Kaskaskia College Men's Baseball

Koester saw 10 of his players sign with 4 year schools, 6 at the Division 1 level in 2009. Koester was named GRAC Coach of the Year in 2009 In 2013, the Blue Devils won the Region 24 tournament for the first time in over 20 years. They went on to win the Northern District Tournament and qualified for the JUCO World Series for the first time in school history. The 2013 team finished the year 39-12 and ranked 9th in the country, the highest ranking in school history. He was also Region 24 Coach of the Year in 2013. In 2014 the Blue Devils finished 31-17 and Runner-up in Region 24. They also finished GRAC Runner-Up in the regular season. In 2015 he guided the Blue Devils to there second Region 24 Title in 3 years and finished 33-14. Koester was also named Region 24 Coach of the Year in 2015. Since his arrival at KC, 12 of his current or former players have signed professional contracts and over 60 have signed with 4 year schools from the PAC 12, SEC, OVC, MVC, MAC and A-Sun. A Teutopolis, Illinois native, Koester is a 2005 graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and has also holds a masters degree in Education from McKendree University. While at Purdue he was a three-year starter at shortstop for the Boilermakers. In 2004, he served as one of two team captains. That same year he was selected to the All-Big Ten second team as a shortstop and was voted the teams Most Valuable Player. As a junior, he was rated best defensive short stop in the Big Ten Conference by Baseball America. Koester and his wife, Megan, reside in Aviston, Illinois and are the proud parents of two children: Grace (6) and Charlie (3)