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Lauren Garcia

Position

INF

Height

5-11

Class

RS-So.

B/T

R/R

Hometown

El Paso, Texas

Previous School

Montwood HS

AUDIO PRONUNCIATION

REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE (2024): Played in four games with one start… start came against California on Feb. 10 as the designated player… drew two walks in pinch-hit appearances against Tennessee State and Chattanooga… walk against Tennessee State also resulted in RBI that tied the game at six, with the Lobos walking off on the following at-bat… named a MW Scholar-Athlete.

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2023): Played in 44 games, starting in 34… started 30 games as designated player, four games at first… finished with 31 hits, six doubles, three home runs, 27 RBI, 46 total bases… hit .282 with a .418 slugging percentage and a .362 on-base percentage… tied for third on the team in home runs, third in RBI, fourth in doubles, tied for fourth in walks (12), fifth in slugging percentage and on-base percentage… nine games with multiple hits and nine games with multiple RBI… went 3-3 in the win against Buffalo on Feb. 17, finishing with a season-high four RBI… finished the season with a two-game streak of reaching base…. named to the MW All-Academic Team.

FRESHMAN (2022): Did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Montwood High School in 2021 … named Max Preps All-American Second Team in 2021 … named El Paso County Softball Player of the Year her senior year … twice named academic all-district 6A … all-time top athlete at Montwood High School for softball … helped Montwood to a District 1-6A championship as a senior, batting .729 with 22 home runs and 54 RBI … was intentionally walked 36 times as a senior …  helped the Rams to a bi-district playoff win as a sophomore … was named the El Paso Times’ Offensive Player of the Year her sophomore season …  selected to play in the Alliance All-Star Game

CLUB: Played for 16U Texas Glory Junior, 16U Texas Glory Naudin, 18U Texas Glory Shelton.

PERSONAL: Birthday is April 24… born in in El Paso, Texas … parents are Laura and Ismael Garcia … majoring in exercise science.