Garza joined the Navy program in the fall of 2017 as the team’s volunteer assistant coach. A five-year professional baseball player comes to the Midshipmen from Houston, Texas where he was an owner and lead instructor with the youth PTB Houston organization.
Garza’s collegiate playing career began at Stanford University before transferring to Georgetown University following his freshman season. As a member of the Hoyas, Garza suited up in the infield for 110 games and earned All-BIG EAST First Team and ABCA All Mid-East Region playing honors in 2012. His prowess in the regular season college ranks came in addition to his success on the summer baseball circuit with accolades including, a nod as a 2010 Valley Baseball League All-Star and 2011 Cape Cod Baseball League Playoff MVP. As a member of the Harwich Mariners of the CCBL in 2011, Garza spearheaded the team’s title run and second league championship in four seasons.
Following his red-shirt junior season at Georgetown in 2012, Garza was drafted in the 20th round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. During his three seasons in the Brewers’ minor league system from 2012 through 2014, he played in 260 combined games over the Rookie, Low-A and Advanced-A levels, with a .283 batting average, 91 runs scored, 66 extra-base hits and 95 RBIs. In 2015 and 2016, Garza joined the independent ranks and played with the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League. As a corner infielder in 113 games, he compiled a .290 batting average with 55 runs, 39 extra-base hits and 66 RBIs in his two seasons.
A 2012 graduate of Georgetown, Garza is a native of San Antonio, Texas.
