Rafael Garcia
11 Rafael Garcia
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    New Britain, Conn.
  • High School:
    New Britain
  • Position:
    3B
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R

Bio


2013: Team co-captain ... one of three players who started and played in all 39 games, all at third base ... batted .285 with 25 RBI and 31 runs scored ... hit eight doubles and one home run ... walked 14 times ... stole six bases ... reached base safely in 32 games ... ranked among the NECC leaders in runs (8th), RBI (T-10th), doubles (T-11th), assists (14th) and at bats (T-15th) ... in conference play, batted .254 with seven RBI and 19 runs scored in 18 games ... reached base safely in 15 of 18 NECC contests ... in NECC play, ranked among the league leaders in runs (3rd), walks (T-9th) and steals (T-10th) ... had 10 multi-hit games ... had six multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak spanned four games ... had a pair of doubles and drove in three runs in the opener against Defiance ... went 3-for-3 with three RBI in the finale against Anna Maria ... went 4-for-7 with a double, two RBI and four runs scored in a doubleheader against Becker ... had a three-RBI game at Coast Guard ... finished with five hits, three RBI and four runs scored in four games at the NECC Championship ... singled against MIT in the ECAC New England Championship.

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2012: Started and played in all 28 games, all at third base ... batted .282 with 12 RBI and 20 runs scored ... had five doubles and one triple ... led the team in runs and ranked second in walks (22) and on-base percentage (.441) ... ranked among the NECC leaders in walks (4th), on-base percentage (8th) and putouts (20th) ... in conference play, started and played in 18 games and batted .357 with 11 RBI and 17 runs scored ... in NECC play, ranked among the league leaders in walks (3rd), on-base percentage (5th), assists (7th), runs (T-7th), doubles (T-9th), triples (T-11th), batting average (16th), slugging (18th) and RBI (T-20th) ... had four multi-hit games ... had two multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak spanned four games ... hit safely in 18 of 28 games ... reached base safely in 25 of 28 games ... recorded a hit in 14 of 18 conference games ... made his collegiate debut against Eastern Nazarene and picked up his first career hit ... went 3-for-5 with two doubles, four RBI and a run scored in the series finale against Newbury ... scored seven runs in a three-game series against Becker ... had three hits and scored a run in the season finale against Southern Vermont.

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Personal: Majoring in sport management ... favorite meal is rice with seasoned chicken ... favorite sports teams are the Atlanta Braves, Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia 76ers ... favorite athlete is Albert Pujols.