Mitchell College

11 Rafael Garcia

Height:

5-11
Weight:

210
Hometown:

New Britain, Conn.
Position:

3B
Year:

Fr.
High School:

New Britain
Bats/Throws:

R/R

Bio

2012: Started and played in all 28 games, all at third base ... batted .282 with 12 RBI and 20 runs scored ... had five doubles and one triple ... led the team in runs and ranked second in walks (22) and on-base percentage (.441) ... ranked among the NECC leaders in walks (4th), on-base percentage (8th) and putouts (20th) ... in conference play, started and played in 18 games and batted .357 with 11 RBI and 17 runs scored ... in NECC play, ranked among the league leaders in walks (3rd), on-base percentage (5th), assists (7th), runs (T-7th), doubles (T-9th), triples (T-11th), batting average (16th), slugging (18th) and RBI (T-20th) ... had four multi-hit games ... had two multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak spanned four games ... hit safely in 18 of 28 games ... reached base safely in 25 of 28 games ... recorded a hit in 14 of 18 conference games ... made his collegiate debut against Eastern Nazarene and picked up his first career hit ... went 3-for-5 with two doubles, four RBI and a run scored in the series finale against Newbury ... scored seven runs in a three-game series against Becker ... had three hits and scored a run in the season finale against Southern Vermont.

Click here for 2012 game-by-game statistics

Personal: Majoring in sport management ... favorite meal is rice with seasoned chicken ... favorite sports teams are the Atlanta Braves, Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia 76ers ... favorite athlete is Albert Pujols.

Meet The Coach

Mar01

Baseball

Postponed

Coast Guard

VS Mitchell

Mar02

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

0 Albertus Magnus

11 VS Mitchell

Mar04

Baseball

Postponed

Salem St.

VS Mitchell

Doubleheader

Mar04

Baseball

Postponed

Salem St.

VS Mitchell

Doubleheader

Mar07

Baseball

Final

2 Westfield St.

16 VS Mitchell

Mar09

Baseball

Final

8 Kean

14 VS Mitchell

@ Punta Gorda, Fla. Snowbird Baseball

Mar10

Baseball

Final

10 Mitchell

6 VS Heidelberg

@ Port Charlotte, FL Snowbird Baseball

Mar11

Baseball

Final

6 Mitchell

10 VS Denison

@ Port Charlotte, FL Snowbird Baseball

Mar12

Baseball

Final

19 Mitchell

7 VS Wooster

@ Port Charlotte, FL Snowbird Baseball

Mar14

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

13 Coe

12 VS Mitchell

@ Auburndale, FL RussMatt Invitational

Mar14

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

3 Mitchell

1 VS Coe

@ Auburndale, FL RussMatt Invitational

Mar15

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

1 Mitchell

2 VS Minn.-Morris

@ Davenport, FL RussMatt Invitational

Mar15

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

0 Minn.-Morris

8 VS Mitchell

@ Davenport, FL RussMatt Invitational

Mar16

Baseball

Final - 8 innings

20 Mitchell

7 VS Marymount (Va.)

@ Davenport, Fla. RussMatt Invitational

Mar21

Baseball

Final

1 Bridgewater St.

17 VS Mitchell

Mar24

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

0 New England Col.

7 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader

Mar24

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

1 New England Col.

16 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader

Mar26

Baseball

Final - 9 innings

8 Husson

17 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader (7 & 9)

Mar26

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

2 Husson

6 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader (7 & 9)

Mar29

Baseball

Final

19 Mitchell

3 AT Mass.-Dartmouth

Apr01

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

12 Mitchell

1 AT Eastern Nazarene

at Libby Field - Weymouth, Mass.

Apr01

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

12 Mitchell

1 AT Eastern Nazarene

at Libby Field - Weymouth, Mass.

Apr02

Baseball

Final

4 Mitchell

6 AT Western New Eng.

Apr05

Baseball

Final

5 Anna Maria

6 VS Mitchell

Apr06

Baseball

Final

4 Mitchell

3 AT Clark University

Apr08

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

4 Lesley

7 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader

Apr08

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

0 Lesley

9 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader

Apr11

Baseball

Final

13 Mitchell

3 AT Wesleyan (Conn.)

Apr12

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

3 Mass. Maritime

18 VS Mitchell

Apr15

Baseball

Final

4 Mitchell

0 AT New England Col.

Doubleheader

Apr15

Baseball

Final

13 Mitchell

1 AT New England Col.

Doubleheader

Apr16

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

12 Salve Regina

5 VS Mitchell

Apr16

Baseball

Final

15 Salve Regina

7 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader (7 & 9)

