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Elon University Athletics will be inducting the 50th and 51st classes of the Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 6 during Hall of Fame Weekend. The Elon football team will host Villanova at 2:00 p.m. that day in CAA Football action. The induction ceremony, which is free to attend, will take place at 11:00 a.m. in Schar Center.
Elon will induct six members into the Sports Hall of Fame, three from the 2020 class and three more from the 2021 class. They include Veronica Day ’11, Aaron Mellette ’13 and Chris Thomas ’13 from 2020 and Matt Garner ’04, Danielle Mills ’09 and Tomeka Watson ’13 from 2021.
Veronica Day Profile
Aaron Mellette Profile
Chris Thomas Profile
Leading up to Nov. 6, we will highlight each of the inductees. Today we profile Matt Garner.
One of the top pitchers in program history at the NCAA Division I level, Matt Garner is the Phoenix’s career record holder in complete games (seven), innings pitched (304.1) and opponent batting average (.230), while also retiring as the team’s career leader in strikeouts (274) and ERA (3.28).
The Reidsville, N.C., native helped the Phoenix earn an NCAA Regional berth for the first time in school history at the Division I level in 2002. That season, Garner was named second team All-Big South and was a two-time Big South Pitcher of the Week while tossing three complete games.
“I’m extremely humbled and honored to be nominated and elected into the Elon Sports Hall of Fame,” Garner said. “The opportunity to be a part of the Elon baseball family was invaluable, not only in my development as a baseball player, but also as a person. I’m very thankful for my family, coaches, teammates, and athletic staff for their support during my time at Elon as this would not have been possible without them.”
Elon also won seven games over top-25 opponents that year with Garner being the winning pitcher versus East Carolina and earning saves versus No. 1 ranked Clemson and against ECU. He was later named the Elon male Basnight winner in 2003 and selected to the Big South All-Tournament team.
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