USSSA Pride Acquire Jessica Garcia for 2016 Season
February 11, 2016 - National Pro Fastpitch (NPF)
USSSA Pride News Release
Kissimmee, FL- February 11, 2016- The USSSA Florida Pride have acquired catcher Jessica Garcia following a trade with Akron. In exchange for Garcia, the Racers picked up the Pride's first selection in the fifth round of the 2017 draft.
Garcia, who spent the last four seasons in an Akron jersey behind the plate will wear a USSSA jersey in her fifth professional season.
Garcia joined Akron in July of the 2012 season as an undrafted free agent. She made her debut during an exhibition game against the Connecticut Brakettes. To date, 2014 has been her greatest season professionally. Garcia averaged a .274 batting average and drove in 23 RBI while blasting 5 home runs. That same year, during the NPF Championship Series Garcia hit .267 with two home runs driving in five of the Racers seven runs over five games. In 2015 Garcia averaged a .158 batting average with one home run and 5 RBI.
Garcia spent her college career at the University of New Mexico from 2009-2012. At UNM, she broke the single season records for hits (81), RBI (69), slugging percentage (.917) and total bases (166). She also finished in the top ten among all D1 softball players in five categories: HR, HR per game, RBI per game, slugging percentage and batting average. She ranked third in home runs and home runs per game (24 & .46), sixth in slugging percentage (9.17), fourth in runs-batted-in per game (1.33) and seventh in batting average (.448).
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