Mike Brown is in his second season as head of the Mid-America Christian University baseball program after leading the Evangels to a victory at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Central Regional last year.

Brown arrives at MACU with a wealth of coaching experience, most recently as head coach of the softball program at nearby Rose State College for the past six years.

At Rose State, Brown handled all the travel arrangements, budget issues and student-athletes schedules.

Before that, Brown served one year as an assistant baseball coach at Del Crest Junior High following a three-year stint as assistant coach at Del City HS and head coach of Del City's junior varsity program.

After coaching two years at Kerr Junior HS, Brown was an assistant baseball coach at Rose State for two seasons, where he served as defense and hitting coach.

Brown has also been heavily involved with law enforcement, including duties as the Chief of Police at Rose State for the past two years.

He also served as a Police Lieutenant for the Oklahoma City Police Department for 20 years, as well as four years as a Patrol Officer for the Del City Police Department.

Brown graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2003. He also has an Associate of Arts from Rose State and an Associate of Science from OSU-OKC in Oklahoma City.