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GCU baseball offer allows Matranga to realize Division I dream

Senior hopes to lift Shadow Ridge

In October Austin Matranga saw his recruiting process turn 180 degrees.

The Shadow Ridge senior shortstop was not on the radar of major colleges, Two-year powerhouse Yavapai College in Prescott was his most likely destination.

Then Grand Canyon, the Division I program closest to home, offered and Matranga was quick to make a verbal commitment. He signed his letter of intent in February and entered season wanting to prove the Lopes right.

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