Hit .336 while starting all but one game as sophomore in 2003.....Hit .397 with runners in scoring position, and ranked second in both multiple-hit games (23) and multiple-RBI games (13)......Had six triples, ranking him fourth on the single-season list at UTPA.......Had the seventh-best single-season marks for hits (74) and doubles (16) and the eighth-best mark for at-bats (22)......Had 5 RBIs against Lamar......Had four-hit games against Schreiner, California and Texas A&M-Kingsville......Batted .241 while appearing in 48 games as a freshman during the 2002 season…….Began the season as the starting second baseman and moved to shortstop……An outstanding defensive player, finished with a .970 fielding percentage and just six errors in nearly 200 chances.

Earned All-Rio Grande Valley, All-Area and All-District honors at SHARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL......Hit .550 as a senior with 14 doubles, five triples, six home runs and 43 RBIs....Finished his high school career with a career batting average of .430, 37 doubles, 1`3 triples, seven home runs and 122 runs batted in.

Born September 8, 1983.....Son of Evelyn and Marco Garza....Has two brothers, Mario and Jose....Majoring in Kinesiology.