Rachel Garcia

Rachel Garcia
Biographical details
Born	March 30, 1997 (age 27); Lancaster, California
Playing career
2017–2021	UCLA
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2022	San Diego State (Volunteer asst.)
2023	UC San Diego (Pitching)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	NFCA National Freshman of the Year (2017); 2× NFCA National Player of the Year (2018, 2021); NFCA National Pitcher of the Year (2019); 2× USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2018, 2019); Softball America Player of the Year (2019); Women's College World Series champion (2019); 2× WCWS All-tournament team (2018, 2019); WCWS Most Outstanding Player (2019); 2× Honda-Broderick Cup (2019, 2021); Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2017); Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year (2019); 3× Pac-12 Player of the Year (2018, 2019, 2021);
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Cup
Pan American Games

Rachel Lauren Garcia (born March 30, 1997) is an American former softball pitcher. She most recently served as the pitching coach for UC San Diego. She played college softball for the UCLA Bruins and led the Bruins to the 2019 Women's College World Series championship, where she was named the Most Outstanding Player.^[1]^[2]

Garcia won the Honda Sports Award, USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and NFCA National Player of the Year as the nation's best softball player in 2018 and 2019, and the Honda Cup as the nation's top female athlete in 2019 and 2021. Garcia represented Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal.^[3] She was named one of the NCAA's greatest all-time pitchers.^[4] Garcia was also voted to the Greatest College Softball Team at the utility position by fans and experts.^[5] Garcia was drafted first overall in the Athletes Unlimited Softball draft in 2021.^[6]

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^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Softball Team". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
^ "The 11 Best College Softball Pitchers of All Time". NCAA.com. August 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ Hays, Graham (June 9, 2020). "Lauren Chamberlain, Jessica Mendoza Voted to ESPN's Greatest All-Time College Softball Team". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ "Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft: Get to know the 12 draftees". auprosports.com. May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.