Mark Garcia - 2013 - Baseball - UC Riverside Athletics

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29 Mark Garcia

Position Left Handed Pitcher
Class Senior
Hometown Pomona, CA
High School Damien HS

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2013 Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team ... Tied for third on the team in victories and tied for second in appearances ... Struck out a season-high five batters in 2.1 innings of relief work on February 16 vs. Utah Valley (box score/recap) ...

2012 Ranked second on the squad in saves, appearances, and games in relief while finishing first among relief pitchers in strikeouts ... Struck out a career-high four batters against Cal State Northridge on May 4 (box score/recap) ... Was 0-1 with a 3.52 earned run average, 12 strikeouts and eight walks in 15.1 innings spread out over 6 relief appearances against Big West Conference competition ...

2011 Picked up his first start as a collegian vs. San Diego on March 1 (box score/recap) ... Credited with his first career win with an inning of perfect relief in a 5-4 victory over UCLA on April 5 (box score/recap) ... Made his longest appearance of the season with a 6.0 inning relief outing vs. USC in which he struck out a season-high three batters (box score/recap) ... ..

2010 Saw his first action as a member of the Highlanders in a relief appearance against Brigham Young on February 19 (box score/recap) ...

High School Four-year letter winner in baseball for Head Coach Al Leyva at Damien High School ... Named First-Team All-League as a senior and Second-Team All-League as a sophomore and junior ... Named All-San Gabriel Valley and All-Inland Valley in 2009 ... Captain his senior season ... MVP of the Chino Tournament in 2009 ... Honor roll member ... Participated as a guidance counselor and "The Pit" leader as well as working with his church and volunteering at little league ...

Personal Mark E. Garcia is the son of Mark and Christine Garcia ... Roots for the Los Angeles Dodgers and lists Matt Kemp, Randy Wolf, and Matt Barkley among his favorite athletes ... Enjoys eating Mexican food ... Hobbies include playing baseball, working out, and hanging out with friends ... Listens to Rise Against, A Day To Remember and All Time Low ... "Zoolander," "Crash" and "For Love of the Game" are his favorite movies ... Watches the "MLB Channel," "Discovery Channel" and "That '70s Show" on television ... Is the first in his family to go to a university ... Cites his dad as his greatest athletics influence because he has always been there for him and made sure he stayed focus ...

Mark Garcia Career Pitching Statistics

Year	ERA	W	L	App	GS	CG	SHO	CBO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	AB	Avg	WP	HBP	SF	SH	BK
2010	10.80	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	13	12	10	5	7	7	0	1	40	.325	2	0	1	0	0
2011	4.68	1	2	17	1	0	0	0	0	25.0	30	15	13	11	18	4	1	1	98	.306	3	3	2	5	2
2012	2.45	2	1	18	0	0	0	0	1	40.1	42	16	11	16	27	6	1	0	155	.271	3	4	2	4	1
2013	6.75	3	4	21	3	0	0	0	0	46.2	57	43	35	23	24	9	0	4	184	.310	2	6	2	4	2
Totals	5.17	6	7	64	4	0	0	0	1	120.1	142	86	69	55	76	26	2	6	477	.298	10	13	7	13	5