Head Coach Daniel Sweet

214-681-4213 - danielsweet@mansfieldknights.org 

Coach Sweet is the pastor of Matthew Road Baptist Church and also is a professor of math at Dallas Baptist University. He has been coaching select baseball for over a decade and a varsity head coach for three years. Beginning July 1, 2022, Coach Sweet and Coach Reusser launched the Mansfield Knights. Coach Sweet is married to Dr. Kim Sweet, a pediatrician with Baylor Midlothian. They have two sons, Austin and Michael. In addition to pastoring, teaching math, and coaching baseball, Coach Sweet volunteers with the Mansfield Youth Baseball Association as the Vice President of Fields.

Associate Head Coach Ben Reusser - Team Administrator

608-347-7053 - benreusser@mansfieldknights.org 

Coach Ben is a software developer working in healthcare and member of Matthew Road Baptist Church. He was pulled into coaching baseball through a connection to Coach Sweet and has been coaching with him for several years, including three years at the varsity level. Having no children of his own, he instead is pouring into the young men he coaches and is grateful for the opportunity to help them become better men who seek after God.

Assistant Coach Adam Stephenson - JV Co-Head Coach

Coach Adam has been playing baseball since age four and was an outfielder and pitcher during his high school career. He earned All American Direct Select recognition two years in a row and MVP of the Midwest Championship game in 2017. His pitching led his team to multiple championships in high school, including the Private School Classic and the Home School World Series. He played in college at Ouachita Baptist University. Adam comes to us from the North Texas Oilers where he coached 13u and 16u teams. He has a passion for coaching and is excited to join the Mansfield Knights.

Assistant Coach Dustin Dauenhauer - JV Co-Head Coach

CoachDustind@gmail.com 

Coach Dustin was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Wilson High School in 1996. As a sophomore shortstop he made the varsity team starting lineup and was awarded 2nd Team All City Honors. He was voted team captain his senior year and later made his college baseball team.  During his studies he felt led to pursue a ministry degree and has been an ordained minister for over 18 years. He graduated from Christ For The Nations Institute with a degree in Practical Theology. He also attended and graduated from Dallas Baptist University with a B.A.S in Psychology and Christian Ministry. He married his college sweetheart DorothyAnne, and is father to their 7 beautiful children. Coach Dustin started coaching baseball in 2015.

When he’s not on the baseball field coaching young men you can find this homeschool dad consulting and helping local businesses with all their advertising needs. Coach Dustin is a high school baseball coach who helps competitive homeschool baseball players reach their potential on and off the field.

Assistant Coach Alex Stewart - Pitching Coach and Director of Analytics

Coach Alex works in Program Financial Management at Lockheed Martin, and is a member of Matthew Road Baptist Church. During his time at college studying economics, as well as post-graduation, he was a sports radio broadcaster, sports talk show host, and worked analytics for the school’s baseball team, the San Jose Giants, and the San Francisco Giants. Now in Texas, he thanks God for allowing him to continue his love for baseball while also helping spread God’s Word.