Sport: Softball
Country: USA
Softball is returning to the Olympics for the first time since 2008, and Rachel Garcia, a pitcher and first baseman fresh off a dominant junior year at UCLA, is one of the new faces to watch. In 2019, the 23-year-old batted .343 and pitched her way to a 29-1 record and a 1.14 ERA, the seventh-best in the country. Garcia's talents lead UCLA to a national title and earned her the title of USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. USA Softball has already qualified for the Olympics, and Garcia's debut (alongside veteran pitchers Monica Abbott and Cat Osterman) is on our must-watch list.
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