2019 Baseball Roster
Roster
Ryan Garcia
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sierra Madre, Calif.
- High School:
- La Salle HS
Notes
Selected in the second round (No. 50 overall) of the 2019 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Texas Rangers ... During his career at UCLA, posted a 20-2 record, 2.11 ERA, and 206 strikeouts over 183 innings ... Has the seventh-best career ERA in program history (2.11).
2019
Named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year and a consensus First Team All-American (D1Baseball, Baseball America, NCBWA, Perfect Game, Collegiate Baseball, ABCA) ... Also named to the ABCA All-West Region First Team ... Honored by the College Baseball Foundation as a finalist for the national Pitcher of the Year Award ... Semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy ... Went 10-1 on the season with a 1.44 ERA ... Made 16 appearances and 13 starts ... Struck out 117 batters in 94 innings ... Walked just 26 and hit four batters ... Led the Pac-12 Conference in ERA, opposing batting average (.160), strikeouts (117), hits allowed per nine innings (4.98), and WHIP (0.83) ... Second in the league in wins ... Nationally, ranked top-25ย in ERA (fourth), hits per nine (second),ย ย strikeouts (24th), and WHIP (second) ... Selected to the All-Los Angeles Regional Team after allowing one earned run over two appearances spanning 10 1/3 innings against Omaha and Loyola Marymount ... Allowed two earned runs or fewer in all 16 of his outings ... Named the National Pitcher of the Week after striking out 14 in a complete game two-hit shutout of Utah on Apr. 26 ... His 14 Ks were the most by a Bruin since Trevor Bauer on Jun. 4, 2011 ... Was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week three separate times during the season, becoming one of five Bruins ever to do so and the first since Trevor Bauer in 2011 ... Picked up Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week honors against Utah (CG SO, 2 H, 14 K) on Apr. 26, against Arizona (7.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R) on Mar. 24, and against East Carolina (7 IP, 3 H, 0 R) on Apr. 13 ... Didn't make his first full start until Mar. 24.ย
2018 (Summer)
Served as the ace for the Cape Cod League champion Wareham Gatemen โฆ Had a 2-0 record, 1.28 ERA, and 33 strikeouts in 28 1/3 innings โฆ Tossed a perfect second inning for the East Team in the Cape Cod League All-Star Game โฆ Named to the postseason All-Cape Cod League Team โฆ In 10 postseason innings, struck out 15 and allowed no runs โฆ Allowed one earned run or fewer in each of his 10 appearances โฆ Finished the summer with a streak of 25 consecutive innings without an earned run โฆ Named the No. 15 pitching prospect in the Cape by D1Baseball.
2018
Earned All-Regional Team honors at the NCAA Minneapolis Regional โฆ made 22 appearances on the mound, including 12 starts โฆ posted a 8-1 record with a 2.23 ERA โฆ struck out 76 batters over 76.2 innings โฆ held opponents to a .188 batting average โฆ ranked second in the Pac-12 in ERA and opposing batting average โฆ finished 22nd in the NCAA in hits allowed per nine innings (6.10), 25th in WHIP (0.98), 29th in ERA and 58th in victories (8) โฆ made 11 appearances, including five starts, during Pac-12 play โฆ finished 4-1 and posted a 2.77 ERA in Pac-12 games โฆ struck out 31 batters in 39.0 innings in conference play โฆ ranked top-10 during Pac-12 play in ERA, opposing batting average, runs allowed and hits allowed โฆ took no-hitter into the seventh inning against Gonzaga allowing three runs, one earned, with nine strikeouts during NCAA Minneapolis Regional on June 3 โฆ set career high with nine strikeouts in 6.0 innings against Loyola Marymount allowing one run on two hits on March 6 โฆ threw 4.2 shutout innings in relief against No. 2 Stanford registering seven strikeouts to clinch series win on April 8 โฆ tossed 6.2 innings surrendering just one unearned run on seven hits in win at No. 2 Oregon State on May 26.
2017 (Summer)
Went 3-2 with a 1.88 ERA in 10 starts for Waterloo in the Northwoods League โฆ totaled 52 strikeouts compared to just 32 walks in 48 innings.
2017
Made 16 appearances out of the bullpen โฆ posted a 2-0 record with a 6.57 ERA โฆ struck out 13 batters over 12.1 innings pitched โฆ held opponents to a .143 batting average against โฆ made six appearances in Pac-12 play, posting a record of 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA โฆ struck out seven batters in 4.2 innings โฆ did not allow a hit against conference opponents โฆ made first career appearance against San Jose State on Feb. 19 tossing a scoreless inning โฆ tossed 1.1 innings and earned win against Cal State Fullerton on March 28 โฆ earned first-career win over California on March 25 โฆ set career-high with 1.2 innings against San Diego State on April 4.
High School
Three-year varsity baseball letterwinner at La Salle High School (Pasadena, Calif.) under head coach Mike Parisi โฆ ranked No. 44 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ ranked No. 356 in the 2016 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region First Team โฆ 2015 Perfect Game USA third team Underclass All-American โฆ named to the 2015 PG/Evoshield National Championship All-Tournament Team โฆ 2015 WWBA 17U National Champion โฆ 2015 PG/Evoshield National Championship WWBA Champion โฆ 2014 Perfect Game USA honorable mention Underclass All-American โฆ named to the 2014 PG MLK Championship All-Tournament Team โฆ as a senior at La Salle HS, he recorded a 1.16 ERA in 42.1 innings with 48 strikeouts โฆ hit .341 with 22 runs and 13 RBIs โฆ as a junior, struck out 11 batters in 11.1 innings pitched โฆ hit .468 with 18 runs and 15 RBI โฆ as a sophomore, hit .282 with 12 runs and 14 RBI, leading his team to the CIF-SS Division III playoffs.
Personal
Full Name: Ryan Miguel Garcia โฆ born in Arcadia, Calif. โฆ parents are Edgar and Liz Garcia โฆ has one brother, Dylan โฆ decided to attend UCLA because of combination of outstanding academics, a competitive Division I baseball program and a campus close to home โฆ admires MLB pitcher Max Scherzer and UFC fighter Conor McGregor โฆ lists his hobbies as playing video games and sports cars โฆ undeclared major.
Career Highs
Innings: 9.0 vs. Utah (4/26/19)
Strikeouts: 14 vs. Utah (4/26/19)
