Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

Hit .336 while starting all but one game as sophomore in 2003.....Hit .397 with runners in scoring position, and ranked second in both multiple-hit games (23) and multiple-RBI games (13)......Had six triples, ranking him fourth on the single-season list at UTPA.......Had the seventh-best single-season marks for hits (74) and doubles (16) and the eighth-best mark for at-bats (22)......Had 5 RBIs against Lamar......Had four-hit games against Schreiner, California and Texas A&M-Kingsville......Batted .241 while appearing in 48 games as a freshman during the 2002 season.......Began the season as the starting second baseman and moved to shortstop......An outstanding defensive player, finished with a .970 fielding percentage and just six errors in nearly 200 chances.

Earned All-Rio Grande Valley, All-Area and All-District honors at SHARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL......Hit .550 as a senior with 14 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 43 RBIs....Finished his high school career with a career batting average of .430, 37 doubles, 1'3 triples, seven home runs and 122 runs batted in.

Born September 8, 1983.....Son of Evelyn and Marco Garza....Has two brothers, Mario and Jose....Majoring in Kinesiology.