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Josh Kauten, Baseball Pitching Coach
Josh Kauten,
Baseball Pitching Coach
Baseball Pitching Coach
Coach Kauten, is set to take over as the Hawks’
pitching coach. Kauten inherits a pitching staff that led the
Midwest Athletic Conference with a 4.14 earned run average. Kauten
pitched at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa before transferring to
Illinois State where he pitched for two seasons. Following his
college career, the Detroit Tigers selected Kauten 313th overall in
the 2004 Major League Amateur Draft. After spending half a season in
rookie ball, Kauten spent the next two seasons split between the
West Michigan White Caps (Tigers A affiliates) and the Lakeland
Tigers (Tigers High A affiliates). In the second half of the 2005
season, Kauten went 4-2 with a 2.84 era for Lakeland.
Since, Kauten
has moved on to independent league baseball. He pitched for the
Lincoln Salt Dogs and currently pitches for the El Paso Diablos
where he has amassed a 3.79 era in 90-plus innings.
Josh resides in Bloomington and is recently engaged to Emily Kabbes.
Contact Information
Phone: (309) 268-8418
Email: Josh Kauten
