Matt Deggs (born August 20, 1971) is an American

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coach and former infielder, who is the current head baseball coach for the

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. He played

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(1991–1992) then transferred to

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(1993–1994) before playing professional baseball for 3 season from 1995 to 1997. He then served as the head coach of the

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(2015–2019).

Playing career

Deggs played college baseball at

before transferring to

and a brief professional career with the Mobile BaySharks and the Tennessee Tomahawks for three years.

Coaching career

Deggs became an assistant coach at

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for two seasons. He completed his undergraduate degree at Northwestern State then became head coach at Texarkana. He then was a hitting and infield coach at

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for 3 seasons, Texas A&M for six seasons during which he rose to become Associate Head Coach, and three seasons at

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before beginning at

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. After 5 seasons at Sam Houston, Deggs was named head coach of the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns’ baseball team on July 17, 2019, following the death of longtime head coach,

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Head coaching record

Below is a table of Deggs' Head Coaching years.

Personal life

Deggs is married to the former Kathy Saldua. They have four children; one son: Kyler, and two daughters: Klaire and Khloe.

References

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Playing career

Coaching career

Head coaching record

Personal life

See also

References