Texas Tech University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Linkin Garcia
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
• 2026 Baseball America Top-25 Freshman
• 2026 Perfect Game (No. 93) Top-100 Freshman
• Tabbed the No. 63 prospect in the 2027 MLB Draft by Baseball America
• 2026 NCBWA Freshman All-American
• 2026 Perfect Game First Team All-American
• 2026 Big 12 All-Freshman Team
• 2026 Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
• Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 23).
2026 Season (Freshman/1st yr):
• Hit .338 in 55 total games played
• Had a team-best 231 at-bats
• Hit four home runs and drove in 59 runs
• Finished as the team co-leader in doubles (21)
• Had 78 hits and 53 runs scored
• Walked twice, scored a run and had a hit in his collegiate debut against Oklahoma (Feb. 13)
• Exploded for his first two career home runs and drove in six runs in the win over UTRGV (Feb. 17)
• Homered for the second-straight game and scored four times in the Red Raiders run-rule win over UAlbany (Feb. 20)
• Drove in multiple runs in seven-straight games (Feb. 22-Mar. 8) and had three RBIs in four of those contests
• Doubled and scored twice in the Red Raiders win over No. 24 UTSA (Mar. 11)
• Drove in two and reached base in three of trips in the Friday night win over Kansas (Mar. 13)
• Walked twice and scored two runs at DBU (Mar. 17)
• Drove in three runs and walked twice in a 2-for-4 performance in the series-clinching win over Arizona (Mar. 22)
• Went 3-for-5 with a stolen base and scored twice in the run-rule win over ACU (Mar. 31)
• Doubled twice and went 2-for-5 in the Red Raiders Sunday win over Houston (Apr. 4)
• Scored a run and went 3-for-4 in Tech’s win over No. 17 WVU (Apr. 11)
• Had a career-best four hits in five at-bats in the Red Raiders midweek win over Tarleton (Apr. 21)
• Scored twice in the Red Raiders road win against ACU (Apr. 22)
• Drove in two runs and went 2-for-3 with a walk in the Red Raiders Saturday contest against Oklahoma State (Apr. 25)
• Had four RBIs and went 2-for-5 with his first career triple in the series-clinching win over BYU (May 9)
• Ripped a two-run game-winning single in the Red Raiders win at Cincinnati (May 15).
HIGHSCHOOL/CLUB:
• Attended A3 Academy in 2025 where he led the Trojans to the 2025 PG High School/Academies Showdown title
• Also attended Huntington Beach High School
• Hit .513 with six home runs and 48 RBIs in 119 at-bats for A3
• Followed it up with a .425 average and four homers and 26 RBIs in 2024
• Named a top-100 recruit by Perfect Game (No. 90)
• East Coast Pro and Area Code Games participant
• Played for the Trosky/Brewers Scout Team
• Also made the 16U and 17U Team USA Athlete Development Program (ADP) roster
• First Team High School All-American
PERSONAL:
• Son of Suna and Jason Garcia
• Father Jason played Baseball at BYU (2002, 2003) and Long Beach City College (2000, 2001)
• Has two sibling Kane and Cruz
• Intends to major in Sports Management
• Family has two French Bulldogs: Shooter and Bambino
