Mike O'Haver

Sport: Baseball
Position: Assistant Coach

Mike O’Haver is in his first season as an assistant baseball coach after having previously served as head coach of the Cole Co. R-V High School baseball team.

In his first season as a Bulldog, O’Haver will be third-base coach and will work with the catchers and hitters.

Prior to arriving at Truman, O’Haver served as a Missouri high school baseball head coach for seven years. He compiled a career record of 64-46, and led teams to the Tri-County Conference Championship in 2004 and the Show Me Conference Championship in 2007. In 2005, his team was District Champions, and in 2004 he received Tri-County Conference Coach of the year.

As a college baseball catcher, O’Haver was a four-year letterwinner at Pittsburg State University from 1996-1999. The Gorillas had reached the NCAA Regional all three times between 1997-1999.

In 1997, O’Haver helped the program set the school record at 39 wins and, in 1999, Pittsburg State captured its first MIAA title and ended the season one game away from reaching the Division II World Series.

O’Haver graduated from Kirksville High School in 1995, where he was a member of the Missouri Class 3 Baseball State Championship team.

O’Haver has a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from University of Central Missouri and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from William Woods University.

He and his wife Stacy have two sons, Grant and Jaden, and reside in LaPlata.