Biography
Personal: Anthony David George Galason is the son of Erick and Erin Galason…Father wrestled at Triton Junior College...Born on June 1, 1999.
Honors & Awards
• Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention (2021)
• Preseason All-CAA (2020)
• Team Freshman of the Year (2019)
• CAA All-Rookie Team (2019)
• Second Team All-CAA (2019)
• CAA Rookie of the Week (April 8, 2019)
2020: Started all 17 games and hit .292 (19-65) with one home run, one triple, four doubles, 13 RBIs, nine runs, and four walks. On defense, he owned a .971 fielding percentage with 33 put outs...Led the Phoenix with six multi-hit games, four multi-RBI games, and a six-game hit streak...Hit a three-run blast in the season opener vs. Delaware State. He finished 2-for-4, drove in three runs, and scored twice...Went 2-for-4 in the series finale against the Hornets...Had a pair of 2-for-3 outings in Games Two and Three against UMass Lowell...Tripled in his first at bat at N.C. A&T. He added a double as he went 2-for-4, drove in three runs, and scored another.
2019: Made 56 starts in 57 appearances, hitting .274 (62-226) with a .367 slugging percentage and a .345 on-base percentage. Added 43 runs, a team-high 18 doubles, one home run, 25 RBIs, 19 walks, and two stolen bases to his season totals...Had 17 multi-hit games, five multi-RBI games, a seven-game hit streak, and a team-best 32-game reached base streak...Made 70 putouts with an assist for a .959 fielding percentage...Made his collegiate debut in the season-opener versus Lafayette. He finished 2-for-3 with a run, an RBI, and a walk...Doubled and drove in a season-high three runs in a win over Quinnipiac...Went 3-for-5 in the series finale at Towson. He hit his first career homer (a three-run knock) and added two doubles, two runs, three RBIs, a walk...Finished 3-for-4 as he doubled, scored three runs, drove in two more, and walked in the series finale at William & Mary...In the regular-season finale versus UNCW, he hit a walk-off double in the bottom of the 11th inning. In what was the second game of a doubleheader, he batted 2-for-5 and drove in both runs for the 2-1 victory.
Prep: Was a three-sport athlete at Colts Neck High School, where he also wrestled and ran ran track...Played baseball for Coach Mike Yorke and was a two-time All-Shore First Team selection. He was also named DH of the Year in 2018 and was his team's MVP in 2017...Carpenter Cup Champion...Three-time Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American...Rated as the 33rd best player in New Jersey by Prep Baseball...Was part of a team that earned and Elite 8 finish at both the Perfect Game WWBA and the Perfect Game Underclass Championship.
