Baylor

CAREER HONORS
• 2023 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll - Fall 2021, Spring 2022

2023 (JUNIOR): Made 18 appearances on the mound for the Bears, including two starts … Posted a 7.71 ERA across 21 innings of work … Struck out 31 batters and walked 26 … Logged 10 scoreless appearances, nine hitless outings and nine multi-strikeout efforts … Fanned five in two innings of work vs. Youngstown State (3/5) … Struck out a career-high six vs. Mercer (3/10) in 2.2 IP … Had a streak of four-straight scoreless outings from March 14 to March 28 … Struck out three an allowed just one hit in inning vs. SFA (4/4) … Pitched 2.1 scoreless frames at TCU (5/12) … Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection.

2022 (FOURTH-YEAR SOPHOMORE): Transferred to Baylor ahead of 2022 season, his fourth year of college baseball ... Made 14 appearances on the mound, including two starts … Posted a 1-0 record with a 4.87 ERA … Struck out 13 batters and walked 12 in 20.1 innings of work … Worked eight scoreless outings … Struck out a season-high four batters at Abilene Christian (3/9) … Made starts vs. UT Arlington (3/29) and Kansas (4/16) … Went a season-long 3.2 innings at DBU (4/5).

2021 (Cypress College): Made seven appearances, including six starts, on the mound at Cypress College … Compiled a 4.41 ERA with 39 strikeouts across 32.2 innings … Began his career at UC Irvine, pitching in two games in 2020 after utilizing redshirt season in 2019.

2019-2020 (UC Irvine): Made two appearances in relief in 2020 season at San Diego (1 IP, H, ER, 0 BB, K) and at Washington (0.1 IP, K) ... Earned Big West All-Academic honors in Spring 2020 ... Utilized redshirt season in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Valley Christian High School in Cerritos, Calif. ... Named first-team All-League in each of his four seasons of high school baseball ... Collected 23 wins and sported a 2.01 ERA over his four years as a Crusader ... Struck out 80 in 53.2 innings pitched with 1.83 ERA as a senior ... In junior campaign, struck out 92 in 72 innings with a 9-1 record ... Also hit .453 over his career with nine home runs and over 100 RBIs ... Also played defensive line, punter, wide receiver and running back on the football team ... Also played center on the basketball team ... Played three seasons of club ball for SoCal Birds ... Member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Laura Garcia ... Has two sisters, Madison and Hailey ... Majoring in political science and holds a minor in forensic science.