Brett Stanton is entering his fifth year as the head coach of the MACU baseball program for the 2025 season and will be serving in his sixth season overall.
During the 2024 campaign, MACU raised its bar of success to its highest ever as the Evangels finished the year with their best record in program history at 41-13, won the program's first SAC Championship with a 20-4 league mark and also captured the program's first SAC Tournament title after defeating No. 22 Oklahoma City 12-6 at Bill Smith Ballpark in Chickasha, Oklahoma on May 7.
Not only did the Evangels earn their first ever bid to the NAIA Tournament as a result, but MACU also notched its first NAIA Tournament victory after defeating Oklahoma Wesleyan 5-4 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on May 14.
At the conclusion of the regular season, Stanton received the decorated honors of being the SAC Coach of the Year as well as the NCCAA Central Region Coach of the Year.
During the 2023 season, Stanton led the Evangels to new heights as a program, amassing a 39-17 overall record while also posting the team's first ever winning record in Sooner Athletic Conference play with a 15-9 league mark. Not only did the 39 wins set a new NAIA Era (2008-present) record, but the Evangels capped off the sensational season by winning the program's first NCCAA World Series with a walk-off 3-2 victory in 10 innings against Southwestern Christian in the championship game on May 23.
Over the course of the year, the Evangels picked up some massive victories, including a 9-5 win over No. 12 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) at the NAIA Ball Cajun Collision on Feb. 12 as well as a pair of 3-0 and 6-5 wins over No. 22 Oklahoma City for the program's first ever series win over the NAIA powerhouse program.
In 2022, Stanton guided MACU to its winningest season in program history, amassing a 32-22 overall record while leading the Evangels to their first ever appearance in the NCCAA World Series.
Stanton also led MACU to its then best-ever finish in SAC play, going 12-12 against league foes while notching a pair of high-profile wins in a 3-2 extra-inning affair against No. 5 Oklahoma City on Mar. 26 a 8-5 victory against No. 14 Science & Arts on Mar. 31.
At the NCCAA World Series, the Evangels tallied their first national tournament win in a 17-10 slugfest against Carolina (N.C.) on May 21.
During the 2021 season, Stanton led the Evangels to a 24-26 overall record and a 10-14 mark in Sooner Athletic Conference play. The 24 wins at the time tied the most wins in a season since the program joined the NAIA in 2007 while the .480 winning percentage is the third winningest season in the same time frame.
Stanton led MACU to a huge series win against No. 2 Science & Arts on Mar. 11 and Mar. 13. After falling 5-1 in the opening game, MACU bounced back with a 6-4 victory at the MACU Baseball Field before following it up with a 2-0 win in the rubber match at Bill Smith Ballpark on Mar. 13.
Stanton helped lead MACU to another huge win in the SAC Tournament as MACU defeated Southwestern Christian 10-0 in Chickasha, Okla. on May 7.
In his first season with the program in 2020, Stanton served as MACU's assistant coach, helping lead the program to its then finest season during the NAIA Era. Despite playing a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Evangels turned in their first winning season since joining the Sooner Athletic Conference in 2008, going 21-10 overall before the season was abruptly halted on Mar. 13.
After opening the 2020 season with a doubleheader split, Mid-America Christian put together its winningest month ever by going 14-6 during the month of February.
It was a record-breaking year in all three phases of the game of MACU. The Evangels scored an NAIA Era record 7.4 runs per game while allowing opponents to score a record low 3.5 runs per game. The pitching staff as a whole recorded a record low 3.53 earned run average while defensively notching a record-high fielding percentage for the second year in a row at .960.
In a win at Bacone on Feb. 20, the Evangels nearly broke a program record for most runs scored in a game, tallying the second-highest mark in a 27-5 victory over the Warriors.
A product of Warner University in 2011, Stanton was a four-year member of the Royals pitching staff. He was a part of teams that made three straight appearances in the NAIA Opening round in 2007, '08, and '09, and in his four seasons at Warner the Royals were 132-94. Individually, he made 44 appearances for the Royals, including 21 starts and four complete games. He compiled a 12-7 record with a 4.15 ERA in 151.2 innings of work. Stanton held opponents to a .262 average with 97 strikeouts.
He moved into a coaching role with the Royals for the 2012 season, and in the fall of that year, he moved on to Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri for a Graduate Assistant position with the Bearcats. He spent two season with SBU managing the pitching staff and assisting with recruiting and staff management as well.
In 2014, he moved on to Western Oklahoma State College as the Associate Head Coach under Kurt Russell. With the Pioneers, Stanton immediately helped lead them to a NJCAA World Series runner-up finish. The 2015 Pioneers were 53-13, and the pitching staff was outstanding, posting a team ERA of 3.91 in 486.0 innings. The Pioneers averaged nearly 10 strikeouts per nine innings. Stanton and the Pioneers made another trip to the NJCAA World Series in 2016, finishing fifth, and their strikeouts per nine innings went up to 10.81.
In all, Stanton helped lead the Pioneers to a 230-73 (.759) record in five seasons as the associate head coach.
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Brett Stanton – Baseball Coaching Profile
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Mid-America Christian University
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Year
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Overall Record
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SAC Record
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Postseason/Awards
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| 2024 |
41-13 (.759) |
20-4 (.833) |
SAC Coach of the Year, NCCAA Central Region Coach of the Year, SAC Champion, SAC Tournament Champion, NAIA Tournament Qualifier |
| 2023 |
39-17 (.696) |
15-9 (.625) |
NCCAA World Series Champions, NCCAA World Series Appearance |
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2022
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32-22 (.593)
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12-12 (.500)
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NCCAA World Series Appearance
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2021
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24-26 (.480)
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10-14 (.417)
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Total
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136-78 (.636)
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57-39 (.594)
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NCCAA World Series Champions, 2x NCCAA World Series Appearance, SAC Champion, SAC Tournament Champion, SAC Coach of the Year, NCCAA Central Region Coach of the Year
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2020
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Assistant Coach – Mid-America Christian
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2014-19
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Associate Head Coach – Western Oklahoma State
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2012-13
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Graduate Assistant Coach – Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
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