Coach Josh Kauten
Areas of Expertise: Pitching
Phone: (319) 361-4914
Email: jkauten@gopbt.com
Schedule Lessons with Josh Kauten
Josh Kauten (Pitching Instructor) resides in Bloomington, IL where he is currently the pitching coach for Heartland Community College. In 2007, which was Heartland's inaugural year, the Hawks went 35-17 and were ranked as high as 17th in the nation followed by a 42-9 record with a national ranking of #4 in 2009. Also, during the 2009 season his pitching staff amassed a league leading 2.72 ERA. In addition, he is a personal trainer where he quickly became a top grossing trainer.
He attended Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, IA, where he earned Academic All-American Honors. He then transferred to Illinois State University where he earned his degree in Exercise Science and Fitness. After being named the Male Scholar-Athlete of the year, he was drafted in 2004 by the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round.
He spent 3 years with Detroit and was part of the 2006 championship team the West Michigan Whitecaps, before moving on to the independent ranks. Over the last 5 years, he's compiled a career ERA of 3.73 in 437.1 innings while striking out 293 compared to walking only 121. He was also named to the American Association All-Star Team in 2007.
