Mike Kazlausky
Michael Raymond Kazlausky (born June 27, 1969) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Air Force Falcons baseball team. He was named to that position on an interim basis prior to the 2011 season, and was made permanent after the season.[1]
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Air Force |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Record | 291–378 (.435) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 27, 1969 Fox Lake, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1988–1991 | Air Force |
| Position(s) | Shortstop, second baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1995 | Air Force (assistant) |
| 2000–2003 | Air Force (assistant) |
| 2006–2008 | Air Force (assistant) |
| 2011–present | Air Force |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 291–378 (.435) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 2–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Mountain West tournament (2022) | |
Early life and education
After graduating from Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, Illinois, Kazlausky attended the United States Air Force Academy.[2] On the Air Force Falcons baseball team, Kazlausky was a four-year infield starter at shortstop in 1988 and second baseman from 1989 to 1991 under head coach Paul Mainieri.[1][3][4] He was an All-Western Athletic Conference honoree in his junior and senior seasons (1990 and 1991), led the team in batting in 1989 and 1991, and ranks among the top Falcons in many offensive categories. He graduated with eight career records.[1]
Coaching and military career
After serving two years in the United States Air Force, Kazlausky returned to the Academy and served as an assistant coach from 1993 to 1995. Kazlausky then returned to active service at Charleston Air Force Base as a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III pilot. He returned again to the Academy as an instructor in 2000, and served until 2004 as a volunteer assistant baseball coach. After two and a half years deployed abroad, Kazlausky returned again to the Academy and served his third tour as an assistant coach from 2006 to 2008.[1]
He returned again in 2011 to serve as interim head coach, and retired after 20 years of service to become full-time head coach of the Falcons in 2012.[5][6]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Falcons (Mountain West Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Air Force | 19–36 | 4–20 | 7th | |||||
| 2012 | Air Force | 14–39 | 5–19 | 5th | |||||
| 2013 | Air Force | 15–37 | 7–23 | 6th | |||||
| 2014 | Air Force | 20–34 | 10–20 | T–6th | |||||
| 2015 | Air Force | 23–29 | 11–17 | 5th | |||||
| 2016 | Air Force | 30–27 | 12–18 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Air Force | 27–26 | 12–17 | 5th | |||||
| 2018 | Air Force | 24–30 | 12–17 | 6th | |||||
| 2019 | Air Force | 26–26 | 12–14 | 5th | |||||
| 2020 | Air Force | 7–12 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Air Force | 26–22 | 18–16 | 4th | |||||
| 2022 | Air Force | 32–29 | 15–15 | T–4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Air Force | 28–31 | 17–13 | 3rd | |||||
| Air Force: | 291–378 (.435) | 135–209 (.392) | |||||||
| Total: | 291–378 (.435) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Mike Kazlausky". Air Force Falcons. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- "Mike Kazlausky". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "Final 1991 Baseball Statistics Report: Air Force" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "Final 1989 Baseball Statistics Report: Air Force" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- Kleinpeter, Jim (February 15, 2012). "LSU baseball opener reunites Paul Mainieri with his former Air Force player". Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- Schwab, Frank (June 2, 2011). "Air Force's Kazlausky trades in flight suit to keep baseball uniform". Gazette. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014.
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