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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Mid-America Christian University has hired Kevin Paxson as its new head baseball coach.
Paxson, of Shawnee, was a Third-Team All-American for the Cowley County Community College Tigers in Arkansas City, Kan. Paxson went on to play for the Oklahoma Baptist University Bison, earning All-Sooner Athletic Conference honors. After college, he played one year of professional baseball for the Tennessee Tomahawks in the Heartland League.
The 1998 OBU graduate was a Shawnee High School assistant coach in the 2001-2003 seasons. Paxson also served as the assistant/hitting coach for St. Gregory's University in Shawnee from 2003-2006. Paxson went back to his alma mater in 2006 as the assistant/hitting coach, before accepting the position at MACU.
"I am very excited to welcome Kevin as our head baseball coach," MACU Athletic Director Willie Holley said. "Kevin is a student of the game of baseball, having played and worked under OBU Coach Bobby Cox for the past several years. I am convinced Coach Paxson will bring strong Christian leadership, as well as a very competitive baseball program, to MACU."
"Coaching at MACU is a great opportunity," Coach Paxson said. "I like the direction that MACU is going, and I am happy to be a part of the school's growth. My goal is to help student-athletes achieve in life and in baseball. I look forward to taking the MACU baseball program to the next level."