Posted: May 12, 2013

Brittany Castro, Taylor Garcia heralded 2013 USCAA Softball 'All-Americans'

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) has selected Brittany Castro as a 2013 USCAA Softball Second Team All-American and tabbed Taylor Garcia to the honorable mention team.

Castro (Houston, Texas), a 5-foot-3 senior shortstop, holds the school record with 10 career home runs. She left the yard four times in 2013 and ranked as follows in the USCAA: 16 walks (seventh), three triples (tied ninth), a .518 on-base percentage (10th), a .713 slugging percentage (12th) and a .426 batting average (15th).

Garcia (Pflugerville, Texas) is a 5-foot-5 sophomore catcher. She ranked as follows in the USCAA: a .610 on-base percentage (first), 12 hit by pitches (first), a .843 slugging percentage (third), 37 RBI (fourth), 14 doubles (fourth), two sacrifice flies (tied fourth), 75 total bases (seventh), 15 walks (tied seventh) and four home runs (tied eighth).

Click here for the 2013 USCAA Softball All-American Teams.

About the USCAA:

"The USCAA is a national organization that exists to provide quality athletic competition on a regional and national level. The USCAA focuses specifically on smaller institutions of higher learning and their student-athletes. The association believes that all athletes and programs deserve the same national opportunities as larger institutions. We are an organization that can provide those opportunities."

USCAA website: theuscaa.com