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Maj. Mike Kazlausky, otherwise known as "Coach Kaz" enters his sixth year as an assistant coach at the Academy. As one of the most inspirational and emotional players to ever wear the Air Force baseball uniform, Kazlausky came to USAFA baseball as a walk-on and started all four years. At the time of his graduation, he held eight career records and still ranks among the top five in nine of the 13 offensive categories. A two-time all-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) selection, Kazlausky led the Falcons in batting in 1989 and 1991. After a standout baseball career with the Falcons, "Kaz" spent three seasons from 1993 to 1995 as an assistant coach to former Falcon Head Coach Paul Mainieri, now the head skipper at LSU. During this time, the Falcons posted three consecutive winning seasons. The 1994 team led the nation in batting average, slugging percentage and triples. The 1995 team won 29 games, the second most in school history. After leaving the Academy in the summer of 1995, Kaz spent four years at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., as a pilot in the C-17 aircraft. He later returned to the Academy in the fall of 2000 till 2004 as a TG4 and T-41/C-150 evaluator pilot in the 94th Flying Training Squadron. In addition to his flight duties, he also served as the volunteer baseball coach for the Falcons as well as the Preparatory School head baseball coach. During his tenure, the 2002 Falcon team set the school record for most Div. I victories and two falcon players were drafted into the minor leagues. Kazlausky then returned back to Charleston Air Force Base in 2004. He spent the next two and a half years as a C-17 pilot actively serving in the War on Terror, before returning to the Academy in late summer 2006 for this third tour as an assistant baseball coach. This past fall, Kazlausky was inducted to the Lake County Hall of Fame in Lake County, Ill., for outsanding achievment. This spring he will also be inducted into the 14th Airlift Squadron Hall of Fame in Charleston, S.C.. Kaz and his wife, Kris, live in Monument with their daughter, Sammy (8) and son, Mick (4). |
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