Linkin Garcia Tabbed Brooks Wallace Award Semifinalist
Texas Tech Freshman Linkin Garcia was named one of the 15 Semifinalists for the 2026 Brooks Wallace Award (Nation’s Best Shortstop), the Wallace Award Committee announced Wednesday.
A native of Huntington Beach, Calif., Garcia has hit .367 with a team-high 62 hits. Garcia has also added four home runs and 45 RBIs. He has 14 doubles and scored 47 times.
On Sunday afternoon at Utah, Garcia snapped a 33-game home run less streak when he homered to lead off the fourth inning.
Garcia followed up his strong Sunday performance with a 4-for-5 day against Tarleton on Tuesday night. He drove in the run-rule clinching run in the win over the Texans.
The performance was his team-best 20th-multi hit game of the season.
Release provided by Andrew Stern Texas Tech Athletics