2014 Mercer Baseball Media Guide
SASHA LAGARDE
#8
2013 (Junior): Burst onto the scene in his first season in Macon, stepping right into the leadoff hitter role in the Bears lineup due to his ability to get on base in a variety of ways … One of three Bears to appear in all 61 of Mercer’s games last season, earning the start in 59 of them … Finished fourth on the club with a .308 batting average and third on the team with seven home runs … Scored a staggering 68 runs last season which ranked first in the A-Sun Conference, seventh in the country and is tied for the fourth-most in a single-season in Mercer program history … Also led the A-Sun and ranked 30th in the nation with 19 hit by pitches … Ranked fifth in the A-Sun with a .427 on-base percentage and ninth in the league with 15 stolen bases … Hit .348 (23-for-66) with runners in scoring position and ranked tied for fourth in the team with 16 two-out RBI … Had 10 multi-RBI games and finished third on the team with 23 multi-hit outings … Went 2-for4 with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI in a 19-4 win over Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 24) … Set a season-high in hits with a perfect 4-for-4 day at the plate to go along with three runs scored in a 9-6 win over Miami (OH) (March 2) … Had a big day in the Bears 4-3 A-Sun Conference opening win over Kennesaw State (March 15), going 2-for5 with a home run and tying his season-high with three RBI … Scored a season-high four runs in an 18-3 win over Savannah State (March 27) … Played well in the Bears two games in the Starkville Regional going a combined 3-for-8 at the dish with two doubles and four runs scored against South Alabama (May 31) and Central Arkansas (June 1). Before Mercer: Was the starting center fielder for Chipola College in Marianna, Fla. under head coach Jeff Johnson ... Hit .307 as a sophomore while leading the team in runs scored (47), walks (31) and on-base percentage (.449) on his way to being named a Panhandle All-Conference second team performer ... Appeared in 38 games as a freshman and hit .255 with 15 RBI to help Chipola to a FCSAA/NJCAA Gulf District Baseball Tournament Championship and a fifth-place showing in the 2011 NJCAA Division I World Series as a freshman. Personal: Son of Robert LaGarde and Mila Fokeeff ... Has a twin brother named Andre ... Born on April 7, 1991 in Montreal, Quebec ... Plans to major in english literature at Mercer ... Lists the Toronto Blue Jays as his favorite sports team and Anthony Hopkins as his favorite actor.
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SENIOR OUTFIELDER MONTREAL, Quebec CHIPOLA COLLEGE
Year 2013 Totals
Avg. .308 .308
LAGARDE’S CAREER STATISTICS GP/GS 61/59 61/59
AB 237 237
R 68 68
H 73 73
RBI 34 34
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2B 9 9
3B 1 1
HR 7 7
BB 30 30
SB 15 15