Randal Garza is a pitcher for the UTRGV Baseball Team and is in his fourth year with the program. Garza is pursuing a masterโs degree in kinesiology. He has an earned run average of 6.37, with an average of 3.60 in 2022 alone.
Q: What do you do for fun outside of baseball?
A: โLots of outdoor activity, hunting, fishing. I like to play golf with my dad, spend some family time, just kind of kick it, chill. We have, like, a family ranch out in Benavides. When hunting season is here, we like to go out and have fun. We hunt white-tail deer โฆ javelina, coyote.โ
Q: What kind of music do you like?
A: โโ80s rock, thatโs the best way to go. Iโm a big Journey guy. โฆ I occasionally listen to country, but usually if Iโm going to sit in my car Iโll listen to an โ80s mix.โ
Q: What movies or shows do you like?
A: โI like to watch a lot of, like, game shows. Right now, I just finished watching a season of โSurvivor.โ That one was fun. I watched, like, โThe Masked Singerโ.โ
Q: What motivates you?
A: โMy family.โ
Q: Who is one of your role models and why?
A: โMy dad, heโs a hard worker. He set the tone when I was little, how he raised me. Itโs kind of his work ethic, kind of motivates me to, kind of, be the best person I can be.โ
Q: Would you want to keep playing or do something with your degree?
A: โThe dream is to pursue baseball and play as long as I can.โ
Q: Do you have a fun fact about yourself?
A: โFun fact is I graduated [as] salutatorian in high school. Second ranking in class.โ
Q: What are some of your goals?
A: โJust to be the best person I can be. To always work hard every day and, obviously, praise God over anything, but just kind of work hard and be the best guy I can be at the end of the day.โ
–Compiled by Jose Medina
