Biography
AS A SENIOR (2025): D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team ... All-CCAA First Team ... Female Career Pioneer Award ... Academic All-District® ... Led Pioneers in batting average (.352) ... Led team in hits (64) ... 13 doubles ... Team-high five triples ... Four home runs ... 15 stolen bases ... 26 RBIs ... Finished career at East Bay in top-10 in multiple offensive categories, including third in runs scored (135), second in hits (225), tied for fourth in doubles (45), second in triples (20), tied for fourth in home runs (22), fourth in RBIs and third in stolen bases ... CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete.
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AS A JUNIOR (2024): D2CCA All-West Region First Team ... NFCA DII All-Region West First Team ... Academic All-District® ... All-CCAA First Team ... CCAA All-Tournament Team ... CCAA Player of the Week (March 11-17) ... Led Pioneers in batting average (.364), runs (40), hits (63), doubles (11), triples (4), home runs (10) and stolen bases (12) ... Reached the top-10 career list at Cal State East Bay following the 2024 season - 9th in career hits (161), 9th in career runs (90), 10th in career doubles (32), tied for 3rd in career triples (15), 7th in home runs (17), 10th in RBIs (84) and 4th in stolen bases (43) ... Had four hits on March 16 vs CSUDH ... Concordia Kickoff Classic All-Tournament Team ... CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... CCAA All-Academic Team ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023): Academic All-District® ... D2 CCA All-West Region Second Team ... All-CCAA First Team ... Cal State East Bay's Female Rising Pioneer Award Winner ... .311 batting average ... 12 doubles ... five triples ... team-high seven home runs ... Led CCAA in the regular season for RBIs with 36 ... Stole 20 bases ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete ... CCAA Spring Academic Honor Roll ... CCAA All-Academic Award ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
AS A FRESHMAN (2022): CCAA Player of the Week (Feb. 28) … Appeared in 48 games and started 47 … .340 batting average … 48 hits … Nine doubles … Team-high six triples, which was also fourth in the CCAA … One home run … 23 RBIs … Stole a team-high 12 bases … Had three hits in three different games … Hit two triples vs. SFSU on April 15 … Hit the game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning for the Pioneers against CSUDH on 3/18 … Defensively, caught 11 runners stealing ... CCAA All-Academic Team.
High School: Graduated from Inderkum High School in 2021… Played Varsity Softball for 4 seasons and Varsity Soccer for 4 seasons… Was awarded Student Athlete Award for Softball 2017-2021, MVP for Softball 2021, Defensive Player of the Year for Softball 2021, All Conference for Softball 2019-2021, Conference Defensive Player of the Year for Softball 2021 Softball: .381 batting average, .442 OBP, .661 Slugging Percentage, 1.100 On Base Slugging Percentage, 45 hits, 35 RBI… Academic Honors include Scholar Athlete: 2017-2021.
Personal: Majoring in Sociology… Parents are Valeri and Oscar Garcia… Siblings are Mia and Micaela Garcia… Interests and Hobbies include Watching movies, hanging out with my family, and playing other sports in my free time… Favorite athletes are Brandon Crawford and Buster Posey… Favorite foods are Ice cream, sushi, steak, and “my Tia Elena’s pozole”... Favorite Movies and TV Shows are Sandlot, Spaceballs, League Of Their Own, Dead to Me, Friends, You, and Modern Family… Favorite Musical Artists are J. Cole, Drake, Rod Wave, and Kehlani… Chose Cal State East Bay because “I loved Cal State East Bay’s campus when I took a visit here, which is the first thing that got my attention. I really like the weather and the Bay Area, the campus is close to many activities, which was something I was really interested in. Lastly, I heard so many great things about our head softball coach, Coach A, and I was super excited to work with her.”
