May 28, 2008

5.28.08 - 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."

Paxson has coached in several summer collegiate baseball leagues since 2004, including the New England Collegiate Baseball League, New York Collegiate Baseball League, and the Red River Collegiate Baseball League.

"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."