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MINOR LEAGUE MANAGERS
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

DAVE STAPLETON LOW-A INLAND EMPIRE

MANAGERIAL AND COACHING SUMMARY
◆ Enters 12th season in Angels organization and fourth as Manager of Low-A Inland
Empire in 2025.
◆ In 2024, Inland Empire finished in fourth place in the California League South
Division with a 58-72 (.446) record.
◆ Led team to a second playoff berth in 2023, winning California League South
Division second-half championship in consecutive seasons.
◆ In 2022, 66ers finished with a 70-62 record (.530) to win the South Division second-
half championship and finished second place overall in the South Division of the California League, making
the playoffs.
◆ Managed ACL Angels in 2021 and the team finished with a 30-28 record (.517), fourth in the division...2019
AZL Angels finished the season with a 20-36 record (.357)…In 2017, in his first campaign as Manager in
Arizona League, the team went 30-26 (.536) and finished second in the East Division.
◆ Managed Rookie-level Orem in Pioneer League from 2014-16 and 2018...In 2016, led Owlz to Pioneer League
Championship with sweep of Billings in Championship Series...In 2015, led Orem to a 24-14 first-half record
and won the first-half title, but fell in the Pioneer League South division playoff series...Guided Owlz to a 42-33
record (.560) and a playoff berth in 2014, but lost the Championship Series to Billings.
◆ Previously coached his alma mater Grand Canyon University for 17 seasons, including more than 10 years as
Head Coach with a 256-290 record (.469) with the Antelopes...The GCU softball stadium, Stapleton-Pierson
Stadium, is partially named after him.
PLAYING CAREER
◆ Spent six seasons in the Brewers organization as a left-handed relief pitcher from 1984-89.
◆ Pitched 10 Major League games for Milwaukee (1987-88), finishing with a 2-0 record and 3.81 ERA (28.1 IP - 12
ER) and 20 strikeouts.
PLAYER
◆ In five minor league seasons, went 30-26 with a 3.43 ERA (444 IP - 169 ER) and 310 strikeouts...In 1987, with
Double-A El Paso and Triple-A Denver, went 11-3 with a 3.88 ERA (139.1 IP - 60 ER).
DEVELOPMENT
STAPLETON’S MANAGERIAL RECORD
Year Club League Won Lost Pct. Finish
2014 Orem Pioneer 24/18 14/19 .632/.486 1st*/3rd
2015 Orem Pioneer 24/17 14/21 .632/.447 1st*/3rd
2016 Orem Pioneer 22/16 16/22 .579/.421 #T1st*/4th
2017 AZL Angels Arizona 15/15 13/13 .536/.536 2nd/2nd
2018 Orem Pioneer 12/10 26/28 .316/.263 4th/4th
2019 AZL Angels Arizona 8/12 20/16 .286/.429 8th/5th
2021 ACL Angels Arizona 30 28 .517 4th
2022 Inland Empire California 32/38 34/28 .485/.576 3rd/1st*
2023 Inland Empire California 33/35 30/31 .524/.530 2nd/1st*
2024 Inland Empire California 25/33 40/32 .385/.508 4th/4th
TOTALS (10 Seasons) 419 445 .485
#Won League Championship *Reached playoffs
HAINLEY STATIA ACL ANGELS
MANAGERIAL AND COACHING SUMMARY
◆ Begins second season as Manager of ACL Angels in 2025...In his first season as a minor
league manager in 2024, led ACL Angels to second place finish in ACL Central Division and a
32-28 (.533) record.
◆ Previously served five years (2019-23) as Angels Roving Infield Coordinatior.
◆ During 2017-18 seasons, was Hitting Coach for Milwaukee’s Single-A Wisconsin...
Made coaching debut in 2016 as Hitting Coach for the AZL Brewers.
PLAYING CAREER
◆ The Curaçao native was initially drafted by Angels in ninth round of 2004 Draft and played six seasons in Angels
system, reaching as high as Triple-A Salt Lake in 2010...Named a Mid-Season All-Star in 2006 with Single-A Cedar
Rapids and 2007 with Adv.-A Rancho Cucamonga.
◆ After becoming a minor league free agent prior to the 2011 season, signed with Brewers and played four more
minor league seasons before retiring.
STATIA’S MANAGERIAL RECORD
Year Club League Won Lost Pct. Finish
2024 ACL Angels Arizona 32 28 .533 2nd
TOTALS (1 Seasons) 32 28 .533

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