Mike Kolesar joined the Cougars baseball staff for the 2019 season and returns for his fifth season in 2023. Kolesar returns to his alma mater after an outstanding career on the field for the Caldwell baseball program from 2002-05.
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Kolesar comes back to Caldwell after serving as an assistant baseball coach at Union County College for three seasons. He worked the team’s defense and base running skills, while serving as the third base coach during games.
As the general manager of Gamers Baseball Academy since 2013, Kolesar oversees operations of the organization from scheduling, training and hiring new coaches and staff. In 2019, he was named the President of Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL).
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Kolesar was a dual threat on some of Caldwell’s most successful baseball teams, helping the Cougars win 87 games during his four seasons. A two-time all-CACC player, he ranks second in program history in pitching victories with 18, first in stolen bases with 88 and ninth in hits with 141. His versatility was most apparent in his junior year, when he led the CACC with a 9-1 record on the mound while stealing a league-best 45 bases. Kolesar also batted .374 with four home runs that season to lead Caldwell to its first CACC Tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA regional for the first time. He was inducted into the Caldwell Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Kolesar earned his bachelor’s degree in 2005 in psychology with a minor in communications.
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