Former Second Team All-Big West honoree Brittney Garcia returned to the Highlander family as an assistant coach in September of 2022. She enters her third year in the dugout in 2025.
Prior to coming back to the Inland Empire, Garcia enjoyed a highly-successful three-year stint as an assistant coach at Division II power Sonoma State from 2020 to 2022. The Seawolves went 59-26 with Garcia in the dugout while racking up four NFCA All-Region and 10 All-California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) selections.Â
After a shortened 17-8 first year and an entirely canceled second year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Garcia helped guide Sonoma State to just its fourth 40-win season in the program's 42-year history in 2022. SSU went 42-18 in Garcia's final year in Rohnert Park while claiming the program's second straight CCAA postseason title and 11th straight NCAA West Regional appearance.Â
Garcia's playing career at UC Riverside saw her start 164 of her 175 games under Palmer, with all 164 coming in her final three years of eligibility. The Chino native slashed .281/.367/.379 for her career and earned Second Team All-Big West honors in 2019 after ranking in the top 20 in the Big West that year in batting, on-base percentage, runs, hits, RBIs, triples and stolen bases. Her 35 runs in 2017 rank fourth on UCR's single-season list.Â
Garcia was a standout at Chino Hills High School before committing to UCR, leading the Huskies to four CIF appearances and a 2012 CIF-Southern Section Division 2 title. She won three Sierra League titles and one Baseline League title during her prep career while volunteering for the "Let it Be" foundation, an organization dedicated to providing ongoing support and services to families of children diagnosed with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.
