Oklahoma State University Athletics
2011 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Chelsea Garcia
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Moore High School
- Hometown:
- Moore, Okla.
Cowgirl Career
Has started every game of her career at shortstop, 180 and counting entering her senior season ... her .292 career batting average ranks 24th in school history ... her .468 slugging percentage ranks 14th in the Cowgirl record books, while her .360 on-base percentage ranks 20th ... ranks 22nd on the all-time career at-bats list with 487 ... ranks 20th for career hits (142), 21st for career doubles (20) and ninth for career home runs (20) ... ranks 10th for career RBIs (90) and 13th for career runs scored (83).
Last Fall
Started all eight games of the fall at shortstop ... batted .560 with 14 hits in 25 at-bats ... finished with four doubles, nine RBIs and a team-high 15 runs scored ... was a perfect 4-for-4 against St. Gregory's with a double, two RBIs and four runs scored ... went 2-for-3 against Rogers State with a double and two RBIs.
as a junior in 2011
Received the Elite 88 Award for being the scholar-athlete at the Women's College World Series with the highest grade point average ... named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team, University Division ... selected to the All-Midwest Region first team ... named to the Capital One Academic All-District VI team and first-team Academic All-Big 12, with special recognition for her perfect 4.0 GPA ... was named All-Big 12 Second Team ... named Big 12 Player of the Week on March 29 for her performance against Iowa State and North Texas ... started all 62 games at shortstop during 2011 ... batted .333 with 60 hits, including seven doubles and a team-high 12 home runs ... led the team with 55 runs batted in ... had eight stolen bases, six sacrifice hits and three sacrifice flies ... had 17 multiple-hit games and a team-leading 13 multiple-RBI games ... hit a three-run home run against No. 18 LSU to give the Cowgirls the lead in a game they eventually won ... knocked in five runs against UC Santa Barbara, tying for the eighth-most RBIs in a single game in school history ... went 2-for-4 against North Texas with two doubles and four RBIs ... went a combined 4-for-6 against Iowa State with two home runs, six RBIs and three runs scored ... had four clutch hits in the NCAA Regional, including a two-hit and two-RBI game against No. 5 Tennessee ... was 2-for-3 in the final game against Houston during the NCAA Super Regionals with two RBIs to help the Cowgirls advance to the Women's College World Series.
as a sophomore in 2010
Named All-Big 12 Second Team ... received Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors and first-team Academic All-District 6 accolades ... voted the Big 12 Player of the Week on April 6 ... started all 60 games at shortstop ... finished the season with a .312 batting average, 49 hits, 28 runs and 18 RBIs ... batted .472 as a leadoff hitter ... tied for second on the team with eight sacrifice bunts and third with five stolen bases ... ended with a .465 slugging percentage, including eight doubles, a team-high two triples and four home runs ... went 3-for-4 against No. 4 Missouri with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored on April 2 ... went 4-for-7 in the Tucson Regional with two doubles, two RBIs, three walks and a run scored.
as a freshman in 2009
Started all 58 games at shortstop as a freshman ... finished the season with 33 hits, including five doubles, four home runs and a triple ... was 1-for-2 against Western Michigan on Feb. 6 with a home run, two runs batted in, two runs scored and two walks ... went 3-for-7 in the North Texas doubleheader on Feb. 25 with three runs scored and two stolen bases ... was 3-for-4 against Arkansas with two RBIs, a walk and a sacrifice hit ... went 2-for-3 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored against Kansas on March 22 ... was a perfect 3-for-3 against Texas A&M on April 8 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored ... went 2-for-4 in the Big 12 Championship with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
at Moore High (2004-08)
Lettered four years for coach Robert Wakefield ... was team captain her senior year ... team won the regional championship every year and won a Class 6A state title in 2005 and 2007 ... batted .447 her senior season with 43 RBIs, 43 runs scored and five home runs ... was named team MVP and won the Slugger Award and Defensive Award ... selected to All-Big City in 2007 and All-Conference in 2006 and 2007 ... garnered Ferguson Jenkins Outstanding Student Athlete Award ... also played slow-pitch softball all four years ... was a part of the slow-pitch team that won state twice ... was named MVP in slow-pitch twice, All-City in 2008 and All-State in 2008 ... played summer ball with Ultimate Gold which participated in the 2007 Gold Nationals under coaches Ken Richardson, Alan Marcum and Martin Herman ... also recruited by Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
Personal
Born on Jan. 5, 1990, Chelsea is the daughter of Tanilo Garcia and the late Robin Garcia. She is the third of four daughters: Tiffany Thompson, Jeanna and Sydney. Chelsea ranked seventh in a class of 633 and, after taking several honors courses, finished with a 4.5 grade point average. She is majoring in both secondary education/mathematics and Spanish at Oklahoma State.
