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- ↑ "Tigers add Chris Rodriguez as coach". www.pacifictigers.com. Pacific Tigers. October 26, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ↑ Scott Linesburgh (January 8, 2020). "Garko steps down as Pacific baseball coach; Rodriguez takes over Tigers". www.recordnet.com. GateHouse Media, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Chris Rodriguez Named 19th Head Coach of Pacific Baseball". www.pacifictigers.com. University of the Pacific. June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.