Matt Aker begins his third year leading the baseball program at Greensboro College in 2011-12. He was named head baseball coach at Greensboro College in September 2009.

Last season, Aker guided the team to a record of 19-19 overall.  Three members of The Pride earned USA South All-Conference recognition, including First Team selection Quinn Finnegan.  In addition, outfielder Matt Irwin was honored on the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Division III All-Region Gold Glove Team. 

Prior to attaining the head coach position, Aker completed his sixth year as a GC assistant coach. He has served as the hitting, outfield, and base-running coach for The Pride. The son of former major league pitcher and coach Jack Aker, he pitched at Ole Miss where he graduated in 1993. 

"Matt is an outstanding person who we believe will lead Pride baseball to a championship," Pride Athletics Director Jean Lojko said. "He has great interpersonal skills and extensive baseball experience."

As an assistant at GC, Aker has been part of much success. In 2006, The Pride reached the USA South championship game for the first time since 1998, and defeated eight ranked teams during the season. GC set a program record with seven all-conference honorees, including five first team selections.

Under his guidance, Pride hitters batted over .300 as a team for six consecutive seasons, while leading the USA South in at least one offensive category in each of those years. The Pride has led or come in second in 23 offensive categories over the past four seasons.

While at Ole Miss, Aker was primarily a pitcher, but also saw time in the outfield, and at third base. Coach Aker was an assistant at Ole Miss in 1993 and a high school head coach at Magnolia Heights in Senatobia, MS, and Chaminade-Madonna in Hollywood, FL, for ten seasons before coming to Greensboro.

Aker attended Palm Beach Community College for two of his college seasons. At PBCC, he was named Scholar Athlete of the Year, and made the Dean's List each semester. Aker earned all-conference honors, and was picked to play in the Florida Junior College All-Star Game.

As a head coach, Aker's high school teams won seven consecutive conference titles, and he was named Coach of the Year for six consecutive years. Aker coached the North State All-Star team twice while in Mississippi, and has had numerous players go on to college baseball careers, three of whom were taken in the Major League Baseball Players Draft. Aker also served as an assistant varsity football coach.

Coach Aker becomes the third head coach in program history. He follows Scott Rash, who was the first head coach in 1993, and Ken Carlyle 2003-2009.

In addition to coaching at GC, Aker has worked since 2004 as the technology facilitator at Greensboro Academy.

Aker and his wife, Keisha, have three children: Mallory, Cole, and Blaine. They reside in Kernersville.