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As A Sophomore In 2001- 2001 NCAA Post-Season: Has not played; NCAA Super Regional vs. South Carolina: DNP; NCAA Regional: DNP; 2000 College World Series: DNP; Current Hitting Streak: 1 game (5/19) ... Has appeared in 12 games with five starts ... Highlight of the season came when he hit a two-run homer versus UCLA (4/8).
As a Freshman in 2000 - Hit .130 (3-23) with two doubles and an RBI in limited action ... Played in 17 games with three starts ... Started at catcher versus Sacramento State on April 4 (the only game Damien Alvarado did not start behind the plate) and was 1-for-3 with a double ... Also had a double versus USC (3/18) and an RBI against the Trojans (4/22) in Los Angeles.
High School - 1999 graduate of Melbourne Central Catholic High School ... Put up nice numbers during his four-year varsity career with a .426 batting average, 16 home runs and 107 RBI ... Hit .438 with two homers, 31 RBI and 25 stolen bases as a senior ... Hit .475 with 10 homers and 38 RBI as a junior, as well as .506 with two homers and 30 RBI in his sophomore campaign ... A two-time All-State and four-time All-Space Coast Conference player ... Won Team MVP honors twice ... Also played two seasons of varsity football ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated with a 3.70 GPA.
Summer Baseball - Had an excellent summer in 2000, hitting .298 (28-94) with eight doubles, two home runs and six RBI in 31 games with the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska Baseball League ... Played in 1999 with the Youngstown Astro Falcons and led his team to a third-place finish at the Connie Mack World Series, hitting .500 and blasting three homers in the tournament ... Hit .375 with 11 home runs during the 1999 summer campaign ... Played with the 1997 U.S. Youth National Team.
Personal - Undeclared major ... Son of Mario and Beverly Garza ... Hobbies include golfing and fishing ... Favorite sports team is the Oakland Athletics ... Earliest baseball memory was when he took a line drive off his stomach by his mother when he was five years old.
Garza Career Stats
| Year | Avg | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB-SBA |
| 2000 | .130 | 17-3 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0-0 |
| 2001 | .182 | 12-5 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0-1 |
| Totals | .156 | 29-8 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0-1 |
Garza Career Game Highs
AB - 4, twice, last vs. USF (4/17/01)
R - 2, at Santa Clara (5/9/00)
H - 1, seven times, last at Washington State (5/19/01)
HR - 1, vs. UCLA (4/8/01)
RBI - 2, vs. UCLA (4/8/01)
SB - None
Hit Streak - 2 games (4/8-4/12)