One of the nation’s top offensive coaches, Jeff Harger was elevated to associate head coach in 2026 after originally arriving in Aggieland as an assistant coach in June of 2022.
Under Harger’s leadership, Texas A&M’s offense has consistently ranked among the most productive in program history, posting top performances in categories such as hits, runs, batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The Aggies have set school records for runs (451), doubles (99) and RBI (416) in the Harger era.
Entering 2027, the Aggies have three straight seasons of .400-plus on-base percentage, including the top two efforts in school history (.446 in 2025 and .443 in 2026), and .500-plus slugging percentage, including the school record of .574 in 2026. The Maroon & White have eclipsed the .340 batting and 500-hit plateaus the past two seasons, while posting two of the program’s top three runs scored totals.
During his time at Texas A&M, Harger has helped develop four NFCA All-Americans, 18 NFCA All-Region selections and 14 All-SEC honorees. In 2026, designated player/utility Mya Perez became the first Aggie to earn first-team NFCA All-America honors since 2008. In 2025, Perez and teammate Mac Barbara were pair of Aggies to earn All-America status in the same season since 2013.
Harger was named a finalist for the 2026 National Assistant Coach of the Year by D1 Softball after Texas A&M set the school standard with a .574 slugging percentage in 2026, while belting 86 homeruns, which ranked as the third-highest total in school history. The Aggies produced a .340 batting average, scored 396 runs and had a .443 on-base percentage while earning a No. 15 national seed in the NCAA Tournament. Individually, Micaela Wark and Perez combined for 40 home runs, which was the most by any tandem in school history. Perez compiled an NCAA-best 55-game on-base streak and closed the year ranked fourth nationally in on-base percentage (.602) and 25th in slugging percentage (.893).
In 2025, the Aggies produced one of the most prolific offenses in program history, setting school records in runs (451), RBI (416) and doubles (99). The team’s .343 batting average ranked second-best in school history, while A&M led the SEC and ranked fifth nationally with an average of 7.64 runs per game. The Aggies also finished second in the SEC and third nationally with a .446 on-base percentage. Individually, Mya Perez broke Texas A&M’s 43-year-old single-season RBI record with 73, while KK Dement set freshman program records in doubles (18) and RBI (64). A&M’s offense shined at the SEC Tournament, setting tournament records in batting average (.418), runs (26) and RBI (25) in only two games enroute to the program’s first SEC Tournament title.
The Aggies showed significant offensive growth in 2024, ranking 13th nationally in scoring at 6.29 runs per game and 23rd in slugging percentage (.506), a marked improvement from 53rd nationally in both categories in 2023. During SEC play, A&M led the league in walks (100) and ranked second in runs (123) and on-base percentage (.364).
Harger made an immediate impact in his first season at Texas A&M as the Aggies ranked top five during SEC play in numerous offensive categories. In 24 league games, the Aggies were second in triples (5), fourth in runs (113), RBI (102) and fifth in batting average (.263), slugging percentage (.420), on-base percentage (.357), hits (161) and doubles (26).
Harger came to Texas A&M from Arizona State where he served as an assistant coach under Trisha Ford for five seasons with the Sun Devils. Harger helped establish one of the nation's most explosive offenses during his time at Arizona State. In 2022, the Sun Devils led the league in scoring (6.85 runs per game), slugging percentage (.610), on-base percentage (.422), home runs per game (1.93), doubles per game (1.57) and walks (199). ASU’s home runs per game, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and scoring all ranked in the top-10 in the country.
In the shortened 2020 season, ASU led the NCAA with 50 home runs and 58 doubles in only 29 games. Harger mentored five All-Americans and 20 all-conference performers, including the 2022 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and NFCA First Team All-American Cydney Sanders, who broke ASU’s single-season home run record with 21 dingers.
Harger was a member of Ford’s coaching staffs in 2018 and 2022 that were recognized as the NFCA’s Regional Coaching Staff of the Year. He was also a member of Ford’s staff at Fresno State that won the award in 2016 after helping the Bulldogs earn their first NCAA postseason win since 2011.
Prior to joining the Fresno State staff in 2016, Harger served as the head coach of the 18 Gold Central California Dirt Dogs organization, which was constructed in 2007 to help players from central California hone their skills to compete in the highe st levels of softball.
Updated: 10/2026