Garrett Navarra joined coach Jake Sabol's Central Michigan baseball staff as a student assistant coach in August, 2023 after a standout career as a pitcher/outfielder at CMU from 2019-23.

A native of suburban Detroit's Sterling Heights, Navarra compiled a 20-7 record with a 4.88 ERA and hit .281 with 12 home runs and 119 RBI in 214 games in a Chippewa uniform.

Navarra helped lead the Chippewas to four MAC championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances in his five years in the program. He hit .500 and went 2-0 on the mound in earning the Most Valuable Player Award at the 2022 Mid-American Conference Tournament and also earned a spot on the MAC All-Tournament Team in 2023.

Navarra, a two-time Academic All-MAC honoree, holds a bachelor of science degree with a major in exercise science/health fitness. He is working toward a master of science degree in exercise physiology.


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