Season: 2026
Zach Stephens
Zach Stephens is in his 8th year as a varsity assistant at Piedmont High School where he has been the pitching coach for all 8 of those years. Before coming to Piedmont he spent 2 years as a varsity assistant at Midwest City working primarily with pitchers. He started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Southmoore High School where he was for three years.
Coach Stephens played baseball at Classen School of Advanced Studies for 4 years from 2003-2006 where he played primarily catcher and 1st base. He then attended Oklahoma State University from 2006-2013 where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education and a Master’s Degree in Special Education. He is married to Dr. Caitlin Stephens and they have twin 5-year-old boys named Wyatt and Grayson. The Stephens family currently resides in Oklahoma City, OK.
Michael Lopez
Michael Lopez is in his 5th year as an assistant coach at Piedmont High School. Before Piedmont, he was the assistant varsity coach at West Valley High School in Hemet, California for 2 years. Before West Valley High School, he was an assistant coach for Hemet High School for 5 years. He started his coaching career as a varsity head coach for Cornerstone Christian School in Hemet, CA.
Coach Lopez played baseball at Hemet High School in Hemet, CA from 2004-2007, where he was a catcher for all 4 years. In 2007, he represented the United States in the Goodwill Series traveling to Australia to play various Australian teams, including the ABL Perth Heat. After graduating he spent 4 years playing baseball for Biola University where they reached the regional tournament 3 out of his 4 years. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from Biola University and a Master’s Degree in Education from National University. Michael is married to Chelsea Lopez, a teacher at the Middle School of Piedmont, and they have an 10-year-old daughter named Sophia and a 6-year-old daughter named Brynna. The Lopez’s currently reside in Piedmont, OK.
Adam Skokowski
Adam Skokowski is in his 8th year as the head coach at Piedmont High School. Prior to Piedmont, he was the head coach at Midwest City High School for four years. He has accumulated a career record of 245-141. In his time at Piedmont, Coach Skokowski’s teams have hosted and won Regional Championships punching their ticket to the 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 5A State Tournaments. The 2022 team finished as 5A State Runner-Ups. In addition, Piedmont was the District Champions in 2022 and 2023. After moving up to the 6A level, Coach Skokowski’s teams won its District in 2024 and Regionals in 2025 advancing all the way to the 6A State Semi-Finals. Coach Skokowski has been named 2022 Big All-City Coach of the Year, 2022 OBCA Region 1 Coach of the Year, and 2016 Oklahoma Big 10 Conference Coach of the Year. In his head coaching career, he has had a total of 46 players go on to play at the college level.
Coach Skokowski played baseball at Midwest City High School from 1997-1999, where he was a utility infielder starting at 2B, SS, and 3B. After graduating from the University of Central Oklahoma, Coach Skokowski spent eight years as an assistant at Midwest City High School and two years as an assistant at Southmoore High School working mainly with infielders, pitchers, and catchers. He has a Master’s Degree in Sports Administration at East Central University. Adam is married to Brandi Skokowski, has a 8-year-old daughter named Scarlett, a 6-year-old daughter named Caroline, a 3-year-old son named Hutch, and currently lives in Yukon, OK.
