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Mike Kazlausky

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Mike Kazlausky
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamAir Force
ConferenceMountain West
Record318–406 (.439)
Biographical details
Born (1969-06-27) June 27, 1969 (age 55)
Fox Lake, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
1988–1991Air Force
Position(s)Shortstop, second baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995Air Force (assistant)
2000–2003Air Force (assistant)
2006–2008Air Force (assistant)
2011–presentAir Force
Head coaching record
Overall318–406 (.439)
TournamentsNCAA: 2–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • MW Coach of the Year (2024)

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]

Early life and education

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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

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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

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Statistics overview
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
2024 Air Force 27–28 18–12 1st
Air Force: 318–406 (.439) 153–221 (.409)
Total: 318–406 (.439)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mike Kazlausky". Air Force Falcons. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mike Kazlausky". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Final 1991 Baseball Statistics Report: Air Force" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "Final 1989 Baseball Statistics Report: Air Force" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Kleinpeter, Jim (February 15, 2012). "LSU baseball opener reunites Paul Mainieri with his former Air Force player". Times-Picayune. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  6. ^ 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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