Jim Garman made eight appearances in the Division I College World Series (1987, 1988, 1993, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2011) in 40 years as an umpire in the Pac-12, Big 12, Big West and Western Athletic Conference. He also worked a whopping 34 Division I Regionals and 15 Division I Super Regionals while serving as the Western Regional Coordinator for the National Umpire Improvement Program. Outside of college baseball, Garman worked the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, the 1988 Junior World Championships, the 1990 World Championships and five years in professional baseball (1977-81).