Kyle Klosak Hired as UChicago Assistant Baseball Coach

CHICAGO – College of Chicago Head Baseball Coach Kevin Tyrrell introduced on Wednesday that Kyle Klosak has been employed to function Assistant Baseball Coach for the Maroons.

“I’m ecstatic to welcome Coach Klosak to the Maroon Household! Our extremely proficient pitching employees goes to profit immensely from among the finest pitching coaches within the recreation at this time,” Tyrrell stated. “Having labored with him earlier than, I’ve seen what a distinction his preparation makes within the packages he is been part of. In his time at DuPage, he guided pitching staffs that led the area in quite a lot of statistical classes and have even cracked nationwide rankings. He is additionally the most effective pitch-caller I’ve ever met. It is an thrilling time to be a Maroon!”

Klosak involves UChicago after a seven-year tenure as Assistant Baseball Coach and Pitching Coach at School of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Unwell. (2015-22). He executed all in-game managerial choices involving the pitching employees. Klosak assisted with follow and recreation planning, recruiting potential student-athletes, participant efficiency improvement, and maintenance of the sphere and gear. He additionally constructed and carried out the crew’s weightlifting program.

In 2019, the Chaparrals boasted the bottom ERA within the area, which additionally ranked eleventh within the nation. COD recorded the second-lowest ERA within the area through the 2022 season. Over the previous three seasons, the squad has gained 73 p.c of its residence video games.

Klosak has held the position of Head Coach at TPS Sports activities Efficiency since 2020, the place he designs and instructs coaching periods for baseball, basketball, soccer, hockey and softball athletes. Moreover, he serves because the Assistant Baseball Coach in addition to Head Energy & Conditioning Coach at Chicago Choose.

Klosak earned his bachelor’s diploma in sports activities administration from Lewis College (2015), the place he additionally performed on the baseball crew.

“I’m extraordinarily honored to be becoming a member of the UChicago household,” Klosak stated. “The scholar-athletes and employees members the College attracts are motivating and influential to be round. Becoming a member of a training employees led by Coach Tyrrell, I do know there is not a objective on or off the sphere that’s out of our attain. Go Maroons!”