Gabriel Garcia

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Laura Domingue

Photo by: Eric Strom

Photo by: Eric Strom

Height:
6-2
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Miami, FL
High School:
Miami Palmetto
Position:
OF

Junior (2021):

Started all 48 games for Air Force.
Hit .330, tied for the third-best among the Falcons.
Owned a .931 OPS, third-highest among Air Force hitters.
His 191 at-bats led the Falcons.
Slugged five home runs, tied for third on the team.
His .534 SLG% was third-best on the team.
Led the MW in triples (5).
Had career-high five hits against New Mexico on May 8.
Tied his career-high with 4 RBI on April 2 at Nevada.
Managed a 14-game hitting streak from April 17 to May 15.
Mountain West Scholar Athlete in 2020-21.
Named to All-Mountain West Academic Team.

Sophomore (2020):

Appeared in 18 games during the shortened season, making 16 starts in right field
Batted .305 with 18 hits, including five doubles and a triple
Also drove in 10 runners while scoring seven
Tied for second on the team in doubles
Third on the team in batting average, slugging (.424) and RBIs
Four multi-hit games and two multi-RBI games
Ended season on seven game hitting streak, second-best on the team
Career-best four hit, four RBI game vs. South Dakota State, March 6
Named to both the Academic All-MW Team and MW Scholar-Athlete Team
Also named to the Dean’s, Supt’s, Comm’s, and AD’s lists

Freshman (2019):

Appeared in 16 games, making one start in the OF and one at DH
Had three hits in 15 ABs, including a triple, HR, three RBIs, and six runs
Had the game winning two-run home run against Navy, Feb. 24, for his first career hit
Also had an RBI triple at Nevada, April 28
Named to the Dean’s list both semesters, Comm' s list in the fall, and the AD's list in the spring

High School (Miami Palmetto): Lettered all four years in baseball … 10^th grade honorable mention … 11^th grade second team all-county … second team all-American … first team all-district …12^th grade honorable mention … National Math Honor Society … National Science Honor Society … National English Honor Society … National Honor Society … National Society of High School Scholars … Cum-du-lace.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 5 … Son to Jesus and Leivy … has one sister, Gabrielle …came to the academy to challenge himself and live a life of adventure while also getting to play college baseball … majoring in operations research with plans to become a pilot … began to play baseball at age seven … favorite possession is an Egyptian sword … favorite MLB team is the New York Yankees and favorite player is Mike Trout … person with the biggest impact on his career is his father … favorite quote is “You are who you are when no one is watching.”