Irvine Valley sophomore standout baseball player Jack Haggerty has signed with NCAA Division II University of Texas Permian Basin.
Haggerty, with three years left of eligibility, is heading to a Permian Basin team led by new head coach Gabe Grinder.
Grinder led NAIA Ottawa University in Arizona to a record of 43-10 last season and a trip to the Opening Round of the NAIA National Championships.
During the 2022 season, Haggerty ranked 14th in a loaded Orange Empire Conference in batting average at .359 for the Lasers.
He also ranked sixth in the conference in stolen bases with 13.
Haggerty was second on the IVC squad with a batting average at .359, was second in on base percentage at .456 and tied for the team lead in slugging percentage at .471.
He registered 17 multi-hit games for the Lasers, including three games with four hits and four games with three hits.
Irvine Valley finished with a record of 17-23 overall.
In a shortened 2021 OEC season, Haggerty batted .250 with seven RBI.