University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2024: Appeared in 13 games, earning two starts … Worked 35 innings and had 40 strikeouts … Went 3-1 on the season … PBC Pitcher of the Week on March 4 and Apr. 15 … Worked 1.1 frames against UNC Pembroke … Tallied a strikeout against No. 11 West Florida … Posted two strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work to get the win over American International … Had two strikeouts against No. 1 Tampa … Went 5.1 innings with 12 strikeouts to get the win over Claflin … Posted five strikeouts in 2.2 innings at Georgia Southwestern … Worked one-third of an inning twice against the Saints … Tallied six strikeouts in four innings against Emmanuel … Garnered five strikeouts in three innings against GCSU … Registered the win after tossing four strikeouts while giving up just two hits in five shutout innings at Augusta … Tossed 4.2 innings and had three strikeouts against North Georgia.

2023: Appeared in six games, earning four starts … Went 2-0 on the season … Pitched 18.2 innings … Struck out 14 batters … Worked two innings giving up two hits and two runs with two strikeouts in the season opening series finale win against Carson-Newman … Struck out three in the win over Francis Marion … Worked four innings giving up five hits, one run, a walk and struck out one in win over North Georgia … Combined for a shutout win in game two against Embry-Riddle with five innings pitched giving up three hits and a walk with zero runs scored and six strikeouts … Improved to 2-0 in game two against USC Beaufort with 5.2 innings pitched giving up four runs on seven hits with one strikeout and two walks … Worked one inning of relief in game one doubleheader win against Augusta giving up two hits and striking out one.

2022: Appeared in two games … Worked an inning against Georgia College … Worked two-thirds of an inning against Lenoir-Rhyne.          

2021: Did not compete.

High School: Attended Monarch H.S. ... Also played for the Rough Riders ... Led the team to the state finals championship game.

Personal: Matthew Garcia was born June 30, 2002 in Montrose, Colo. ... Son of Thomas and Ellyn Garcia ... Has three siblings, Libby, Kaylina and Caden ... Majoring in business.