2025 Softball Roster

Chris Henry / University of South Florida Athletics
Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics
Stephen Galvin/South Florida Softball
Stephen Galvin/South Florida Softball
Stephen Galvin/South Florida Athletics
Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics
Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics
Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics

21 Kathy Garcia-Soto

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Junior
  • High School Jefferson HS
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • Twitter kathygarcia.21
  • Instagram kathy_garcia21

Biography

2024 (Sophomore): Appeared in 55 games, earning a start in 49…was named the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season… in 105 plate appearances, recorded 26 hits, three doubles, one triple, and 15 RBI…hit a double against Memphis (Apr. 5 & 6 ) and UTSA (May 3)…hit a triple against Villanova (Mar. 4)…batted in a season-high three RBI against Villanova (Mar. 4) and UAB (Mar. 24)...produced four multi-hit performances against Charlotte (Mar. 8), UAB (Mar. 24), Memphis (Apr. 6), and UTSA (May 3)…in the field, led the team with 115 assists…set a season-high five assists against Loyola Chicago (Feb. 23) and East Carolina (Apr. 19)…was second on the team with 121 putouts and turned 15 double plays…finished the season with a .987 fielding percentage.

2023 (Freshman): Made an appearance in 52 games, earning a start in 45... Was named the AAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, the first freshman to earn title... Was named to the AAC All-Conference Second Team... Earned a spot on the AAC All-Rookie Team... Was named the AAC Player of the Week on March 20th... Earned a spot on the AAC Honor Roll on April 10th...Led the team in runs (29), hit by pitch (6), assists (88), and double plays (9)… Tallied her first collegiate hit and run against Boston College (Feb. 12) … Hit her first collegiate double against Michigan St. (Feb. 25) … Tallied her first multi-RBI game against St. Francis (Mar. 12) … Went 3-for-3 with a run, double, and RBI against Marist (Mar. 18th) … Hit her first career home run to walk off No. 9 Texas (Mar. 17) … Had back-to-back games with a home run (Wichita State & Tulsa) … Went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI and a home run against Tulsa (Apr. 6th) … Tallied five multi-hit and four multi-RBI performances... Had a five-game hit streak from March 15th to March 18th... Ended the season on a six-game reached base streak.... 

Puerto Rico National Team (2023-Pres.): Represented the Puerto Rican National Team during the Pan American Games in the summer of 2023... Helped PR to No. 3 World ranking... Puerto Rico won their first silver medal for the country in 28 years... In her 12 plate appearances, finished with three hits and one double... Recorded two sacrifice hits...
 

High School: Went to Jefferson High School located in Tampa, Fl … Hit .480/.688 (10 games)/ .655/ .620 through her senior year…. Collected 55 RBI in her high school career … First team Western conference 2021, 2022 … Member of Tampa Mustangs.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2023Freshman

    Infielder
    5'3"
    21
  • 21

    2024Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'3"
    21
  • 21

    2025Junior

    Infielder
    5'3"
    21