| Matt Deggs | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Louisiana |
| Current Conference: | Sun Belt |
| Current Record: | 160–99 |
| Contract: | $350,000 |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Texas City, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Northwood University, 1994 Northwestern State University (Masters, 1996) |
| Player Years1: | 1991–1992 |
| Player Team1: | Alvin |
| Player Years2: | 1993–1994 |
| Player Team2: | Northwood |
| Player Years3: | 1995 |
| Player Team3: | Mobile BaySharks |
| Player Years4: | 1996-1997 |
| Player Team4: | Tennessee Tomahawks |
| Player Positions: | Infield |
| Coach Years1: | 1996–1997 |
| Coach Team1: | Northwestern State (assistant) |
| Coach Years2: | 1998–2002 |
| Coach Team2: | Texarkana |
| Coach Years3: | 2003–2005 |
| Coach Team3: | Arkansas (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 2006–2010 |
| Coach Team4: | Texas A&M (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 2012–2014 |
| Coach Team5: | Louisiana–Lafayette (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 2015–2019 |
| Coach Team6: | Sam Houston State |
| Coach Years7: | 2020–present |
| Coach Team7: | Louisiana |
| Overall Record: | 347–217 (NCAA) 187–100 (NJCAA) |
| Tournament Record: | NCAA: 8–9 Southland 12–7 Sun Belt: 9–3 |
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Matt Deggs (born August 20, 1971) is an American baseball coach and former infielder, who is the current head baseball coach for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. He played college baseball at Alvin Community College (1991–1992) then transferred to Northwood University (1993–1994) before playing professional baseball for 3 seasons from 1995 to 1997. He then served as the head coach of the Sam Houston State Bearkats (2015–2019).
Deggs played college baseball at Alvin Community College before transferring to Northwood University and a brief professional career with the Mobile BaySharks and the Tennessee Tomahawks for three years.
Deggs became an assistant coach at Northwestern State for two seasons. He completed his undergraduate degree at Northwestern State and then became head coach at Texarkana. He then was a hitting and infield coach at Arkansas for 3 seasons, Texas A&M for six seasons during which he rose to become Associate Head Coach,[1] and three seasons at Louisiana[2] [3] before beginning at Sam Houston State.[4] [5] [6] [7] 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, Tony Robichaux.[8]
Below is a table of Deggs' Head Coaching years.
Deggs is married to the former Kathy Saldua. They have three children; one son: Kyler, and two daughters: Klaire and Khloe.