Highlander Baseball Head Coach - Pete Mejia
Pete Mejia is beginning his fourth year as the head baseball coach at MCC after spending five years as the Highlanders’ assistant coach, serving as recruiting coordinator for two of those seasons.
Mejia, a graduate of Waco High School, played baseball at Navarro College before transferring to the University of Texas. At Texas, he worked for legendary coaches Cliff Gustafson and Augie Garrido. After he graduated in 1998, he taught and coached at the junior high and high school levels before coming to MCC as a volunteer assistant in 1999.
Last season, three of Mejia’s players received North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference honors, and 11 players signed with four-year colleges. Infielder Adam Hornung was named first-team All-Conference, while pitcher Mace Thurman and outfielder James Hipp were second-team selections.
Mejia coached the 2006 squad to a NTJCAC championship with an overall record of 44-16 and 24-8 in league play. Shortstop Ryan Lormand was named a third-team All-American. He and fellow infielder Travis Tucker, along with pitcher Aaron Williams, were named to the NTJCAC All-Conference first team, and Thurman was named to the second team. Williams and Lormand also were All-Region selections. Nine players from that team moved on to four-year schools.
From Mejia’s 2005 squad, two players – first baseman Tim Jackson and pitcher Chris Martin – were named to the NTJCAC All-Conference first team, and two others – second baseman Steven Allred and pitcher Lance Luetge – were placed on the second team. Pitcher Logan Ondrusek was signed by the Cincinnati Reds following the ’05 season, and 15 Highlanders moved on to play baseball at four-year schools.
The 2005 Highlanders notched a record of 38-22 and placed second in the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference and finished third in Region V.
Mejia has a bachelor's in education from Texas and a master's in sports management from Baylor University. He and his wife, Devin, were married on Nov. 11, 2006.
The Mejia File
Coaching experience
- 2005: Head coach, MCC
- 2002-04: Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator, MCC
- 1999-2002: Assistant coach, MCC
- 1996-98: Student assistant coach, University of Texas
Playing experience
- 1994-95: Navarro College
Education
- 2002: Master's in sports management, Baylor University
- 1998: Bachelor's in education, University of Texas
- 1993: Waco High School, Waco, Texas
Phone: 254-299-8847
E-mail: pmejia@mclennan.edu