Gene Domzalski, Wilkes University
Baseball Coach – 1970-78
Gene Domzalski coached the Colonels baseball team from 1970-1978 compiling a 138-42 (.755) overall record and two Middle Atlantic Conference crowns. Wilkes finished with winning records in all nine seasons including three-straight 20+ win seasons in his final three years at the helm. Domzalski led the Colonels to three NCAA Regional appearances from 1976 to 1978.
Wilkes finished 21-8 in 1976 winning the NCAA Regional title as the lowest seed and finished fourth in the first NCAA Division III College World Series held in Marietta, Ohio. A year later Wilkes went 20-4 overall capturing the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship and another trip to the NCAA Regional. The three-year run concluded with a 25-5 overall mark in 1978 and another trip to the regionals. Domzalski coached six Small College All-Americans and 10 Topp’s NCAA District Two All-Americans while mentoring 21 First Team All-MAC selections including three Most Valuable Player award winners in pitchers Ted Sokolowski, Jim Stehle and Andy Kresky.
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