Ken Bolek

Title:

  • Director of Baseball

About:

Ken has been the Director of Baseball at the IMG Baseball Academy since 1995. He puts his extensive coaching and managerial experiences towards developing players of all ages and ability levels. Ken has previously coached for 13 years (Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs organizations) at every level of professional baseball including the Major Leagues, as well as NCAA Division I and junior college.

Education:

 

  • BS in Business Administration from the University of Arizona ‘76
  • BS in Health and Physical Education from Mississippi State University ‘81
  • President’s Scholar ‘81                               

Experience:

  • Cuyahoga Community College - Coach (1979-80) Ohio Junior College Champions
  • Mississippi State University - Graduate Assistant (1981) NCAA D1 College World Series
  • Houston Astros  - Minor League Coach (1982-85)   Rookie, Class A, Class AA, Class AAA, Arizona Instructional League
  • Ashville Tourists - Manager (1986) Class A - Northern Division Champions and All-Star Game Manager
  • Osceola Astros - Manager (1987) Class A - Northern Division Champions and All-Star Game Manager
  • Waterloo Indians - Manager (1988) Class A – Midwest League
  • Cleveland Indians - Coach (1988, 1991) Florida Instructional League
  • Kingston Indians - Manager (1989) Class A - Carolina League, All-Star Game Coach
  • Canton-Akron Indians - Manager (1990-91) Class AA - Eastern League, All-Star Game Coach
  • Cleveland Indians - Coach (1992-93) American League
  • Daytona Cubs - Manager (1994) Class A