Baseball Coaches

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.

Jared Davis
JDavis@kaskaskia.edu

Jared Davis begins his first year as assistant coach for the Blue Devils. Davis graduated from Wesclin High School and then played two years at centerfield for the KC Blue Devils being named MVP his sophomore year. He graduated from KC with an Associates in Arts Degree and then transferred to IPFW (Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne) where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Davis played two years of baseball for the Mastedons and set school records in slugging percentage (.574), doubles (36), and tied the homerun record with 16. After his junior he was named the NCAA Division I Independent Newcomer of the Year and was also named to the Wallace Watch list for Division I National Player of the Year. During his senior year he was a candidate for ESPN The magazine/COSIDA Academic All-American Honors with a 3.56 GPA. At IPFW he was also named Male Athlete of the Year and Senior Male Athlete of the Year. He was named to the seond team all conference in the Summit League and was also initiated into Chi Alpha Sigma at IPFW for high academic and athletic achievements.

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.