Vaught is in his first season as an assistant baseball coach for the Cowboys.
He came to Hardin-Simmons after spending the last three seasons as a graduate assistant at Regis University.
Vaught was also a solid player at Regis as he played in 108 career games with a .293 batting average and a .980 fielding percentage.
He is originally from Lubbock and played at Lubbock Cooper. Â
He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Regis.
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