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Jersey Number 32
Garrett Ahern
- Position:
- RHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- HS:
- Campo Verde
- Major:
- B.S. in Supply Chain and Logistics Management
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 Grand Canyon |
2025 | Sophomore
- Along with Isaac Lyon, one of two Lopes pitchers to make a start on all 15 weekends.
- Tied for the team lead and fourth in the WACÂ with six wins (Elijah Higginbottom).
- Second on the team behind Lyon in innings pitched (76 1/3) and strikeouts (83), ranking 11th and fifth, respectively, in the WAC in the two categories.
- His strikeout rate of 9.79 per nine innings ranks fifth in GCU's D-I history. His mark of 83 strikeouts ranks 11th in the D-I era.
- At the midway point of the season, was 3-1 with a 3.11 ERA following a March 29 win vs. Seattle U.
- Posted two starts without allowing an earned run: 6 2/3 innings of one-hit baseball in a win at Abilene Christian where he was perfect through five and had a no-hitter through six on March 22. Also on April 18 with seven shutout innings and a career-best nine strikeouts against Utah Tech, combining with Higginbottom for a shutout.
- Opened the season with three consecutive wins against San Diego State, Rutgers and Texas State. Also picked up wins against California Baptist, Utah Tech and UT Arlington.
- Posted a 4-0 record, the most wins by a GCU pitcher without a loss since 2017 (Jack Schneider, 7-0; AJ Franks, 4-0).
- Saw role increase throughout freshman campaign with 18 2/3 of his 22 1/3 innings (83.6%) coming after April 5.
- Picked up first career victory in an April 9 win against Arizona State, tossing 3 1/3 innings of one-run baseball in the middle innings.
- Also won games against Utah Tech on April 20, against Washington on May 7 and at Utah Valley on May 18.
- Made first career start and lone start of season on May 14 at BYU, striking out five in two innings of work.
- Billed as the WAC's No. 14-ranked freshman by Perfect Game.
 Summer Leagues |
- 2024: Wenatchee AppleSox | West Coast League | Wenatchee, Wash. (stats) - WCL All Star
  Campo Verde HS |
Gilbert, Ariz.  |
- Earned all-region honors as a junior in 2022 (first team)Â and a senior in 2023 (second team).
- Posted back-to-back sub-3.00 ERA seasons as a junior and senior.
- Went 3-1 with a 2.26 ERA in 31 innings, striking out 38 in 2023.
- Posted a 2.62 ERA as a junior, tossing 48 innings and striking out 49.
- Also played basketball, where the Coyotes won the school's first basketball state title in 2022-23 which he cites as his top sports memory to date.
- During senior year, went from winning a state basketball title on a Friday to starting a game on the mound the following Monday, tossing four scoreless innings with eight strikeouts against Higley on March 6.
- Played club for Arizona Baseball Club and BallClub.
 Personal |
- Parents are Bill and Sue Ahern.
- Father, Bill, played baseball at UNLV from 1988-89.
- Off the field, enjoys basketball and video games.
- Chose GCU because he "always has loved the campus and community."
- Favorite TV shows are Regular Show, SpongeBob and Naruto.
- His favorite pro sports teams are the San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors and San Francisco 49ers.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner and Stephen Curry.
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
Saturday, May 10
Baseball vs. Arizona (5/6/25) - Yorke homers twice to break record
Wednesday, May 07
GCU Baseball - Eli Paton walk-off single vs. UTA
Saturday, April 26
