C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019)
C-USA Player of the Week (May 6, 2019)
2019 (SENIOR): Started 37 games behind the plate … named Conference USA Player of the Week (5/6) for batting .714 with five hits and four RBIs during senior weekend … caught the second most runners stealing (13) in C-USA … is third all-time in UTEP history, having caught 40 runners stealing in a career … posted a career high and had the fourth-highest batting average (.309) on the squad … also had a career high in hits (29), RBIs (21), on-base percentage (.369) … led the team with a .424 batting average in the final 14 games of the season … had a career-high four RBIs against Charlotte (3/10), including a three-RBI triple … had a home run and three RBIs versus FIU (5/4) … ended the season on a five-game hitting streak, and a 10-game reached base streak.
2018 (JUNIOR): Played in 33 games, making 22 starts after missing all of 2017 due to an injury … registered 11 hits with 14 RBI, three runs, three doubles and three home runs … of the 11 hits, eight went for at least one RBI … hit a two-run home run against Portland State (Feb. 24) … connected on a two-run double in game two against UAB … recorded a solo home run and two-run double during a 16-13 win against UAB … hit a solo home run during a game one win against UTSA … registered a single and two-run double at WKU in game one … recorded a RBI single during a game one win against North Texas … tallied a RBI during a win against New Mexico (April 16) … connected on a RBI single at Middle Tennessee (April 29).
2017: Redshirted due to season-ending injury.
2016 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 51 contests, making 47 starts behind the plate … ranked tied second on the squad in home runs (seven) … hit .235 with 20 RBI, 16 runs scored, four doubles and a stolen bag … tallied 162 putouts and 30 assists … hit .270 with five long balls, nine runs and 12 RBI in 24 league contests … set career high in hits and doubles (two) on a 3-for-4 performance with a pair of RBI during a win over Mount St. Mary’s (3/2) … went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a home run during a win against Incarnate Word (2/11) … hit a towering three-run home run versus Nevada (2/19) … connected on a home run at Marshall (3/12) … tallied a pair of RBI on a 2-for-4 night during a victory at FIU (3/25) … tied career high in hits (3-of-4) with two RBI, two runs, a home run and first career stolen base in a victory at Middle Tennessee (4/16) … added another home run on a 2-for-3 showing in the second game against MTSU ... went 2-for-3 with three RBI, including a two-run home run during a game three win against North Texas (5/1) … hit two home runs during the North Texas series sweep … scored a run against Southern Miss at the Conference USA Tournament (5/11).
2015 (FRESHMAN): Played in 34 games, starting 31 behind the plate … hit .192 with three home runs, 10 RBI and three doubles … batting average increased during Conference USA games only, as she hit .275 in 17 league games … led all UTEP catchers by throwing out nine base stealers (35-44) … recorded 98 putouts and 20 assists … registered first collegiate hit at No. 15 Arizona … connected on a pair of jacks (the first HRs of collegiate career) on a 2-for-5, four-RBI performance during a game two, 11-10 win over FIU (4/11) … hit a long ball with two RBI during a 10-5 game two victory over Marshall (4/25) … went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI against Southern Miss (3/28) … threw out three base runners (5-8) during a three-game series against national stolen base leader Marshall (4/25-26).
PRIOR TO UTEP: Played four years of varsity softball ... established career highs during senior season in batting average (.421), home runs (13), RBI (48), runs scored (26), hits (40) and on-base percentage (.471) ... had a career day, cranking out three long balls with eight RBI on a 4-for-5 performance in a triumph against Summit ... went 4-for-6 with a home run, while recording eight RBI in a win over Ramona ... tallied four RBI, while hitting a home run and scoring four runs during a victory over Bloomington ... posted three multi-home run games and 13 multi-RBI games ... named to 2013 first-team All-League in junior season ... hit .346 with five home runs and 29 RBI in 2013 ... tallied 13 doubles during sophomore season ... contributed during freshman season with a .312 batting average, 24 runs scored, 20 RBI and seven doubles to help lead the Cats to their first-ever CIF softball playoffs semifinals ... hit .355 (120-for-338), 20 long balls, 119 RBI, scored 71 runs, notched 29 doubles and recorded 120 hits during four-year career ... club was the Corona Angels coached by Kim Howard.
PERSONAL: Full name is Linda Beatriz Garcia ... daughter of Christina Goytia and Luis Garcia ... has one brother, Luis and one sister, Alice ... born in El Paso ... criminal justice major.
