OKLAHOMA CITY – Mid-America Christian University Interim Athletic Director Marcus Moeller has announced the hiring of Adrian Savedra as the new head baseball coach, effective immediately.
"I could not be more excited to announce Adrian Savedra as the next MACU head baseball coach," Moeller said.
"It became clear from the first conversation that I had with Adrian that he is about the right things. He loves the Lord and is passionate about using baseball as way to glorify the Lord and mentor young men in their spiritual and personal growth."
Savedra comes to MACU after a five-year stint as assistant baseball coach at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Okla.
At SNU, Savedra was involved in every aspect of recruiting, along with developing and implementing in-season and off-season defensive practice plan and playbooks for infielders and outfielders.
Savedra also has seven years of head coaching experience at the high school level, with the most recent occurring at Putnam City HS in Oklahoma City.
In 2004, Savedra started the baseball program at Santa Fe South High School in Oklahoma City. After the 5 seasons spent at Santa Fe South, he spent 2 seasons as the head coach at 6A Putnam City High School.
In 2008, while serving as the Santa Fe South head coach, Savedra helped form "A Life Worth Following (ALWF)" ministry in Oklahoma City.
Through the ALWF ministry, a summer baseball team was created called the OKC Ambassadors, which Savedra served as the head coach from 2008-13. He has spent the past 2 years as the ALWF ministry's Executive Director.
In the seven seasons with ALWF and the OKC Ambassadors, Savedra has coached 128 players total, 102 of which going on to play collegiate baseball and 21 at the NCAA Division I level. He also saw five of his former players be drafted by MLB.
"Adrian's ability to evaluate, recruit, and develop baseball players is undeniable," Moeller added.
"He is a 'baseball guy' in the truest sense of the word and the young men that come through the baseball program will love playing for him. The future of our baseball program is in great hands!"
Savedra, a native of Edmond, Okla., graduated from Oklahoma State University with a B.A. in Secondary Education-Biology and then obtained an M.A. in Educational Leadership from SNU.
"I am excited to become the next baseball coach at Mid-America Christian University and very grateful for the opportunity to serve in this capacity," Savedra said.
"The challenge of developing these ballplayers, both on and off the field, while building a program that brings pride to the university and glory to God is something that I greatly look forward to. I am deeply humbled and honored to become a member of the MACU family. I can't wait to get started!"
He and his wife, Tara, and their 2 boys, AJ (age 6) and Arman (age 2) reside in Edmond, OK.
