SJSU:Completed her fourthseason at San José State in 2014...2014 Second Team All-Mountain West honoree.
SJSU RANKINGS: Caught the second-most runners stealing in a single San José State season in 2013 (17)...Has second (.997)- and fourth (.994)-highest single-season fielding percentage, set in 2013 and 2012, respectively...In 2011 and 2013, posted second (.458)- and third (.485)-lowest stolen base against percentage...Caught 14 runners stealing in 2014 and 13 in 2011, the seventh- and 10th-most in a single season...In the career lists, most walks and sacrifice flies (10), tied for highest fielding percentage (.989) and lowest stolen base against percentage (.549)...Second all-time with 138 RBI...29 doubles is tied for sixth all-time...Third in career home runs (17).
2014: Second Team All-Mountain West...Started 53 of the Spartans' 54 games in the infield...Set the team's single-season RBI (53) and walks (35) records...Batted .323 with a team-best 35 runs scored and 10 home runs....555 slugging percentage and .438 on base percentage...Mountain West Player of the Week for Feb. 17-23 after hitting three home runs, two of which were grand slams (against Hawai'i, 2/20, and North Carolina, 2/23), and driving in 13 runners...15 multi-RBI games, including career-best seven RBI against Hawai'I (2/20)...12 multi-hit games...Career-high nine-game hit streak from Feb. 22-March 8... Batted .600 (3-for-5) against Seattle U (2/7) with four RBI and a run scored...Also drove in four runners at Utah State (4/4), where she went 2-for-3 with a home run...Hit a home run in the following game at Utah State (4/5), batting .666 (2-for-3), scoring three runs and driving in two runners...Drew three walks twice: against Long Beach State (3/7) and New Mexico (4/13).
2012: Team[apos]s starting catcher, starting 54 games played...Had a .255 batting average with 40 hits, 38 RBI and 27 runs scored...Finished 23rd in the nation with four sacrifice flies...Drew 23 walks, hit nine doubles and had a .353 on base percentage and a .350 slugging percentage...Started the year with a five-game hitting streak and had another five-game streak stopped at BYU (4/28)...Hit home runs against Cal Poly (2/10) and Utah State (4/20)...Tied the school record for doubles in a game with three in the final game at Utah State (4/21)...In the Utah State series (4/20-21), had multiple hits in every game, drove in five runs in game one and four runs in game two and three runs in game three...Drove in the game-tying run in the seventh inning of a win over #16 Stanford (4/17)... WAC Hitter of the Week after her four games against Stanford (4/17) and Utah State (4/20-21) when she hit .563 with 13 RBI and a .938 slugging percentage...Drove in five runs in two games - at Nevada (4/6) and at Utah State (4/20)...A true utility player, started at catcher, second base, short stop, third base and the outfield.
2011: Played in 53 games while starting 43 either at catcher, second base, third base or the outfield...Hit .200 with 25 hits, 14 runs scored and 18 RBI...Hit her first collegiate home run against Troy (3/5) and added another at New Mexico State (3/25)...Drew 13 walks and hit two sacrifice flies: Arizona State (2/13) and Santa Clara (2/20)...Two hits against Santa Clara (2/20) and Pacific (2/27)...Three RBI against Troy (3/5) and two at New Mexico State (3/25).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Redlands High School for head coach Brandon Ford...2010 second team Cal-High Sports All-State team as a catcher...Hit .460 her senior year with six home runs and 39 RBI...Holds the school[apos]s career records for hits (141), runs scored (101) and home runs (18)...First team All-CIF Southern Section Division II honoree...2010 All-Sun Most Valuable Player...Helped lead her team to three consecutive Citrus Belt League titles and the CIF-Southern Section semifinal game...2010 San Bernardino County Player of the Year...One of her high school coaches was her mother Debbie...Played for Riptide and coach Barry Gruman...Also played soccer.
PERSONAL: Sociology major with a minor in justice studies...San Jose State Scholar-Athlete and 2011 Academic All-WAC honoree...Enjoys shopping and scrapbooking...Jessica Cheri Garcia was born on June 24, 1992, in San Bernardino, Calif.
CAREER STATISTICS - HITTING
|
YEAR |
G-GS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG | 2B | 3B | HR | SB-ATT | SAC | BB | PO | A | E | F.PCT |
| 2011 |
53-43 |
125 |
14 |
25 |
18 |
.200 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0-0 |
3 |
13 |
92 |
40 |
1 |
.992 |
| 2012 | 54-54 | 157 | 27 | 40 | 38 | .255 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 5 | 23 | 262 | 48 | 2 | .994 |
|
2013 |
57-56 | 162 | 19 | 38 | 29 | .235 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 1 | 15 | 294 | 35 | 1 | .997 |
|
2014 |
53-53 | 164 | 35 | 53 | 53 | .323 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0-0 | 3 | 35 | 145 | 50 | 7 | .965 |
|
TOTALS |
217-206 | 608 | 95 | 156 | 138 | .257 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 0-1 | 12 | 86 | 793 | 173 | 12 | .989 |