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       15 JUSTIN GARCIA
                          
                         
     
                                
PROFILE
                               
CLASS:           POSITION:
                                        Senior  
      Pitcher / 1st Base

                                       
HEIGHT / WEIGHT: BIRTHDATE:
                                 
     6'  1"   / 190              12/14/1986

                                       
BATS/THROWS:
                               
       Right/Right
                                                SIERRA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL STATISTICS
                                       
BATTING                                                    FIELDING                                          SLUGGING
         
G    AB    R    H   RBI   1B  2B  3B  HR  SO  BB  HP  S   AVG     PO   A    E    PCT.  DP  SBA  SB   OBA  TB   PCT
2002   35   122   28    36     12    33   3    0     0    12     4     1   3   .295       21   51 13    .847     6      1      1    .323    39   .320
2003  33     86   19    24     20    18   5    0     1    14   11     1   0   .279       12   50 10    .861     8      1      0    .367    32   .372
2004  36   106   17    36     25    17   9    0     1      6     4     1   3   .340       17   70 14    .861     5      2      1    .363    48   .453

                                                                               
   PITCHING
      
   G  ST CG  W  L  S    IP     R   H  SO  BB  ER 2B 3B HR AVG  HP  ERA WP BK 
2002    15  11    6    8  3   0  67.7    36  77   32    9   24   10  0  11  .282    17  2.482    0    1   
2003  23   0     0    4  3   8  39.2   23  40   43  14   17     9  1   1  .274      4   3.00      4    0
2004  15 10     9   10  1  1  74       18  51  60  14     9     8  1   2  .188       9   0.85     2    0  
SIERRA VISTA BASEBALL: Justin has been an intrical part of the Lion Baseball Program since the first day.  He has played 3rd base and shortstop as well as being the ace of the staff for 3 years.  He has a career batting average of .306 with 57 RBI's.  As a pitcher he has started 21 games completing 15 while registering a 22-9 record.  In 2002 he waas a Sunset League Hononable Mention pitcher, in 2003 he was a 2nd team Sunset League pitcher, and woo4 he was 1st Team Sunset League and Southern Nevada pitcher.

2002: Justin appeared in 15 games as a freshman pitcher, starting 11 and completing 6 games.  He won 8 and lost 3.  His 67 1/3 innings led the staff.  He defeated Durango twice while they were ranked in the top 20 teams in the country.  At the beginning of the Southwest League season and on May 9th he pitched a compled game, winning 12-2 and eliminating the Trailblazers from the playoffs.

2003: Justin moved to the bull pen as the closer and appeared in 23 games getting 4 wins, 3 losses  and 8 saves.  He had 43 strike outs in 39 2/3 inning and a 3.00 ERA.

2004: Justin batted a solid .340 with only 6 strike outs in 106 at bats.  He had 10 extra base hits and 25 RBI's while playing shortstop and pitching.  On the mound he dominated the opposition, winning his 1st 8 games and going 10-1 on the year.  He had 60 strike outs in 74 innings with 14 walks allowing only one runner on base per inning pitched.  On April 16th Garcia threw a complete game against Durango in the league opener, giving up one run and going 3 for 4 at the plate with 3 RBI's.  On April 22 he pitched a 1 hit shut out against Bishop Gorman, winning 4-0, the 1st ever win for the Lions over the Gaels.  On May 4th he completed the sweep of Gorman in league play again pitching a complete game, giving up 5 hits and winning 11-2.  His mastery of Gorman continued into the playoffs where he registered another complete game victory 7-3.

SIERRA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL: Justin is planning on getting a business degree while playing baseball in college.  He turned down an early siging offer from the Division 1 University of Kentucky and will attend Western Nevada Community College in Carson City. 

PERSONAL: Justin enjoys fishing and weight lifting.

FAVORITES: Pro Team: Los Angeles Dodgers  PRO ATHLETE:  Greg Maddux  MOVIE:  Dumb and Dumber  ACTOR:  Al Pacino  ACTRESS:  Cindy Crawfore  MUSICAL GROUP:  Red Hot Chili Pepers  MUSIC:  Rock  RV SHOW:  Baseball Tonight  FOOD:  Steak  FORMER ATHLETE:  Joe Montana