2018 Baseball Roster

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Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner

Justin Garcia #14 RHP

  • Position:
    Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 165
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Letters:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Colleyville, Texas
  • High School:
    Covenant Christian Academy
  • Prev School:
    McLennan CC

Summary

Biography

2018 (Senior): Set program record with 36 appearances in relief for Little Rock, pitching 58.2 innings ... Finished the year with a 3.38 ERA, ranking seventh in the Sun Belt Conference among qualifying pitchers ... Posted a 4-5 record with 80 strikeouts, ranking among the top-20 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (12.27) ... Ends his career as Little Rock's all-time leader in strikeouts per nine innings at 12.20 ... Registered 10 saves for the Trojans in 2018, tying for first in the Sun Belt Conference and ranking second in program history ... Held opponents to a .210 batting average ... Threw six strikeouts in the win at Central Arkansas (Feb. 20) in 3.1 innings ... Struck out six batters in the win at Oklahoma State (Feb. 28) ... Posted five strikeouts at Memphis (Mar. 9), earning the save ... Pitched a season-high five innings at Louisiana (Apr. 22), striking out five and earning the win ... Earned three-straight saves in the wins over Oral Roberts (Mar. 27) and the first two victories in the series win at Texas State (Mar. 29 and 30) ... Selected in the 17th round (No. 519) of the 2018 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks, becoming the 24th Trojan draft pick ... Nominee for Senior CLASS award and named to NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list.

2017 (Junior): Tied the program's single-season record for appearances with 33 for the season... Finished the season 2-1 with a 3.02 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 41.2 innings... Struck out four or more batters in six different relief appearances... Tallied two saves for the season... Threw a career-high five strikeouts in 2.2 innings of relief against Georgia State (May 13) while picking up the win... Threw a career-high 3.2 innings, struck out four and allowed nothing as he picked up his first save against Texas State (April 8)... Final save of the season came against UCA (April 25) at Dickey-Stephens Park as he struck out four and allowed just one walk.

McLennan CC: Recorded a 4-0 record with a 4.15 ERA in 30.1 innings... Struck out 42 in 10 appearances and three starts... Earned his first JUCO win against Hill College in which he threw 4.0 innings and struck out three... Struck out a season-high eight batters and picked up the win in five innings of work at Weatherford College.

Richmond: Made 10 appearances with seven starts... Went 21- with 34.0 innings on the mound while striking out 27... Earned his first Division I win against Minnesota by going 5.0 innings, striking out five and allowing just two runs on four hits and three walks in the Spiders' 13-2 win over the Golden Gophers... Longest outing of the season came in a no-decision at Duke in which he pitched 5.1 innings.

Covenant Christian Academy: Recorded a .320 batting average and a 10-2 record on the mound with a 2.67 ERA playing for coach Rusty Beam… Four-time first-team all-district and two-time first-team all-state selection… Three-year team captain… Played two years of varsity basketball as a shooting guard... Played with the Dallas Mustangs and Fort Worth Monarchs... Member of National Honor Society and National French Honor Society. 

Personal: Born July 2, 1995... Hometown is Colleyville, Texas... Son of Tim and Lisa Garcia... Has one older brother, Christian, and one older sister, Shannon... Majoring in finance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2017Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 165 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2018Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'2" 165 lbs
    14