Facts: - position: infielder - throws: right - bats: right - birth date: 11 may 1990 - name: garrett wittels - birth place: bay harbor islands , florida Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of garrett wittels .
garrett nicholas wittels -lrb- born may 11 , 1990 -rrb- is an american professional baseball infielder who played for the st. louis cardinals organization , and is a free agent .wittels played college baseball for the florida international university golden panthers in miami , florida .he finished the 2010 season with a 56-game hitting streak , two hits shy of the division i record .he also set the fiu season record for hits .he was nominated for the best male college athlete espy award for his 2010 performance , won sun belt conference player of the year honors , and was named a ncbwa and louisville slugger/tpx preseason all-american prior to the 2011 season .he played minor league baseball in 2011 and 2012 , with the aaa memphis redbirds of the pacific coast league being the highest-level team he played for .