ABCA 2019

Donegal Fergus
Assistant Baseball Coach
UC Santa Barbara


Donegal Fergus joined UC Santa Barbara as associate head coach in June 2018. Fergus, a former assistant at Seattle University and head coach at Lower Columbia College and Tacoma Community College, joins the UCSB staff after spending the past five seasons at the University of Washington. Upon Fergus' arrival to Washington following the 2013 season, the Huskies enjoyed one of their most successful stretches in program history. In 2014, snapped a 10-year postseason drought after going 41-17 and advancing to the NCAA Regionals. The Huskies also achieved their highest ranking in team history, reaching the No. 5 spot. Washington proceeded to advance to three NCAA tournaments in five seasons with Fergus on staff, including an appearance in the College World Series in 2018 after the Huskies won their first ever Super Regional. Fergus' recruiting talents shined through during his tenure at Washington as the Huskies’ committed the fewest errors in program history in 2017, recording the third-best fielding percentage (.982) in the nation. Furthermore, the Huskies had more All-Pac-12 position players honored over his five seasons than any other five-year stretch in program history. In 2016, Fergus assembled the top recruiting class in Washington history after being ranked No. 10 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 9 by Perfect Game. His 2015 recruiting class came in at No. 15 by Baseball America. His eye for talent also translates at the next level as Washington has had 26 players selected in the Major League Baseball draft since Fergus' arrival, including a school record eight selections in 2014.

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