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#26 ryan erickson Freshman • OF • 6-0 • 175 • R/R • Manhattan Beach, Calif. • Mira Costa HS briefly Ryan Erickson is in his first season with LMU baseball... HIGH SCHOOL A 2012 graduate of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Calif... twoyear varsity letterwinner for head coach Cass Olson... named Defensive MVP and a team captain as a senior...hit .245 with 16 runs scored in his final year... PERSONAL Ryan Scott Erickson was born on December 6, 1993... son of Michelle and Neil Erickson... has one brother, Corey... considered Chapman and Redlands University, but chose LMU because of the good academics and athletics... is undecided on a major.
#30 kevin garcia Junior • UTL • 5-10 • 190 • S/R • Calexico, Calif. • San Diego CIty College briefly Kevin Garcia is in his first season with LMU baseball after transferring from San Diego City College... first team All-Pacific Coast Conference selection in 2012 and a honorable mention selection in 2011... 2012 (SAN DIEGO CC - sophomore) Earned first team All-Pacific Coast Conference honors... hit .326 with 18 runs scored, eight doubles, a homer and 18 RBI... stole two bases while reaching at a .383 clip... slugged .409 over 34 games played... 2011 (SAN DIEGO CC - FRESHMAN) Earned honorable mention All-Pacific Coast Conference honors... batted .274 while appearing in 30 of San Diego's 31 games... scored 18 runs while collecting six doubles, two triples and 19 RBI... slugged .359 and reached at a .346 clip... was 3-for-4 in stolen base attempts... HIGH SCHOOL A 2010 graduate of Calexico High School in Calexico, Calif... a three-year varsity letterwinner... served as team captain in each of his final three years... garnered All-Conference honors as a sophomore and senior, and All-League honors in each of his final three years... also competed in basketball... PERSONAL Kevin Garcia was born September 17, 1992 in El Centro, Calif... son of Beatriz and Salvador Garcia... elected to transfer to LMU because of the
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Division I baseball program and the quality education... a political science major.