Southland All-Conference (2x - 2023, 2025)
Southland Freshman of the Year (2023)
Southland Academic All-Conference (2x - 2023, 2025)
Southland Commissioner's Honor Roll (2024)
NFCA All-Region (2023)
2025 (Junior): TEAM CAPTAIN ... Named
1st-team All-Southland for the second time … in the midst of her best season as a Husky, was lost for the year with 14 games remaining in the regular season with a knee injury … at the time, was leading the Southland Conference in batting average and total hits while being ranked 12th in the NCAA in average and 14th in hits … spent most of the season above .500, reaching a season-high of .557 (3/11) … ended the season with a .473 batting average, the second-best single season mark in school history … posted seven games with three or more hits to bring her career total to 14 … recorded a career-best 14-game hitting streak just after an 11-game streak was snapped, hitting safely in 25 of 26 games (2/8 to 3/22) … began the 14-game streak going 13-16 from the plate over a four-game stretch including the final three games of the Mardi Gras Mambo tournament and the SLC opener against Northwestern State (3/7) a game in which she posted her fourth career four-hit game … also tied the
single-game mark for triples in that game … was named
SLC Hitter of the Week (3/11) after batting .727 and leading Huskies to first-ever series sweep to start Southland Conference play … reached base safely in 32 of the 34 contests she played in, while setting new personal highs in batting average, doubles,
triples, walks and RBI … moved into second place all-time in stolen bases, now with 47 for her career … is just one hit and 13 runs away from hitting the Top 10 leaderboards …earned
Southland Academic All-Conference 1st team honors for the second time in her career ... named to the
Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for the second time ... earned
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete accolade for the first time ...
2024 (Sophomore): Battled through nagging injuries much of the season, starting all 46 games she played in for the second straight season ... now sits at 100 games played for her HCU career … posted fourth career three-hit game against Marist (2/16)
which included her first career homer, a 12-second race around the bases inside-the-park job ... had two hits at Houston (4/2) to surpass the 100-hit plateau … with batting average at season low .254 after SFA series (3/2), batted .359 over a 19-game stretch, including a career-best 11-game hitting streak to push back over .300 … stole two bags in a game three times, the final coming against Northwestern State (4/26) to give her nine such games in her career … tied with Jasie Roberts for most multi-hit games on the campaign with 12 which gives her 33 for her career ... finished season 16-18 in steals, giving her 39 and placing her in a tie for fifth all-time … earned
Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll accolade for the first time ...
2023 (Reshirt-Freshman): Named
1st-team All-Southland and the Southland Freshman of the Year ...
Led the Huskies with a .419 batting average, which also led the Southland Conference ... fourth in the SLC in hits (62) and sixth in runs scored (36) ... led the team with 19 stolen bases, which was sixth-best in the conference ... notched first career three-hit game against Lindenwood (2/11) ... had a personal-best four hits at UTSA (4/4) then tied it a week later against Texas A&M-Commerce (4/11) ... hit first career triple against Illinois (2/25) ... had first career two-double game against Ohio State (3/11) as part of her third three-hit game of the season ... had 18 total multi-hit games ... stole two bases in a game five different times, the last coming at UTSA (4/4) to give her six such games in her career ... ended season just shy of the Top 10 in career stolen bases with 23 ... struck out just 10 times in 172 plate appearances ... selected to the
2023 NFCA Top 25 Freshman Watch List and then later as a
2nd Team selection to the NFCA All-Region team ... earned
Southland Academic All-Conference 1st team honors ...
2022 (Freshman): Started all eight games she appeared in before losing the season to injury … had two hits in three of the eight games she played, the final against Jacksonville State (2/18) ... notched her first stolen base against Wichita State (2/12) as part of her first career two-SB game ... finishes season 4-4 in swipes and batted .333 with five runs scored ... struck out just twice in 24 at-bats ...
High School: Four-year starter a Cypress Lakes for Head Coach Meagan Taylor … District 16-6A MVP, All-Greater Houston and 3rd Team All-State as a senior … District 16-6A District MVP as sophomore … 1st Team All-District as a freshman … played club softball for Texas Elite and coach Mark Fobian…
Personal: Full names is Abriana Celene Garcia … Born December 16, 2002 in Brownsville, Texas … daughter of Arturo and Angela Garcia … two older sisters, Alyssa and Audrey … Alyssa played softball at and is currently a grad assistant coach at PVAMU, while Audrey is in her senior season with the Panthers … one younger brother, AJ … will be finishing degree in General Business in Summer of 2025 and plans to pursue a Master's in Kinesiology-Sport Management ...
