Player Spotlight: 2022 Pitcher Lilly Garcia, a Cal State Fulleron Signee, Invited to Play in Pan American Games for Team Mexico

With the upcoming launch of the 2022 Extra Elite 100 starting Oct. 11, we continue our look at talented players in the class.

A great way to share info on promising seniors is the Extra Inning Softball Rankings Nominations tab (Click HERE) where information can be submitted.

Here’s a prime example: Lilly Garcia is a standout pitcher for Coach Mike Wallace’s Firecrackers Wallace team and he sent us great info on his internationally-playing athlete…

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Player: LILLY GARCIA

Class: 2022
High School: Hanford (California)
Position(s): Pitcher
Club Coach: Mike Wallace
Club Name: Firecrackers – Wallace
Club Organization: Firecrackers Central California
Location of team: Fresno, California
College Committed to: Cal State Fullerton

Player Info (per Coach Wallace):

• Lilly has been one of the top pitchers and power bats in the 2022 class since she was 12 years old.
• She is a top of the rotation impact pitcher for the Junior Mexican National Team with a recent invite to participate in the 2021 Junior Pan American Games to be played in Colombia, El Salvador, and Mexico in December of 2021.

Congrats 2022 Lilly Garcia on your invite to the Pan American Games .. Team Mexico 🇲🇽 pic.twitter.com/NzztuxPbuc

— Firecrackers – Wallace (@FirecrackersWa1) September 15, 2021

• Lilly led her Firecracker team in 2019 to the 14U Gold Bracket Championship at the Colorado Sparkler going 10-0.
• The senior has been the staff ace for her Firecrackers Wallace 18U team, a team which has played up at 18U for the past two years, as age eligible 14u and 16U.
• Lilly has dominated competition up at the 18U level since she was 14 years old. Lilly has beaten some of the top-rated teams in the country at events such as PGF Premier Nationals, Top Club Nationals, Birmingham T-Bolts 5 Star and Colorado Sparkler.
• In 2021, she was named the Western Yosemite League (WYL) League MVP and Outstanding Pitcher. Lilly was also named Outstanding Offensive Player and Team Captain for her Hanford High School (Hanford, CA) team.
• She is a tremendous leader who is universally recognized as one the best Pitcher/Hitter combination players in the country.
• Lilly hits #4 for the nationally recognized Firecrackers Wallace 18U team and hits behind 2024 Alexis DeBoer (#22 player in the 2024 Extra Elite 100).
• The senior has led a very good power-hitting team in home runs for several years. Her impact in the circle, batter’s box, and in a leadership role makes her a “no doubter” for the 2022 Extra Elite 100.

Individual accomplishments:            

• Summer of 2021: Firecrackers Wallace (Team Captain)
• Hitting: .451, 6 home runs, 48 RBIs, 14 walks
• Pitching: Averaged over 2 strikeouts per inning. ERA was 1.69
• Threw two perfect games, an additional two no-hitters and two one-hitters hitters and averaged over two strike-outs per game.
• Did not pitch in CIF Playoffs due to participation at the Junior Mexican Team tournament play in Mexico. ERA was .038.

Recruiting:

• Committed to Cal State Fullerton on September 1, 2020.
• Had interest from every major conference. Chose Fullerton as it was her dream school due to coaching staff, location, and facilities.

Human interest insights

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