Coach Babinski begins his seventh year at MNU. He is coming off of the most prolific year in MNU's history boasting a 46-8 record, winning the HAAC Conference title, HAAC postseason, and advancing to the 2010 NAIA Nationals. In his six years Coach Babinski's teams finished first in 2010, and second in 2006 and in 2007 in one of the toughest softball conferences in the NAIA, the Heart of America Conference. Coach Babinski not only oversees the team and his assistants but last year took over the pitching staff for the first time in his career. The change proved to be vital as the Pioneers turned their last 3 years of ERAs, 3.02, 5.56, and 3.35 to a miniscule 1.46. His pitchers also broke records for strikeouts, saves, complete games, hits allowed, and opponents batting average. Under Coach Babinski's leadership his team has set many individual and team season records including Wins (46), Winning Percentage (.852), Batting Average (.337), Slugging Percentage (.513), On-Base Percentage (.402), Hit-By-Pitches (51), Hits (483), Total Bases (729), Stolen Bases (150), Runs (349), RBI's (295), Doubles (102), Homeruns (50), lowest opponents batting average (.159), fewest hits allowed (205), complete games (39), most batters struck out (558), saves (5) and fewest errors (61). He has also led them to national top-25 rankings three occasions. Since Babinski began as Head Coach in the fall of 2004, the Pioneers are 181-114 overall and 74-46 in the HAAC. He was the HAAC Conference Coach of the Year and Region V Coach of the Year in 2006. He was HAAC Coach of the Year and NFCA Region Coach of the Year in 2010.
Coach Babinski comes to MNU after two seasons as an assistant coach at NCAA D-I Bowling Green State University (OH). His final year at Bowling Green, they finished 34-30 and advanced to the NCAA Division I Regional Tournament by winning the conference tournament title. Prior to his time at Bowling Green, Coach Babinski spent one season as an assistant coach at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. Coach Babinski played baseball at Grace College where he set numerous single season and career records. He graduated in 2000 with a degree in Youth Ministry. He has been married to Rachel for 9 years and they have four kids: Corianna Mae (7), Alizzia Ellie (3), Benjamin Makia (2), and Emi Cadence who was born in July of 2010.
