Texas A&M International University Athletics

Saldivar comes to us after spending one year at UT-Permian Basin where he helped lead the Falcon softball program to their first ever 20 plus win season. He spent the two seasons prior at McPherson College in Kansas where the Bulldogs went 24-18 in 2021 and 13-5 during the COVID shortened 2020 season. 
 
Saldivar spent one year at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas where he helped lead the Saints to 14 wins while having two All-Red River Conference players. 
 
Prior to OLLU he spent four years at Texas Southern University as an assistant coach. While at Texas Southern, the Lady Tigers appeared in three Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) tournaments and two SWAC championships, winning one in 2017. 
 
After moving to Houston in 2007, Saldivar began coaching with the TX Lite 18U Organization. While there, he helped coach the team for five years prior to joining the Impact Gold Organization in 2012 to be part of the Impact Gold 18U expansion team.
 
He is a retired veteran with 22 years of U.S. Navy service. During his military career, he was the head coach for the All-Navy Women’s Softball Team from 2000-2003. While there, 11 U.S. Navy women moved on to represent to U.S. Armed Forces Women’s Softball team to compete against the Top 20 national teams in the 19/Over Open Division for the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) National Tournament.
 
Saldivar is a native of San Antonio, Texas, where he attended Oliver Wendell Holmes High School. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.