Northwestern State University of Louisana

2025 Season
    SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll
    Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar Athlete

Started 11 of the 15 games in which she appeared as one of NSU's three catchers during the season, missing more than a month and a half of the season due to a foot injury suffered between the first and second weekends of the year...made collegiate debut and first career start on opening day against UAB (Feb. 7)...picked up her first career hit and RBI on a single off the third base bag against Murray State (Feb. 8)...returned to action following her injury by drawing a walk in a pinch-hit at bat against Louisiana Tech on March 25...hit her first career double, one of six in the game for the Demons, and scored first career run against SFA (April 6)...first multi-hit game of the season came in NSU's run-rule win against A&M-Corpus Christi (April 25) including her first career home run...drew 10 walks on the season with just 24 total at-bats, creating a .444 on-base percentage.

High School
Three-time all-district player, once at United High School and twice at Klein Collins HS…named district newcomer of the year following her sophomore season after batting over .400 for the season and boasting a .992 fielding percentage…earned district defensive player of the year as a junior after her second straight .990+ fielding percentage season with a .995 mark on the season…she also won the Klein Collins hitting award for the season with a .373 average at the plate…named to the Texas High School Coaches Association 6A team of the year this past season…member of the National Honor Society and a two-time academic all-district selection...member of Bravas de Cidra team that won the 2024 Liga de Softball Superior Nacional Femenino Championship in Puerto Rio.

Personal
Daughter of Yahaira Santana and Juan Carlos Garcia Soto…has three siblings, one brother and two sisters…majoring in health and exercise science…plans to go to physical therapy school and open her own medial office and gym that helps trains and cares for athletes.