Rachel
Garcia

olympic Experience

• 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist

World Championship Experience

• 2024 WBSC World Cup Silver Medalist – Had 10 plate appearances with 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored; Had a 0.00 ERA with 5 strikeouts through 3 innings
• 2018 WBSC Women’s World Championship Gold Medalist – Had a 1.05 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 6.2 innings; had the game-winning, walk-off hit in the semifinal against Japan

Career Highlights

• 2023 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – Went 2-0 in the circle with a 2.25 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 9.1 innings pitched; Hit .538 (7-for-13) with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 3 runs scored; All-Pan Am Team
• 2022 Pan American Championship Gold Medalist – Went 3-0 in the circle with a 0.79 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 17.2 innings pitched
• 2019 Japan Cup Gold Medalist – Went 1-0 in the circle with a 0.00 ERA and 8 strikeouts in 4.2 innings pitched
• 2019 Pan American Games Gold Medalist – Had 10 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in 8.1 innings pitched; Hit .333 (4-for-12) with 3 RBI and 1 run scored
• 2018 USA Softball International Cup – Had a 1.31 ERA with 11 strikeouts in 5.1 innings pitched; Hit .167 (1-for-6) with one run scored
• Was named 2015 Gatorade National Player of the Year

Collegiate Highlights

• 2021: Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Award, Honda Cup Award Winner, Honda Sports Award winner for Softball, NFCA First Team All-American, First Team NFCA All-West Region, Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year, All-Pac-12 First Team, Senior CLASS Award winner, Top 3 finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year, Three-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week, D1 Softball Two-Way Player of the Year 
• 2019: NCAA National Champion, USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, WCWS All-Tournament Team, WCWS Tournament Most Outstanding Player, espnW Player of the Year, NFCA Division I Pitcher of the Year, Pac-12 Player of the Year, Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Pac-12, First Team NFCA All-American, First Team NFCA All-West Region, NFCA Player of the Week (March 19), USA Softball Player of the Week (March 11-17), Four-time Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week, Pac-12 Player of the Week (March 19)
• 2018: USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, espnW Player of the Year, NFCA Player of the Year, WCWS All-Tournament Team, First Team NFCA All-American, Pac-12 Player of the Year, First Team All-Pac-12, NFCA Player of the Week (February 27), Two-time NFCA Pitcher of the Week, Two-time USA Softball Player of the Week
• 2017: NFCA Freshman of the Year, Second Team NFCA All-American, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, First Team All-Pac-12, First Team All-Pac-12 Freshman Team

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Professional Highlights

• Selected in the 2021 Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft

Get to Know …

• Current pitching coach at UC San Diego