San Benito High School graduate Daniel Garza, whose pictured sitting between his parents Rene and Rosie Garza, signed on for a full scholarship to play baseball for Jarvis Christian College at the San Benito High School varsity gym on Tuesday. Also appearing with Daniel are family members, his brother Johnnie, a returning senior starter for the varsity Greyhound baseball squad, and coaches. (Staff photo by Monica Zuñiga)
By MONICA ZUÑIGA
Staff Writer
reporter@sbnewspaper.com
There’s just something about the stitching of a baseball in the palm of pitcher’s hand and the quiet calm just before the first pitch. Perhaps it’s the deafening silence of concentration while the batter nervously waits to make his first swing that makes the sport so riveting, compelling.
Daniel Garza, a recent graduate of San Benito High School, is no stranger to that which makes baseball an American pastime.
After playing with the University of Texas at Brownsville-Southernmost College as a red-shirt for one year, Daniel, who’s family and friends affectionately refer to as “Danny,” signed to play for Jarvis Christian College on a full scholarship Tuesday, August 7.
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