Apr19

Baseball

Final

11 Mitchell

7 AT Keene St.

Apr22

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

8 Mitchell

3 AT Lesley

Doubleheader

Apr22

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

7 Mitchell

0 AT Lesley

Doubleheader

Apr26

Baseball

Final

4 Mitchell

8 AT Stonehill

Apr28

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

3 Eastern Nazarene

2 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader

Apr28

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

5 Eastern Nazarene

11 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader

May05

Baseball

Final

2 Lesley

3 VS Mitchell

NECC Championship Game 1

May06

Baseball

Final

2 New England Col.

28 VS Mitchell

NECC Championship Game 4

May07

Baseball

Final

2 Eastern Nazarene

15 VS Mitchell

NECC Championship

May19

Baseball

Final

6 Mitchell

5 VS Tufts

@ New London, Conn. NCAA New London, Conn. Regional: Game 2

May21

Baseball

Final

4 Wheaton (Mass.)

7 VS Mitchell

@ New London, Conn. NCAA New London, Conn. Regional: Game 4

May22

Baseball

Final

6 Wheaton (Mass.)

5 VS Mitchell

@ New London, Conn. NCAA New London, Conn. Regional: Game 6

May22

Baseball

Final

3 Mitchell

5 VS Wheaton (Mass.)

@ New London, Conn. NCAA New London, Conn. Regional: Game 7

Feb17

Baseball

Final

8 Mitchell

4 AT William Peace

USA Baseball NTC | Cary, N.C.

Feb17

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

17 Mitchell

5 AT William Peace

Doubleheader | USA Baseball NTC | Cary, N.C.

Feb18

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

7 Mitchell

17 AT William Peace

Doubleheader | USA Baseball NTC | Cary, N.C.

Mar03

Baseball

Final

2 Brandeis

7 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar06

Baseball

Postponed

0 Coast Guard

0 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar08

Baseball

Final - 10 innings

4 Wis.-Oshkosh

5 VS Mitchell

@ Winter Haven, Fla Russmatt Baseball Invitational

Mar09

Baseball

Final

6 Mitchell

5 VS Coe

@ Davenport, FL Russmatt Baseball Invitational

Mar10

Baseball

Final

13 Southern Me.

3 VS Mitchell

@ Sanford, Fla. Russmatt Baseball Invitational

Mar11

Baseball

Final

6 Mitchell

10 AT #23 Webster

Russmatt Baseball Invitational

Mar13

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

2 Spalding

10 VS Mitchell

@ Auburndale, Fla. Russmatt Baseball Invitational (DH 7 Innings)

Mar13

Baseball

Final - 8 innings

6 Mitchell

4 VS Spalding

@ Auburndale, FL Russmatt Baseball Invitational (DH 7 Innings)

Mar14

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

21 Johns Hopkins

2 VS Mitchell

@ Auburndale, FL Russmatt Baseball Invitational

Mar15

Baseball

Final

9 Mitchell

7 VS Brockport

@ Auburndale, FL Russmatt Baseball Invitational

Mar19

Baseball

Final

10 MIT

6 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar20

Baseball

Final

2 Mitchell

27 AT #8 Salve Regina

Reynolds Field | Newport, R.I.

Mar22

Baseball

Final

3 Saint Joseph's (Me.)

4 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar24

Baseball

Final

2 Norwich

8 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar26

Baseball

Final

6 Mitchell

1 AT Lasell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar27

Baseball

Final

3 Clark University

5 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar29

Baseball

Final

1 New England Col.

4 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader 9 & 7 | Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar29

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

3 New England Col.

10 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader 9 & 7 | Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar30

Baseball

Final

8 Albertus Magnus

11 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader | Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Mar30

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

2 Albertus Magnus

22 VS Mitchell

Doubleheader | Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr03

Baseball

Postponed

Mitchell

AT Mass. Maritime

Commodore Hendy Field | Bourne, Mass.

Apr05

Baseball

Final

3 Mitchell

6 AT #22/#23 Eastern Conn. St.

Eastern Baseball Stadium | Mansfield, Conn.

Apr07

Baseball

Final

8 Mitchell

5 AT Anna Maria

Alumni Field | New London, Conn. (Mitchell College)

Apr10

Baseball

Final

2 Mitchell

9 AT John Jay

Houlihan Park (Fordham University) | Bronx, N.Y.

