LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State head baseball coach Brian Green has named Trevor Hairgrove as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2019 season.
 
"Really an exciting day for Aggie baseball," said head coach Brian Green. "We believe that at the top of all priority lists in determining success is to identify individuals that will fit into our staff culture. We work hard at it. It's critical to get the people part of it right. It became apparent during the process that Trevor Hairgrove would be an outstanding addition into the Aggie staff culture."
 
Hairgrove has spent the last three seasons on the staff at his alma mater, University of California Riverside. The third and final year of his tenure with the Highlanders saw Hairgrove serve as the director of baseball operations during the 2017 season and was in charge of the travel for the team and helped prepare scouting reports.
 
As an undergraduate assistant from 2014-16 at UC Riverside, he worked with the infielders and was the first base coach. Hairgrove helped keep pitching and spray charts during the game in his work under head coach Doug Smith.
 
During the summer season from 2014-17, Hairgrove also worked as a field manager for the Rochester Honkers of the Northwoods League. He was in charge of recruiting players for the summer league team and helped run the offense serving as the third base coach. IN 2016, Hairgrove mentored and coached Drew Ellis, the 44^th overall selection in the 2017 MLB Draft. The summer of 2017 saw him help the offense lead the league in home runs and sit at third in walks at season's end. He also coached the 2017 Northwoods League MVP, Zack Zubia.
 
Coach Green said, "As a player, Trevor competed at UC Riverside in an extremely tough conference in the Big West. He played for a coach whom I have tremendous respect for in Doug Smith and ended his career as a draft pick for the Anaheim Angels in the 18th round."
 
Following a stellar four-year playing career at UC Riverside, Hairgrove was selected in the 18^th round, 555^th overall, by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The 2011 season saw him start in 52 games for the Orem Owlz before moving up to Low-A ball with the Cedar Rapids Kernels in 2012. In 2013, Hairgrove progressed to High-A as a utility player with the Inland Empire 66ers before being promoted to Double-A in the middle of the season.


As a student-athlete at UC Riverside, Hairgrove started 200 games at shortstop which puts him at fourth all-time in school history for career game started. He was named First-Team All-Big West and to the ABCA All-West Region team in 2011. Hairgrove earned his bachelor's degree from UC Riverside in 2014.
 
Hairgrove is married to his wife Makenna and they have two children, Magnus and Tabitha.
 
"Trevor has Division 1 and professional playing experience, has been a coach in summer baseball in the Northwoods league and has Division 1 experience both as a volunteer and as a director of operations for Troy Percival at UC Riverside," said Green.  "This is a great hire for the program for our volunteer position and we are excited to welcome Trevor, his wife Makenna and their 2 children Magnus and Tabitha into the Aggie Family!"