BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - WKU Baseball Head Coach Marc Rardin announced the addition of Assistant Coach Mike Mendoza to the Hilltopper coaching staff.
Mendoza will handle recruiting and hitting in his role.
Mendoza comes to The Hill from New Orleans where he spent one season as an assistant coach. While with the Privateers Mendoza helped guide the team to 24 wins, including victories over Illinois and MCWS competitor Troy. Prior to his stint at New Orleans, Mendoza was the Associate Head Coach at Tennessee Wesleyan in which the Bulldogs finished the 2025 season with a 48-14 record and a berth in the NAIA World Series, finishing No. 5 in the final NAIA poll. In that season, Tennessee Wesleyan had the Player of the Year (Daniel Stewart) and Newcomer of the Year (Kolton Reynolds).
Before his time with the Bulldogs, he spent five years at Southeastern (Fla.). During that time 2021 National Assistant Coach of the Year and helped guide the Fire to 59 wins en route to the NAIA National Championship.
From 2015-19 Mendoza spent time as a recruiting coordinator and assistant coach at Faulkner University. Mendoza played collegiately at Glendale CC and Iowa Wesleyan, earning All-America honors at both schools. While at Iowa Wesleyan, Mendoza was named Second Team All-America and was the Midwest Collegiate Conference Player of the Year.
Mendoza brings over a decade of coaching experience to WKU and has seen 20 players drafted or signed in free agency including New York Met, Alex Carillo. Mendoza went to 10 straight NAIA World Series, highlighted by a 2022 National Championship. He has seen eight conference player of the year recipients, four conference pitchers of the year, and two national pitchers of the year.
Mendoza graduated from Iowa Wesleyan in 2013 with a degree in public relations.
QUOTABLES
"We are excited to have Mike Mendoza on board with WKU baseball. Mendoza is a proven evaluator of talent and a tireless recruiter. He values relationships and the continued development of the student-athletes once on campus. His energy, positive attitude, and love for the profession were all evident when I began conversations with him. When we brought him on campus we could see and feel his excitement and personality which are all great attributes for being on this coaching staff and a successful recruiter. I love that Coach Mendoza builds relationships with the student athletes while also commanding respect, which can be a lost skill in today's coaching profession. We are happy to welcome Mike and his wife MC to the WKU Baseball Family." – Head Coach Marc Rardin on Mike Mendoza joining the WKU Baseball coaching staff.
"Blessed to have the opportunity for my family and I to be a part of the Hilltopper nation, I'm especially thankful for Head Coach Marc Rardin and Director of Athletics Todd Stewart for believing in me and giving me this opportunity" – Assistant Coach Mike Mendoza on joining the WKU Baseball coaching staff.
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