Career: Enters her senior season in 2018 having played in 137 games with 129 starts over the past three seasons … ranks ninth in school history in walks (64), 11th in on-base percentage (.390), 13th in slugging percentage (.469) and tied for 15th in home runs (11) … has a career batting average of .277 (99-for-358) with 26 doubles, five triples and 65 RBI … started her CofC career behind the plate before moving to the outfield permanently in 2017.
2017 (Junior): Named second team All-CAA after batting .289 (35-for-121) with 13 doubles, a triple, three home runs, 20 runs scored, 22 RBI and three stolen bases… ranked fifth in the CAA in two-base hits … had a pair of three-hit games including a 3-for-4 performance with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in a 6-1 win over No. 11 James Madison … also hit a three-run homer in the series opener vs. the Dukes and hit her third round tripper of the season in the CAA Tournament vs. UNCW … tripled in tie run in the seventh in the opening game of the Elon series but the Cougars lost in 11 … drew a bases loaded walk to force in the winning run in a victory over Hofstra in a key late-season series … had eight outfield assists and threw out a Charleston Southern runner at the plate for a game-ending double play in a win over the Buccaneers.
2016 (Sophomore): Played in 48 games with 47 starts and batted .308 (37-for-120) with 10 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 21 runs scored and 19 RBI … two of her home runs came in the CAA Tournament and she also had two doubles including a game-winner in the 13th inning vs. Elon that put the Cougars in the semifinals … named to the all-tournament team … drew 34 walks, the second most in a season in school history, leading to a .459 on-base percentage which ranks sixth in the CofC record book … swiped four bases in five attempts … homered and drove in a career-high four runs vs. UMass-Lowell and tripled in a win over No. 10 Georgia.
2015 (Freshman): Played in 47 games and started 40 times and tied for second on the team with five home runs … batted .231 (27-for-117) with a slugging percentage of .419 and added three doubles, two triples, 11 runs scored and 24 RBI while walking 21 times … hit her first career home run vs. South Carolina.
High School: A 2014 graduate of Santa Monica High School … started all four years and served as team captain her senior season … named Ocean League MVP in 2013 and 2014 … selected first team All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) and Most Outstanding Player following her senior season … helped lead team to a 40-0 record in league play during her career and CIF title in 2014 … also played soccer.
Personal: Daughter of Chico and JoAnn Garcia … father played baseball at Southern Cal and aunt played softball at Oklahoma State … majoring in arts management with a minor in hospitality & tourism management.
