Grand Junction hired Justin Little as baseball coach on Monday. (Tom Hoganson)
Grand Junction announced on Monday that it has hired Justin Little to be its next baseball coach.
Little is a 2009 graduate of Colorado Mesa and has been involved with club baseball in the area. He graduated from Legacy in 2005, where he was a two-spot athlete, playing baseball and football.
Little replaces Donnie Alexander, who resigned in the middle of this past season with multiple restrictions facing the program. Jeff McLaughlin took over on an interim basis, and led the team to the district round.
Little starred at CMU from 2006-09 and still holds the school’s record for career hits (271) and runs (229). He is also second in school history with 66 steals and 106 walks.
Grand Junction was 13-7 last season. The Tigers will return a solid core of players next season, including juniors Tyson Zanski and Tyler Mantlo, and sophomore Jaxon Nourse.