Rachel Garcia powers UCLA softball into NCAA Tournament

Redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia has made an immediate impact for UCLA this year with a team-leading 1.95 ERA. (Photo courtesy Katie Meyers)With the bases loaded and a chance to clinch a critical road series against then-No. 13 Washington on April 1, Rachel Garcia gripped the ball in her right hand. UCLA’s six-run lead had disintegrated into a single run. Garcia needed one more out. The redshirt freshman’s heart rate remained steady.
“Moments like those are what fuel me,”