Red Raiders add Lubbock native Makayla Garcia

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech softball announced the signing of Makayla Garcia on Tuesday. Garcia comes back to Lubbock to where she played her high school ball at Frenship High.

Garcia spent her freshman year at UT-Tyler where she hit .362 in 130 at-bats and started in 47 of the 51 games she played, mainly as a designated player. She was named the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year for her performance on the field and picked up All-Lone Star Conference Second Team and All-Freshman Team honors.

Garcia helped the Patriots win the DII Women’s College World Series this past season as they maintained a top five ranking for most of the season.

“We are thrilled to have Makayla become a Red Raider,” said Gerry Glasco. “We love the fact that she is a hometown athlete from Frenship and also is an excellent student with an outstanding GPA. On top of that she will bring speed, athleticism and infield defensive abilities that will bolster our middle infield depth. She is the model student-athlete with elite tools.”

Release Provided By Jay Strader Texas Tech Athletics