Randal Garza is a pitcher for the UTRGV Baseball Team and is in his fourth year with the program. Garza is pursuing a master’s 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: “Lots 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 … javelina, coyote.”
Q: What kind of music do you like?
A: “’80s rock, that’s the best way to go. I’m a big Journey guy. … I occasionally listen to country, but usually if I’m going to sit in my car I’ll listen to an ’80s mix.”
Q: What movies or shows do you like?
A: “I like to watch a lot of, like, game shows. Right now, I just finished watching a season of ‘Survivor.’ That one was fun. I watched, like, ‘The Masked Singer’.”
Q: What motivates you?
A: “My family.”
Q: Who is one of your role models and why?
A: “My dad, he’s a hard worker. He set the tone when I was little, how he raised me. It’s kind of his work ethic, kind of motivates me to, kind of, be the best person I can be.”
Q: Would you want to keep playing or do something with your degree?
A: “The dream is to pursue baseball and play as long as I can.”
Q: Do you have a fun fact about yourself?
A: “Fun fact is I graduated [as] salutatorian in high school. Second ranking in class.”
Q: What are some of your goals?
A: “Just 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.”
–Compiled by Jose Medina
