By TYLER HENRY
Lead Sportswriter - Salina Post
The search for a new Mustang head baseball coach didn't take long.
On Tuesday, Salina Central High School announced in a statement that assistant Mark Vaughn would be taking over as head baseball coach pending board approval.
"I am excited for Mark Vaughn to take over our baseball program," Central AD Greg Maring said. "I was fortunate to watch Mark play at Salina Central and I followed him throughout his baseball career both playing and coaching. Mark’s character and love for baseball made this an easy choice to be our next head baseball coach.
Coach Vaughn has spent the last two years assisting Dee Kolzow, who retired after a 17-year career as head coach in Salina, leading the Mustangs to a third-place finish at state this season.
"I am very excited to have the opportunity to lead the Salina Central baseball program," Vaughn said in a statement. "I have a love for baseball and am extremely passionate about working with all the students and athletes at Salina Central. As a Central alum, I take a lot of pride in being a Mustang, and I hope to have the same positive impact on my players as my high school and college coaches had on me."
Prior to his return to Salina, Vaughn was a DII baseball player at Arkansas Tech, where he later joined the coaching staff as a graduate assistant.
Coach Vaughn will continue in his role teaching P.E. and will remain a member of the Mustang football coaching staff.