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Lopes alum elevated to director of operations
9/16/2022 9:15:00 AM | Baseball
Haggerty played 2014-16 seasons at GCU, spent last 2 years as graduate manager
Grand Canyon baseball alumnus Matt Haggerty has been elevated to director of baseball operations, first-year Lopes head coach Gregg Wallis announced.
Haggerty played the 2014 through 2016 seasons in a Lopes uniform and spent the last two seasons on GCU's staff as a graduate manager.
"This is an incredible opportunity to continue to help elevate this program," Haggerty said. "The atmosphere around this community, this university, this team and this staff is electric. What has been built here and what will continue to grow in this next era is going to be incredible. It is an honor and privilege to be able to be a part of this new era for GCU Baseball."
In his last two seasons on staff, Haggerty has contributed to teams that went to the school's first and second NCAA Division I tournaments. The Lopes were ranked in the top 25 and made the field in May as an at-large selection.
"Matt Haggerty has played a major role in the program for the past two seasons as a graduate manager," Wallis said. "I am proud to promote him to director of baseball operations. He has earned it."
A native of Gilbert, Arizona, Haggerty appeared in 86 games as a Lopes outfielder for the first three years of the program's return to the Division I level. He hit .257 for his career with 14 extra-base hits and 36 RBIs.
Haggerty — along with Lopes volunteer assistant Paul Panaccione — helped GCU claim the 2015 WAC regular-season title.
Following three years in a Lopes uniform, Haggerty concluded his playing career at Colorado Mesa in 2017, when he hit .338.
Haggerty continues a family tradition of Lopes baseball, as his dad, Jim, was a Grand Canyon assistant under Gil Stafford in 1985 and 1986, when the Lopes went 102-42 and claimed a 1986 NAIA national championship.
Haggerty played the 2014 through 2016 seasons in a Lopes uniform and spent the last two seasons on GCU's staff as a graduate manager.
"This is an incredible opportunity to continue to help elevate this program," Haggerty said. "The atmosphere around this community, this university, this team and this staff is electric. What has been built here and what will continue to grow in this next era is going to be incredible. It is an honor and privilege to be able to be a part of this new era for GCU Baseball."
In his last two seasons on staff, Haggerty has contributed to teams that went to the school's first and second NCAA Division I tournaments. The Lopes were ranked in the top 25 and made the field in May as an at-large selection.
"Matt Haggerty has played a major role in the program for the past two seasons as a graduate manager," Wallis said. "I am proud to promote him to director of baseball operations. He has earned it."
A native of Gilbert, Arizona, Haggerty appeared in 86 games as a Lopes outfielder for the first three years of the program's return to the Division I level. He hit .257 for his career with 14 extra-base hits and 36 RBIs.
Haggerty — along with Lopes volunteer assistant Paul Panaccione — helped GCU claim the 2015 WAC regular-season title.
Following three years in a Lopes uniform, Haggerty concluded his playing career at Colorado Mesa in 2017, when he hit .338.
Haggerty continues a family tradition of Lopes baseball, as his dad, Jim, was a Grand Canyon assistant under Gil Stafford in 1985 and 1986, when the Lopes went 102-42 and claimed a 1986 NAIA national championship.
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