Former Taft College baseball standout Greyson Barrett continues to rack up the honors at the next level. On Tuesday, Barrett was named a first-team National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American for an impressive 2023 senior season at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth.
Over 52 games this past spring, Barrett compiled a .415 batting average with 83 hits, 18 doubles, 20 home runs, 88 RBI, and scored 59 runs. His 88 RBI ranked third in the nation. Barrett was also named the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year.
Barrett played two seasons for Taft College (2029, 2020) and came to TC from Centennial High School in Bakersfield.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2022-23 Baseball All-America teams as selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches' Association All-America Committee, including Player and Pitcher of the Year.
Barrett is in his third season at Texas Wesleyan. He has played in 110 games while making 105 starts, averaging .338 at the plate. During his career at Wesleyan, Barrett has contributed 135 hits, scoring 95 runs, with 26 doubles, 3 triples and 30 homeruns.
Barrett is a six time nominee for SAC Player of the Week during his time at TXWES. Barrett was names in 2021 and 2023 as an All-SAC second team selection as a utility player. Including being named Player of the week in week eight of the 2021 season, and most recently last week, week 11 of the 2023 season. The performance also earned Barrett a selection as NAIABall Player of the Week, going 9-18 at the plate for a .500 average. While scoring nine runs and hitting two doubles, six homeruns for 16 RBI'S against Central Christian.
Barrett is a criminal justice major, who previously attended Taft College.
The first and second teams are recognized as ABCA/Rawlings All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods. The ABCA began recognizing All-Americans in 1949 and named the first ABCA NAIA All-America team in 1969.