Kory Koehler enters his first season in Charlottesville with high expectations, after the Tom Sox have reached the Valley Baseball League’s Lineweaver Cup Championship series in each of the last three seasons. 

However, Koehler has shown during his time at San Jacinto College in Houston that he can handle those expectations. 

In his 21 seasons as a player and an assistant coach for San Jacinto, the Gators have consistently been one of the best junior college programs in the country. 

In Koehler’s time at San Jacinto, the Gators have qualified for 14 NJCAA World Series (12 as a coach, two as a player), played in six JUCO National Championship games, and sent 133 players to the MLB Draft. Most recently, Koehler coached Jackson Rutledge to the 17th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft – the highest overall selection ever by a junior college player. 

Additionally, in 2019, Koehler was awarded the first ever ABCA National Assistant Coach of the Year award at the NJCAA Division I level. 

In addition to his coaching duties, Koehler serves as an associate scout for the Minnesota Twins organization. 

Says San Jacinto Head Coach Tom Arrington: 

“Kory is an outstanding coach and an even better person that has a deep seeded passion for the development of players and for the success of the San Jac baseball program. He possesses a tireless commitment toward San Jacinto College baseball and the pursuit of a national championship. Over the last [21] years of our friendship and work together at San Jac, Kory has continued to take on additional responsibilities in his development. While he is in charge of recruiting, hitting and offensive planning and development of the team, he has also done a tremendous job in our community outreach.” 

Kory is married to his college sweetheart, Erika Nicole Koehler, and has two amazing sons, Keaton Jax (8) and Kason Jett (4).