Elon University Athletics

Personal: Full name is Christopher Matthew Garrelts...Son of Tim and Mary Garrelts...Older brother Cameron ran track and cross country at UConn.

2024: Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen during his redshirt-sophomore season with the Phoenix...Pitched a career high 33.1 innings pitched and finished the season with a 6.48 ERA...Threw two innings of no run ball in his season debut against Navy (02/17)...Struck out a pair of Tar Heels in two innings of shutout ball against #15 North Carolina (02/20)...Registered a career high in strikeouts in a game with three in three innings of shutout play against Longwood (03/05)...Set a career high for innings pitched in a game with 3.1 innings of work against UNCW (03/24), not allowing a run and striking out two...Put together two innings of shutout work on the road at East Carolina (04/09)...Picked up his first career save in Elon's 11-6 win over Hofstra (04/14)...Threw three innings and did not allow a run against Monmouth (04/20).

2023: Made five appearances out of the bullpen during his redshirt-freshman season with the Phoenix…Finished the season with an ERA of 9.64 during 4.2 innings of work…Struck out four batters while walking four…Tossed an inning of scoreless relief against High Point (05/09) while striking out one batter…Struck out the lone batter he faced against North Carolina A&T.

2022: Redshirted.

Prep: Played three years for Coach Mark Brookes at Haddam-Killingworth...Also played one year for Coach Donnie Mckillop at The Loomis Chaffee School...Played two years of club ball for Coach Mike Porzio's Clubhouse team...Perfect Game ranked him as a Top 500 overall prospect, the No. 477 right-handed pitcher in the nation, No. 13 overall in Connecticut, and No. 6 righty in Connecticut.