The veteran coach led the team to back-to-back postseason appearances but had struggled since the end of the 2010 season.
Just two days after his 11th season ended with an extra-inning win over Stanford, Donnie Marbut has been fired as baseball coach at WSU, Marbut confirmed with Cougfan.com. Marbut had one year remaining on his contract after receiving a roll over extension from Bill Moos last summer.
Marbut was hired before the 2005 season and tasked with getting the school's most prosperous program back on track after a dismal decade following Bobo Brayton's retirement. It took him a few years, but Marbut was able to get the team back to the postseason with two straight appearances in 2009 and 2010.