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Sbranti joins Lopes staff
8/31/2021 8:30:00 AM | Baseball
Penn State alum, staffer makes move to Phoenix
Shea Sbranti is joining the staff of the Grand Canyon baseball program as its volunteer assistant coach. Most recently, he was the Penn State director of player personnel after a two-year playing career with the Nittany Lions.
"I'm very excited to start working for Coach (Andy) Stankiewicz, Coach (Gregg) Wallis and Coach (Jon) Wente in the program they have built," Sbranti said. "I look forward to our success in the near future. Lopes up!"
Sbranti spent two seasons as Penn State's director of player personnel, assisting with the daily operations of the program. Penn State was off to a 10-5 start in 2020 before the COVID-19 shutdown and played a conference-only schedule this year.
"Shea brings a wealth of knowledge to our program, especially in the area of catching defense," GCU head coach Andy Stankiewicz said. "He had a wonderful playing career at San Joaquin Delta College and then onto Penn State for two years. He will bring high energy and a very detailed coaching regimen to our program. GCU baseball is pleased to announce Shea as a member of our coaching staff."
As a junior in 2018, Sbranti ranked second on the Nittany Lions with a .373 on-base percentage and fourth with 19 RBIs. In addition to his 28 hits, he drew 19 walks and was hit by a pitch 12 times. His Penn State squad paid a visit to GCU Ballpark for a weekend series against the Lopes in March of 2018. As a senior, he started 20 games and had nine extra-base hits.
Sbranti played two seasons at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California, where he was an all-conference honoree as a sophomore and accumulated 46 RBIs. He began his college career at Arizona before injury forced him to miss his freshman season and transfer.
At Freedom High School in Oakley, California, Sbranti was a two-time first-team all-league honoree, a Perfect Game All-America honorable mention and one of the publication's Top 500 players nationally.
Sbranti will replace outgoing Lopes volunteer assistant Paul Panaccione, a GCU alumnus who served three years as volunteer assistant before taking a position as Prep Baseball Report's Arizona Scouting Director.
"I'm very excited to start working for Coach (Andy) Stankiewicz, Coach (Gregg) Wallis and Coach (Jon) Wente in the program they have built," Sbranti said. "I look forward to our success in the near future. Lopes up!"
Sbranti spent two seasons as Penn State's director of player personnel, assisting with the daily operations of the program. Penn State was off to a 10-5 start in 2020 before the COVID-19 shutdown and played a conference-only schedule this year.
"Shea brings a wealth of knowledge to our program, especially in the area of catching defense," GCU head coach Andy Stankiewicz said. "He had a wonderful playing career at San Joaquin Delta College and then onto Penn State for two years. He will bring high energy and a very detailed coaching regimen to our program. GCU baseball is pleased to announce Shea as a member of our coaching staff."
As a junior in 2018, Sbranti ranked second on the Nittany Lions with a .373 on-base percentage and fourth with 19 RBIs. In addition to his 28 hits, he drew 19 walks and was hit by a pitch 12 times. His Penn State squad paid a visit to GCU Ballpark for a weekend series against the Lopes in March of 2018. As a senior, he started 20 games and had nine extra-base hits.
Sbranti played two seasons at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California, where he was an all-conference honoree as a sophomore and accumulated 46 RBIs. He began his college career at Arizona before injury forced him to miss his freshman season and transfer.
At Freedom High School in Oakley, California, Sbranti was a two-time first-team all-league honoree, a Perfect Game All-America honorable mention and one of the publication's Top 500 players nationally.
Sbranti will replace outgoing Lopes volunteer assistant Paul Panaccione, a GCU alumnus who served three years as volunteer assistant before taking a position as Prep Baseball Report's Arizona Scouting Director.
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