Stetson University Athletics

2023 Season

• Missed the entire season due to injury

2022 Season

• Ranked among the NCAA leaders in strikeout-to-walk ratio all year, finishing with a team-high 61 strikeouts against just six walks in 45 innings of work
• His 3.20 ERA was second best on the team among pitchers with at least 20.0 innings of work
• Pitched in 12 games, making five starts, including throwing a season-high 7.0 innings on opening day against Delaware on February 18 in a game the Hatters won in walk-off fashion
• Followed up with a career-high 11 strikeouts in six innings of work against Columbia, allowing two earned runs on six hits
• Worked his first 30.2 innings without allowing a single walk, piling up 41 strikeouts over that stretch
• Earned his first win against Sacred Heart on March 8 with six shutout innings of work
• Followed up in his next outing on March 15 against Maine with five solid innings, allowing one run, for his second win
• Earned his only save of the year on April 1 at North Florida with three shutout innings of relief that included six strikeouts
• Also earned a victory in relief against UNF on May 8 with 4.2 shutout innings of work

• Appeared in three games on the mound for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod League
• Posted a 1-1 record with a 6.42 ERA in just seven innings of work
• Earned a victory over Hyannis with four innings, allowing two runs in a 13-7 win

2021 Season

• Appeared on the mound in 20 games for the Hatters, with 18 of those coming in relief
• Led the team, and tied for second in the ASUN, with seven saves, earning those against Florida A&M, Alabama, Wichita State, FIU, FGCU (twice) and Jacksonville
• Needed just one pitch to earn the save against JU on April 2
• Earned three victories, all in relief
• First win came on March 3 against UCF, second was against USF on March 16 and final win came against Florida on May 11
• Worked three shutout innings in that game against the Gators, allowing just two hits
• Had a season-high six strikeouts in 3.2 innings of relief against North Florida on April 16
• Made a pair of starts, both against North Florida, late in the year
• Worked six innings against the Ospreys on May 8, allowing two runs on five hits with no walks and five strikeouts
• Turned in another six inning outing against UNF on May 21, surrendering five runs on eight hits, taking a loss
• Surrendered five home runs on the year, with four coming against UNF
• Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll

2020 Season

• Made eight appearances on the mound, including one start, while posting a 3.15 ERA over 20 innings of work
• Made his first collegiate start at UCF on February 18, working five innings, allowing two runs on four hits
• Had a stretch of 10 consecutive scoreless innings that was snapped when he was charged with a run, which turned out to be the deciding run, against Harvard on March 8
• Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.

Summer 2019

• Spent his summer in the Pacific northwest as a member of the Bellingham Bells in the West Coast League
• Appeared in 18 games, all in relief, posting a 3-3 record with a 4.81 ERA and one save
• Finished with 28 strikeouts in 33.2 innings of work

• Appeared on the mound in 28 games, all in relief, earning Freshman All-America honors from both Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America
• Finished with a 5-1 record and a sparkling 1.22 ERA in 59 innings of work
• Earned his first collegiate win with 2.1 innings of relief against Georgetown on March 2
• Earned his other wins against FIU (March 12), NJIT (April 5), FGCU (May 22) and Jacksonville (May 24)
• Picked up saves against Kennesaw State (April 19) and FGCU (May 3)
• Allowed earned runs in just five of his 28 appearances
• Was named to the ASUN All-Freshman team as well as the ASUN All-Tournament team

• Was a three-year letter winner for coach Howard Stein at West Broward High
• Was a two-way player who saw action at the corner infield positions and on the mound
• Hit .371 as a senior in 62 at bats with four doubles and 13 RBI
• Posted a 6-4 record on the mound in 11 starts with a 1.56 ERA
• Recorded 49 strikeouts in 54 innings of work
• Was primarily used as a pitcher during his junior season, posting a 2-4 record in nine appearances, including five starts
• Had 35 strikeouts in 33.1 innings
• Drove in six runs in just 18 at bats during the year
• Played for the Elite Squad Prime summer team, recording 36 strikeouts in 20 innings of work with a 0.90 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP
• Was an All-Broward County first team selection and was also named to the Miami Herald first team all area squad
• Was a Perfect Game honorable mention All-American as a junior and senior
• Was named to multiple Perfect Game All-Tournament teams

• Full name is Daniel Anthony Garcia
• Was born on October 20, 1999, in Pembroke Pines
• Is the son of Jose Garcia and Ingrid Velazquez
• Has two brothers - twin David (22) and Anthony (24)
• Even though they are twins, Danny and David have different birth dates, with David having been born on October 21
• Chose Stetson over Charleston Southern, Davidson, Dartmouth and Brown
• Is a Health Science major