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  Nate Garcia
Nate Garcia

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Santa Clara, CA

High School:
Bellarmine College Prep

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 210

Position:
RHP

Experience:
3V

B/T:
R/R

JUNIOR (2009): Made 13 starts on Friday night ... led the Broncos and WCC in innings pitched (95.2), strikeouts (96) and complete games (3) ... earned All-WCC First Team honors ... posted a 7-5 record and a 4.33 ERA ... ranked tied for No. 6 all-time strikeouts (245) ... earned his first win of the season against Xavier (Feb. 20), tossing seven innings, striking out eight and allowing just three hits ... named WCC Co-Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 23) ... faced his first loss of the season after six innings against SJSU (Feb. 27) ... earned win No. 2 with a complete game victory over Oregon (Mar. 6), striking out a season-high 12 batters ... named WCC Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 9) ... picked up with No. 3 after eight innings against Cornell (Mar. 14), striking out eight ... tallied win No. 4 with 6.1 innings of work and five strikeouts against Dartmouth (Mar. 21) ... faced his second loss of the season against LMU (Mar. 27) after seven ninnings and striking out nine ... earned win No. 5 and a complete game against Portland (Apr. 9), striking out eight ... tossed his fifth career complete game against USF (Apr. 17), striking out 10 and giving up just one run ... tossed eight innings against Gonzaga (Apr. 24), struck out seven ... faced his fourth loss of the season against San Diego State (May 1), after seven innings of five runs and nine strikeouts ... earned win No. 7 after eight innings at SMC (May 8), striking out six ... faced his fifth loss in his final start of the season after 5.1 innings at Pepperdine (May 15).

SOPHOMORE (2008): Made 14 appearances, starting in 13 ... tossed two complete games ... produced a solid sophomore campaign on the mound ... finished the year leading the Broncos in innings pitched (86.1), batters struck out (75)second on the team in ERA (3.65), wins (7), ranked second in ERA (3.65) and wins (7) ... was named WCC Pitcher of the Week twice during the season ... received unanimous All-WCC honors after ranking overall ninth in wins, sixth in strikeouts and tied for second in shutouts ... struck out seven batters, allowing only one run in 7.2 innings pitched in game one against Utah Valley (Feb. 22) ... earned his second win of the season after pitching 6.0 innings against SJSU (Feb. 29), striking out four batters ... pitched his first complete game of his collegiate career in the series opener against then-No. 14 San Diego (Mar. 28) ... tossed seven innings against Gonzaga (Apr. 11), striking out six bulldogs ... posted his first collegiate shutout against San Francisco (Apr. 18) going all nine-innings, allowing only four hits and strking out nine batters ... earned his sixth win of the season after seven innings of work and eight batters struck out against Saint Mary's (May 9) ... registered win No. 7 against No. 13 Pepperdine (May 16) after 7.2 innings of work, striking out a season-high 11 batters

FRESHMAN (2007): Named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman Team ... started all 16 games in which he appeared ... went 5-6 with a 5.06 ERA, and 74 strikeouts in 90.1 innings ... earned first win after striking out five in five innings against Utah on Feb. 3 ... struck out eight and allowed only one run on three hits at San Diego State on Feb. 10, but got no-decision ... got another no-decision against Cal Poly on Feb. 24, allowing only two runs on six hits over six innings while striking out six ... didn't allow an earned run in six innings for second win March 4 at San Jose State ... struck out five and allowed only three runs on six hits over 8.1 innings of work Apr. 5 at San Francisco ... struck out career-high 13 batters, including nine batters in a row at one point, against Gonzaga on Apr. 13 ... struck out six and allowed only three runs over seven innings in win over Saint Mary's on May 4 ... got fifth win of the year by striking out six and allowing only three runs over eight innings against Sacramento State on May 19.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, Calif ... played for Coach Gary Cunningham ... in 2005 was Bellarmine Varsity MVP, All-WCAL First Team Pitcher, San Jose Mercury News Second Team CCS ... in 2006 was named First Team All-State, named to the 2006 Louisville Slugger High School All-American Team, CCS Player of the Year, San Jose Mercury News All-CCS First Team, Bellarmine Varsity MVP, All-WCAL First Team Utility Player and Pitcher of the Year, Sports Focus POY, CalHi Sports POY, and USA Today National Pitcher of the week.

PERSONAL: Born in Santa Clara, Calif ... son of Gilbert and Brenda Garcia ... has two older siblings, Jonathan and Vanessa ... enjoys bowling, golfing and wakeboarding ... wants to play professional baseball.

CAREER PITCHING STATS:

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP SFA SHA BK
2007....  5.06   5-6    16  16   0   0/0     0   90.2   93   57   51   36   74  15   0  10   399   .270   5   6   1  11  5
2008....  3.65   7-3    14  13   2   1/1     0   86.1   97   43   35   27   75  12   0   5   379   .287   8   3   4   7  0
2009....  4.33   7-5    13  13   3   0/1     0   95.2   95   54   46   30   96  19   3   5   421   .260   8  16   2   8  4
TOTAL...  4.36  19-14   43  42   5   1/2     0  272.2  285  154  132   93  245  46   3  20  1199   .272  21  25   7  26  9