Baseball

Head Varsity Baseball Coach
Asst. Middle School Football Coach

Spent 8 years as a professional baseball player:
2 with Atl. Braves, 1 with St. Louis Cardinals and 5 with Kansas City Royals.
Coached 3 years as assistant bull pen coach for the K.C. Royals.
2005 Region 5A Coach of the Year.
2013 Region 6A Coach of the Year.
2018 Region 6A Coach of the Year.
Selected by Ga. Dugout Club to coach 2008 N. Georgia All Star Team.
Selected by Ga. Dugout Club to be a coach for Senior Team Ga. In the Sun Belt Classic in Norman, Ok.
Selected by Ga. Dugout Club to be a coach for the 2019 Senior All Star Series.
3 Region Championships at MPCS, 2 State Runner up finishes.
7 State Playoff appearances.

Married to Christina Facelli Reese.
3 children: Payton, Jackson '15, Jordyn Marie.

Coach Arnold has served at Mount Paran Christian for more than a decade as the middle school P.E. teacher. Coach Arnold is the interim head coach for varsity football. Coach Arnold is also the high school wrestling coach. A native of Powder Springs and a 1989 graduate of McEachern High School, Coach Arnold was a three sport letterman in football, wrestling, and soccer. Wrestling under legendary Coach Gordon Pritz, Coach Arnold was a member of the first of seven consecutive state wrestling championships at McEachern.

A former United States Marine, Coach Arnold received a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from Kennesaw State University and teaches physical education in the middle school. He comes to MPCS having worked as the youth minister at Powder Springs Methodist Church, coached football and wrestling at McEachern, and coached football, wrestling, and girl’s golf at Cherokee High School. Coach Arnold has been married for more than 20 years to his best friend Heather. The couple has three children, all MPCS students: daughters Nani Grace '23, Emmi Kate '25 and one son, CJ '31.