one in the five hole, five at sixth, nine in the seven hole, seven at eighth, and 12 in the nine hole ... finished a game with at least two hits on 14 occasions including one effort with three hits (April 17 at Roosevelt) and another with four (April 4 vs. Grand Valley State) ... drove in multiple runs for nine games, including four efforts with two RBI, four with three driven in and one with four RBI to his name, April 21 at home against Hillsdale ... that game, Wayne State trailed 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth with the bases loaded before Garza smashed a grand slam home run over the monster that gave the home team the lead for good ... went deep the next game as well, April 24 against Purdue Northwest with a three-run shot in the bottom of the seventh inning ... longest hitting streak of the season was eight games (April 3-17) and he reached base in as many as 14 contests in a row (April 18-May 9) ... season batting average rose to as high as .302 following that three-hit performance on April 17, which concluded an 11-game stretch in which he hit ..500 (17-for-34) ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2025:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... appeared in 49 of the team's 55 games, 40 of which were as a starter, including 34 at shortstop and six at second base ... 20 of those 40 starts came out of the eight spot in the lineup, more than any other Warrior for that starting lineup slot ... hit .208 (26-for-125) with a .640 OPS, 25 runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, 12 RBI, 38 total bases, 21 walks, three hit-by-pitches, two sacrifice hits, and seven stolen bases (7-for-9), while slugging .304 with a .336 on-base percentage ... first home run as a Warrior came on Feb. 9 at Newberry with the other two being April 18 at Grand Valley State and May 2 against Parkside ... registered a pair of hits in four outings as part of a seven-game span in late March and early April -- March 22 at Florida Southern, March 23 of the same series, March 29 at Purdue Northwest, and April 1 against Findlay ... hit .379 (11-for-29) in that span to raise average from .148 to a season-high .268 ... that stretch also marked his longest hitting streak of the season ... also had a five-game hitting streak, the final four contests of the regular season and first of the GLIAC Tournament, all of which were against Parkside ... reached base in nine consecutive efforts at one point, that seven-game hitting streak plus two more ... fielded at a .946 clip on 168 chances with 57 putouts, 102 assists and nine errors while being involved in a team-high 18 double plays ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2024:  Did not play any games for Barton College ... was redshirted.

2023:  Appeared in 22 contests for Barton College (Wilson, N.C.), making 14 starts ... batted .196 (10-for-51) with two doubles, one triple, two home runs and seven RBI ... walked four times for a .263 on-base percentage ... posted a season-high two hits twice vs. Millersville (2/4 and 2/5), smacking a home runs in each game ... drove in a season-best two runs on 2/4 vs. Millersville ... recorded a hit in three consecutive games played (4/6 vs. Southern Wesleyan, 4/12 against Coker, and 4/15 at Francis Marion) ... notched a season-high six fielding assists at Coker (2/8).

High School:  A 2022 graduate of Grosse Ile High School ... was a three-year varsity letterwinner for the Red Devils and head coach Mario Garza, his father (since the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID) ... set the GIHS career records for batting average, RBI, stolen bases, doubles, triples, home runs, runs scored and on-base percentage ... was a three-time All-Huron League selection ... named to the All-State First Team in both 2021 and 2022 ... selected to participate in the 2022 Comerica Park All-Star game ... batted .483 as a senior with five home runs, seven triples and 12 doubles ... led the 2022 team with 32 RBI and 38 runs scored in 29 games ... also competed in soccer and basketball for the Red Devils ... received All-State Honorable Mention recognition in soccer ... served as a team captain in both baseball and soccer ... played summer ball for the Michigan Wildcats and coaches Mario Garza and Rick Dorn ... hit for the cycle in July of 2024 for the Michigan Monarchs with a 4-for-5 performance and five RBI.

Personal:  Full name -- Tyler K. Garza ... born on July 9, 2004, in Trenton, Mich. ... son of Mario and Amie Garza ... father was a member of the 1998 University of Michigan baseball team, where his teammates were WSU head coach Ryan Kelley and former MLB pitcher J.J. Putz ... has one sister, Jade ... uncle Bobby Garza tossed 140 innings from 2001-04 with the Wolverines compiling a 10-7 record with 105 strikeouts ... aunt Chrissy Garza played in 40 games for the Michigan softball team in 2001, making 26 starts ... uncle Tommy Garza wrestled at Michigan (2002-03) ... is majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2024, Winter 2025 and Fall 2025 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2026 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2025Redshirt Sophomore

    SS/2B
    5'11" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2026Redshirt Junior

    SS
    5'11" 169 lbs
    7