|
Season
|
GP-GS
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
AVG
|
2B
|
3B
|
HR
|
RBI
|
|
2008
|
14-9
|
40
|
7
|
7
|
.175
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
|
2007
|
53-48
|
163
|
24
|
42
|
..258
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
13
|
|
2006
|
42-30
|
107
|
17
|
33
|
.303
|
9
|
3
|
1
|
22
|
| Total |
109-87
|
310
|
48
|
82
|
.265
|
17
|
5
|
4
|
43
|
2009 Season [RS Junior]
Garcia recovered from an injury from the previous season and appeared/started in 50 games for the Broncs...wrapped up the season with a .368 batting average while plating 182 appearances...finished 3-for-5 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/3) along with three runs, a double, and a triple...posted a 4-for-6 plate appearance versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/10) while driving in four runs and crossing the plate on two occasions, to go along with a double...posted a career-high two stolen bases against TAMUCC (3/8) along with a 2-for-4 plate appearance and two RBI...went 2-for-4 with two RBI, two runs, and a home run in game one in a doubleheader with Lamar (3/31)...in game two of the doubleheader with Lamar, Garcia hit his second home run of the season...against UT-Brownsville (4/22), finished 3-for-4 with an RBI and a double...in game one in a doubleheader with Prairie View A&M (4/25), Garcia posted a 3-for-5 plate appearance with three RBI, two runs, a double, and a home run...in the last game of a three-game series with PVAMU (4/26), Garcia hit a grand slam scoring the Broncs first runs of the game...collected a career-high seven at-bats against Northern Colorado (5/11)...was named Great West Conference Player of the Week the week of April 19...named to the NCAA Academic All-Independent Team...was a GWC Spring All-Academic Team selection...ranks 10th in career at-bats with 494 and seventh in doubles with 32.
2008 Season [Junior]
Garcia sat out most of the season due to an injury... posted a .175 batting average with seven hits in 40 at-bats...collected one double and two home runs...drove in eight runs while plating seven runs in 14 games played...earned a spot on the starting lineup nine occasions...went 2-for-4 against Texas (Feb. 26) with an RBI...in a contest against Southern Illinois (Mar. 14), Garcia went 1-for-4 while driving in three runs along with two runs...posted a .864 fielding percentage in four chances...recorded a .50 slugging percentage and a .327 on-base percentage during his junior campaign...received Academic All-Independent honors.
2007 Season [Sophomore]
In his second season with the Broncs, Garcia posted a .258 batting average with 42 hits in 163 at-bats... collected seven doubles, two triples, and one home run... drove in 13 runs while plating 24 runs in 53 games... recorded a .344 slugging percentage and a .391 on-base percentage during his sophomore season... led the team in triples... appeared in 53 games and started in 48 contests... collected two hits, including one RBI and two runs scored against Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (Feb. 20)... posted one hit, one run scored and one double versus Prairie View A&M (Mar. 7)... recorded one hit, including a walk, to go along with a home run and four RBI versus Dallas Baptist (Apr. 20)... posted a .931 fielding percentage in 72 total chances... first-time Academic All-Independent award recipient.
2006 Season [Freshman]
In his first season with the Broncs, Garcia was one of the top offensive players as the UTPA Freshman posted a .303 batting average with 33 hits in 109 at-bats... collected nine doubles, three triples and one home run to go along with 22 RBI and 17 runs scored... appeared in 42 games and started 30 contests... posted a .468 slugging percentage and .403 on-bases percentage to go along with 19 walks and a pair of hit-by-pitches... connected on his first collegiate home run against nationally-ranked University of Texas (Apr. 25) where he drove in two runs in that game... collected three hits, including a pair of doubles, to go along with two runs scored against Prairie View A&M (Mar. 14)... notched three hits, including a double, and one RBI and one run against the University of Arkansas-Little Rock (Mar. 16)... collected six multi-hit performances during his first season with the squad... collected two hits, three runs scored and one RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Mar. 25)... recorded two hits, two RBI and one run scored in the follow-up game against the Islanders (Mar. 26)... collected two hits and drove in two runs against Stephen F. Austin (Apr. 19)... selected to the UTPA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for the first time in his career... earned Dean's List Second Honors during the fall semester... cited as a Bronc Pride 3.0 Club member during the fall and spring semesters.
McAllen Memorial High School
Garcia was a standout at McAllen Memorial High School where he recorded a .500 batting average with 14 doubles, four triples and one home run during his senior campaign... earned first team All-State, All-District 31-5A and All-Rio Grande Valley in his final season... broke the school single-season record for stolen bases with 30 as a senior... selected as the Most Valuable Player and Golden Spike Award recipient for the Mustangs.
Off the Diamond
Garcia is the son of Cristina Garcia... born on February 3, 1987... has one brother - Bert - and one sister - Dalila... majoring in kinesiology.
