Behrens (pronounced BEAR-enns) enters his first season with the Wichita State baseball program in 2022. The native of Lincoln, Neb., comes to Wichita from Point Loma Nazarene University, where he served as the infield and hitting coach for the Sea Lions. Prior to his time in San Diego, Behrens spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Central Missouri, helping the Mules to a national runner-up finish and a 46-8 record in 2021.
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Working primarily with the hitters at UCM, Behrens helped engineer an offense that ranked top-10 nationally in a litany of offensive categories, including batting average (.341), hits (620), home runs, (86), runs (478), slugging percentage (.579), stolen bases (91) and hit by pitch (109). The Mules won both the 2021 MIAA regular season and tournament titles, rattling off 15 consecutive wins on their way to the Division-II World Series.
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Over Behrens’s two seasons in Warrensburg, the Mules went 66-11 (.857), producing seven all-conference players, five all-region hitters, and three All-Americans. UCM was off to a 20-3 start in 2020 before the remainder of the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Behrens played collegiately at Kansas City Kansas Community College and Lindenwood University, where he hit a combined .304 over two seasons. As a junior in 2017, he helped the Lions to their first-ever appearance in the Division-II World Series.
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Behrens began his coaching career the following year as an assistant for his alma mater, Lincoln Southwest High School, where he was an all-state performer as a player.
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Behrens earned his bachelor’s degree in Historical Studies from Lindenwood and before acquiring a Master’s in Sports Management from Central Missouri.
