STOCKTON, Calif. - The University of the Pacific named Ryan Garko head coach of the Tigers baseball team, as the former big leaguer accepted the position Tuesday in Stockton.
Garko resigned his position as the manager of the Tulsa Drillers, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers to accept the head coaching job with Pacific. Garko has been the manager of the Drillers since September of 2015, managing players in the Dodgers system such as Cody Bellinger, Andrew Toles, Grant Dayton and Brock Stewart.
"It is an honor and privilege to serve as a head coach.