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UCLA's Ryan Garcia (Shotgun Spratling)

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Golden Spikes Spotlight: UCLA’s Ryan Garcia

UCLA righthander Ryan Garcia, the No. 1 pitcher on the No. 1 team in the nation, couldn’t stop crying.

Granted, he was just 4 years old at the time, and he was a most-reluctant T-ball player.

“‘I don’t want to be here’,” said Garcia’s father, Edgar, quoting his son from 17 years ago. “But I put the ball on the tee for him, and he smacked it to left field.

“When he got to first base, I asked him if he wanted to go home, and he said, ‘No, daddy, I want to stay here.’”

Unfortunately for Bruins opponents, Garcia[…]

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