MORAGA, Calif. – Saint Mary's Baseball has hired Jack Meggs to join the Gaels coaching staff after serving as the hitting coach at the University of Kansas during the 2021-22 school year.
 
Meggs will be in charge of working with Gael hitters and outfielders and will also be integral in coaching base running and in recruiting. Before becoming the full-time hitting coach at Kansas in August of 2021, he served as a graduate assistant with the Jayhawks while earning his master's degree in sports management.
 
"Jack Meggs is one of the brightest, most well-rounded, young coaches in the country," said SMC Head Coach Greg Moore. "He's the rare combo of knowledge, work-ethic, and genuine care for players. He guides them to be their best. With Coach Meggs, Saint Mary's will continue to be one of the best places in the country to develop as a pro and as a person."
 
The Seattle, Wash. native was a communications major at the University of Washington where he was a major part of the Husky lineup for four years. As a Husky, Meggs helped lead the team to regionals at both Ole Miss and Vanderbilt. He finished his career at Washington ranked fourth all time in both games started and games played.
 
In 2016, Meggs was an All-Pac 12 First Team selection as a center fielder and was also named to the All-Pac 12 Defensive Team. A two-year captain for the Huskies, Meggs was selected All-Pac 12 again in 2017 on his way to being a 10th round pick (291st overall) by the Oakland A's.
 
Shortly after his arrival, Meggs was selected New York Penn League Player of the Week after homering twice and hitting over .500 during week one of the 2017 season where hit .290 in 20 games that year.
 
After two years in the A's organization Meggs went on to sign a free-agent deal with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2020, but ultimately landed at KU following the cancellation of the 2020 Minor League Baseball season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
"I want to congratulate Coach Moore on hiring Jack Meggs as an assistant coach at Saint Mary's," said the recently-retired former Kansas Head Coach Ritch Price. "Coach Meggs is a rising star in our game. He brings energy, enthusiasm and passion to the ballpark every day. I know he will be successful in helping Saint. Mary's achieve their goals on the field, in the classroom, and in the community."
 
In his first year with the Jayhawk hitters he guided a potent offense that more than doubled home run output from the previous season, from 27 to 55. The team batting average jumped by six points, extra base hits by 30%, stolen bases by nearly 20%, and four hitters were named All Big 12.
 
"First off I'd like to thank Coach Price for the opportunity he gave me at the University of Kansas," Meggs said. "He is one of the great mentors in our game and a future Hall of Famer, I can't thank him enough. That being said I'm honored to have the chance to work with Coach Moore and his staff, and to join the SMC family. I've enjoyed getting to know the players and I can't wait until we're all on field together for day one. Go Gaels!"  
 
Meggs was born in Chico, CA to Teresa and Lindsay Meggs. Lindsay was the Head Baseball Coach at the University of Washington from 2010-2022 and Teresa is a registered nurse in the Seattle area.
 
Meggs has an older brother, Joe, and older sister, Kelly. Joe served as an assistant coach at the University of Washington, where he played collegiately before spending time in the Los Angeles Dodgers farm system. Kelly played college basketball at UC Irvine and college softball at the University of Washington before becoming a physical therapist in the southern California area.