Apr11

Baseball

Final

6 Hartford

15 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr13

Baseball

Final

12 Mitchell

4 AT Saint Joseph (Conn.)

Doubleheader | USJ Baseball Field | West Hartford, Conn.

Apr13

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

16 Mitchell

2 AT Saint Joseph (Conn.)

Doubleheader | USJ Baseball Field - West Hartford, Conn.

Apr17

Baseball

Final

7 Keene St.

8 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr18

Baseball

Final - 8 innings

8 Mitchell

7 AT Coast Guard

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr21

Baseball

Final

5 Dean

21 VS Mitchell

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr22

Baseball

Final

7 Mitchell

5 AT Johnson & Wales (RI)

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr23

Baseball

Final - 7 innings

13 Mitchell

1 AT Rivier

Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr25

Baseball

Final

4 Mitchell

11 AT Colby-Sawyer

Kelsey Baseball Field | New London, N.H.

Apr27

Baseball

Final

2 Elms

6 VS Mitchell

Senior Day | Doubleheader | Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr27

Baseball

Final

8 Elms

15 VS Mitchell

Senior Day | Doubleheader | Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

Apr28

Baseball

Final - 8 innings

4 Mitchell

14 AT Johnson & Wales (RI)

Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex | Providence, R.I.

May03

Baseball

Final

6 #8 Saint Joseph's (Me.)

15 VS #1 Mitchell

GNAC Tournament | Alumni Field | Mitchell College | New London, Conn.

May04

Baseball

Final

10 #4 Colby-Sawyer

19 VS #1 Mitchell

GNAC Tournament | Alumni Field | New London, Conn.

May05

Baseball

Final

9 #4 Colby-Sawyer

3 VS #1 Mitchell

GNAC Tournament | Alumni Field | Mitchell College | New London, Conn.

May05

Baseball

Final

1 #4 Colby-Sawyer

7 VS #1 Mitchell

GNAC Tournament | Alumni Field | Mitchell College | New London, Conn.

May09

Baseball

Final

1 #2 Johnson & Wales (RI)

3 VS #1 Mitchell

GNAC Tournament | Alumni Field | Mitchell College | New London, Conn.

May10

Baseball

Final

5 #1 Mitchell

4 AT #2 Johnson & Wales (RI)

GNAC Tournament | Alumni Field | Mitchell College | New London, Conn.

May17

Baseball

Final

4 Mitchell

3 AT Babson

Babson Park Regional | Game 2

May18

Baseball

Final

1 Salisbury

5 VS Mitchell

NCAA Babson Park Regional - Game 4

May19

Baseball

Final

15 Salisbury

0 VS Mitchell

@ Babson Park, MA NCAA Regional Final

May19

Baseball

Final

0 Mitchell

11 VS Salisbury

@ Babson Park, MA NCAA Regional Final

Composite Calendar

DeCicco & Battersby Named to GNAC Softball All-Conference Second Team

WINTHROP, Mass. – Two members of the Mitchell College softball team were named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Second Team, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. Senior Olivia DeCicco (Haverhill, Mass.) was one of two pitchers selected to the Second Team, while junior Zoe Battersby (West Warwick, R.I.) earned one of the three outfield spots.

Baseball Captures GNAC Championship with Rout of Saint Joseph’s

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team captured the 2026 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship on Friday afternoon, erupting for 18 runs in an 18–5 victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) at Alumni Field to sweep the best-of-three championship series.

Baseball Walks It Off in the 10th to Secure Win in GNAC Championship Series Opener

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Senior Johnny Brucato (Cheshire, Conn.) laced a game-tying double to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning before fellow senior Adam Vartanian (Cumberland, R.I.) delivered a walk-off single to right in the 10th on Thursday afternoon, lifting the top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team to a dramatic 8–7 victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) in the opening game of the best-of-three Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Baseball Championship Series at Alumni Field.

Baseball Punches Ticket to GNAC Championship Series with Win Over Elms

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team punched its ticket to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship Series for the third consecutive season on Saturday afternoon, silencing No. 8 Elms College, 12–0, on the final day of Pod A play at Alumni Field.

Late Offensive Outburst Powers Baseball Past Dean in GNAC Tournament

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team used a big seventh inning to pull away for a 7–2 victory over No. 4 Dean College in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament pod play on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field.

No. 1 Baseball Cruises Past No. 8 Elms to Open GNAC Tournament Pod Play

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team opened pod play in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Baseball Tournament by cruising past No. 8 Elms College, 7–1, on Thursday afternoon at Alumni Field.

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