Texas Rangers Hall of Fame pitcher John Wetteland is scheduled to return to a Denton County courtroom in March to stand trial on three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child.

John Wetteland (Denton County Sheriff's Office)

The trial, which will be overseen by Judge Brody Shanklin, is set to begin March 2, according to court records.

Bartonville police arrested Wetteland, 52, in January on a charge of continuous sexual abuse of a child. He was indicted in March on three countsof aggravated sexual assault of a child.

The accuser told police that Wetteland had forced the child to perform a sex act on him three times between 2004 and 2006, beginning when the child was just 4 years old. The abuse allegedly took place at Wetteland's home in Bartonville, about 10 miles south of Denton.

Wetteland's attorney, Derek Adame, maintained his client's innocence at an arraignment hearing in May, and said he was looking forward to disproving the accusations in court.

"What they've accused him of, the only thing worse is murder," Adame said after the hearing. "He was completely shocked" by the allegations.

Wetteland, who now lives in Trophy Club, pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos and New York Yankees — with whom he was named the 1996 World Series MVP — before he joined the Texas Rangers in 1997. He continued coaching for the team after his retirement but later joined the Washington Nationals.

The Rangers said in January that they have no current association with Wetteland.

Wetteland also coached baseball and taught Bible classes at Argyle's Liberty Christian School in 2007 and 2008, but hasn't had any association with the school since then, according to vice president of advancement Dedra Brynn.