HIGHLIGHTS
» 2023 NCAA Division II Rank: No. 1 in Double Plays Per Game (0.68)
» 2023 NCAA Division II Rank: No. 2 in Total Double Plays (28)
» Batted 4 for 4 vs Chaminade (April 15, 2023)
» Two-Run Home Run vs No. 13 Sonoma State (April 1, 2023)
2024 (Sophomore): Played in 22 games with 21 starts at first base, totaling 214 putouts and two assists (.991 fielding). Missed significant time through latter part of season due to injury ... Brought in the Vulcans first run of the season with an RBI single in T1 of a 3-1 win vs Minnesota State Moorhead (Feb. 9). Cashed in on a two-RBI single in the B1 of a 4-3 walk-off win vs Western Oregon (Feb. 17). Provided the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the B6 of a 5-3 win vs Dominican (March 1). Added on with a sacrifice fly as part of a three-run T10 in a 6-4 10-inning win vs Biola (March 18) ... Helped Vulcans to qualify for PacWest Championships postseason tournament, coming away with a third-place finish.
2023 (Freshman): Played in all but one of the Vulcans' 40 games with 38 starts. Led the team in home runs (4) and OPS (.867) while coming up second in runs (23) and slugging percentage (.472). PacWest Rankings (Conference-Only Games): No. 3 Putouts (194), No. 3 Double Plays (12) and No. 3 Hit By Pitch (6). Helped the Vulcans to a No. 2 NCAA D2 ranking in double plays (28) and a No. 1 ranking in double plays per game (0.68) ... Slugged a double and a triple (Little League home run) for three total RBI in 8-2 win over Saint Martin's (Feb. 18). Went 3 for 3 with two RBI and a run scored in a loss to Biola (March 4). Knocked a solo home run as part of a 2-for-3 outing with two RBI in a 4-2 win over APU (March 14). Blasted a two-run homer in a 5-0 win over No. 13 Sonoma State (April 1). Batted 4 for 4 in a loss to Chaminade (April 15). Sparked a come-back victory with a solo homer in the seventh inning of a 7-6 extra-inning walk-off win vs Chaminade (April 22).
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2022 graduate of Warren High School (California)
» Played four seasons of varsity softball for coach Mary Starksen
» Honors: All-League First Team
» Other Sports: Volleyball
» Played club for Explosion Gold Denio-Hagberg
PERSONAL
» Born September 2004 in California
» Parents: Patricia and Louie Garcia
» Has two older siblings
» Career Aspirations: Federal Agent
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "Coaching staff."
FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Playing the Ukulele
» Sports Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers
» Athletes: Yasiel Puig
» Movies: ATL
» Shows: Stranger Things
