Baseball Coaches

Mitch Koester (618)545-3327 mkoester@kaskaskia.edu

Coach Koester enters his second season as head coach of the Blue Devils after spending three seasons as the assistant coach. In Koester’s first year as head coach at KC he led the Blue Devils to their first GRAC Championship in 21 years. The 2009 team was an Academic All-American team and also had 5 players receive Academic All-American honors. Koester saw 10 of his players sign with 4 year schools, 6 at the Division 1 level in 2009. A Teutopolis, Illinois native, Koester graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts. He was a three-year starter at shortstop for the Boilermakers. Prior to joining the Blue Devils, Koester was an assistant at West Lafayette High School in West Lafayette, Indiana. While there, he helped guide the team to a Final 8 appearance in the 2005 season. In the summer of 2004, Koester served as an assistant coach for the Quincy Gems of the Central Illinois Collegiate League. In both positions, Koester primarily worked with the hitters and infielders. Koester and his wife, Megan reside in New Baden and have a daughter Grace Suzanne.

Marcus Wilson MWilson@Kaskaskia.edu

After making his mark on the KC baseball field three years ago, Marcus Wilson will return to Larry Smith Field as the new Pitching Coach for the Blue Devils this spring. Wilson graduated from Arthur, IL High School in 2005 where he was a standout baseball player and then came to Kaskaskia where he was a member of the pitching crew for the KC Blue Devils for two seasons. He graduated from Kaskaskia in 2007 with an Associate in Arts Degree and was named an Academic All-American his sophomore year. He was also a member of Phi Theta Kappa. He then transferred to Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. At Delta State, the Statesmen finished with a record of 45-11 along with a conference championship. That team fell one game shy of going to the College World Series.

Tyler Monkman TMonkman@Kaskaskia.edu

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