Playing Career
Doug Ault was born in Beaumont, Texas. When he was young, Ault credited his eldest sister Belinda as his main influence in baseball, for training him every day at the local baseball park and attending all his games as an amateur. He was varsity baseball star at Texas Tech. He was drafted on three different occasions, by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1969, the San Diego Padres in the second round in the 1970 January secondary draft, and again by the Cleveland Indians in the 1970 June secondary draft, but never signed. He was signed by the Rangers in 1973 as an amateur free agent. He was sent to Gastoria in the Western Carolina League where he led the league in home runs with 19 in his first season playing professionally. Within the next few years, Ault became a top prospect. In 1976, Ault played in 143 games for the Sacramento Solons of the Pacific Coast League leading the league in runs with 112 and total bases (278) while finishing third in home runs (25), and hits (168).
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