Etiwanda promotes assistant to head baseball coach
After serving as an assistant for four years, Don Furnald was hired Thursday as Etiwanda High School's head baseball coach, according to Etiwanda athletic director Brice Sunderland. Furnald, a Rancho Cucamonga High School graduate, replaces Shane Moses, who resigned in June likely due to a contentious relationship with the Etiwanda administration. Moses, who posted one winning season in his last six with the Eagles, temporarily resigned in April before returning after a two-game absence to finish out his final season.
"We are excited to see a longtime member of the Chaffey District family take over our baseball program," Sunderland said. "Coach Furnald knows the game, he knows our kids, and I am very confident that he will establish a new tradition here with the Eagles."
Furnald, who was drafted by the Atlanta Braves, was a scholarship player for Cal State Fullerton before transferring to Cal Poly Pomona. He has served as an assistant coach for two-year stints at Rancho Cucamonga (2002-2003) and Anaheim Fairmont Prep (2004-2005). He joined the teaching staff at Etiwanda in the 2005-2006 school year and served as an assistant on both the baseball and softball teams.
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Who did the hiring? They must have there head up thier a$$. Furnald was part of the problem.