Rocco Garza-Gongora

Photo by: Joe Buvid

Position:
Outfield/First Base
Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
167
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Hometown:
Laredo, Texas

2024: Big 12 All-Academic Second Team … played in 23 games making 17 starts in both the infield, outfield and as a designated hitter … hit .224 with two doubles, 11 RBIs and eight runs scored … drew nine walks and one HBP … stole one bag on two attempts … held a perfect fielding clip with 71 putouts and four assists … had a game high three runs batted in in a 2-for-5 showing and win over No. 9 Tennessee on opening weekend (2/17) … went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two walks drawn vs. Nebraska (2/18) … had season-high three hits and three runs scored in a perfect 3-for-3 showing at Cincinnati with two RBIs (5/16) … tied season best with three RBIs in the finale at Cincinnati (5/17) … came in clutch with a run-saving grab in right field in the Big 12 semifinal vs. Kansas (5/24) … went 1-for-2 with an RBI and run scored in the NCAA Norman Regional vs. Duke (6/2).

2023: Played in 51 games and made 43 starts … started 22 games at first base, 13 in left field, one in center field and seven as DH … batted .293 with six doubles, one triple, three home runs, 27 RBIs, 29 runs, 15 walks and four stolen bases … notched 14 multiple hit games and seven multiple RBI contests … went 3 for 4 with a home run, a triple, two RBIs and two runs vs. Mississippi State (4/4) … singled and drove in three runs vs. UNLV (3/7), then went 3 for 4 with a double and a run vs. UNLV (3/8) … went 2 for 3 with a homer, three RBIs and three runs at Houston (3/10) … went 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI at Wichita State (3/14) … went 2 for 3 with a double and a home run vs. TCU (3/17) … went 3 for 4 with an RBI at Baylor (4/8) … was 2 for 3 with a walk, two RBIs and two runs at Texas (4/2; game 1) … went 4 for 6 with a double, three RBIs and a run at Gonzaga (5/13) … went 2 for 3 in the Big 12 tournament vs. Oklahoma State (5/26).

High School: An outfielder from John B. Alexander High School in Laredo, Texas … rated as the No. 224 overall prospect and No. 44 outfielder nationally, and ranked No. 32 overall (No. 3 outfielder) in the state of Texas by Prep Baseball Report … also rated as the No. 30 outfielder in Texas and a top-500 prospect nationally by Perfect Game … 2021 Area Code Games participant … competed at the 2021 WWBA World Championship … hit .448 with three doubles, five triples, 15 RBIs and 28 runs scored as a junior in 2021 to earn first-team All-District 30-6A honors … batted .440 with two extra-base hits, five RBIs and seven runs during the COVID-shortened 2020 season, and registered a .429 OBP and scored five runs in limited action as a freshman … high school coach was Fernando Lemus.

Personal: Major is biology