Head Coach Alex Ferguson  (Principia College, '03/ Northern State '06) 3rd Season

1500 North Main

Aberdeen, SD 57401

605-229-8364 office

605-228-6521 Cell

alex.ferguson@presentation.edu

Alex Ferguson enters his 3rd season as Presentation Colleges head baseball coach. The Saints finished the 2009 season with a 16-17 (11-9) record and finished in 3rd place in conference. It marked the first time the Saints advanced to the UMAC postseason tournament. 

Ferguson is no stranger to baseball in Aberdeen. He comes to Presentation after working in the Northern State University (NSU) baseball program for three years, the first two as a graduate assistant, the third as an assistant coach.

Ferguson also worked for the highly successful Aberdeen Smitty's American Legion and High School baseball programs during the past three years. Ferguson served as an assistant coach and helped lead the Smitty's to South Dakota High School Championships in 2005 and 2007, as well as back-to-back American Legion State Championship Game appearances in 2005 and 2006. During his tenure with the Smitty's, Ferguson’s teams played to an impressive 129-42 mark.

Prior to working in Aberdeen, Ferguson spent two years as an instructor in the prestigious Mac-N-Seitz baseball academy in Lenexa, Kansas and also worked for professional pitching instructor Tom Urquhart. While there, Ferguson worked for and learned from former Major League Baseball players & owners Mike MacFarlane and Kevin Seitzer (Current Kansas City Royals Hitting Coaching).

Ferguson holds a Bachelor’s degree in sports management from Principia (Ill.) College and a Master’s degree in health, physical education and coaching from Northern State. Ferguson also played baseball on the collegiate level while at Principia, garnering All-Conference honors during two years of his career. Ferguson, and is wife Karen reside in Aberdeen. 

Former Players in the Pros:

Adam Kampsen (Northern State University 2008)

Evansville Otters Frontier League

Assistant Coach Justin Downes (Northern State University '07) 2nd Season

1500 North Main

Aberdeen, SD 57401

320-894-2874 Cell phone

justin.downes@presentation.edu

A native of Atwater, Minn., Downes is a 2007 graduate of Northern State University.

During his college career, Downes spent one season at Central Iowa Community College, where his team took second place in the NJCAA World Series. Downes followed up with four seasons at Northern State University, where he earned numerous awards for his skills on the mound. In 2006 Downes was chosen as an NSIC Player of the Week and named to the All-Conference Honorable Mention team. In 2007 he was named an NSIC All-Conference player. 

 Downes recently taught at Mobridge Junior High, where he also coached basketball, wrestling and track. He coached the Mobridge Teener baseball program to their first-ever state tournament in 2007, where the team captured fourth place. In March Downes also served as a temporary assistant coach for Presentation during the team’s trip to Phoenix.