Former pro player and coach Ken Bolek has been named the next leader of SSES baseball. Coach Bolek brings a long and impressive resume to the Falcons that started at the University of Arizona, where he was a member of the school’s 1976 College World Series championship team. After graduation, he was drafted as an outfielder by the Detroit Tigers. Bolek began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State University before moving to the professional ranks. For more than a dozen years, he served as a coach and manager in the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago Cubs organizations. In 1995, Coach Bolek helped develop the baseball program at IMG Academy, and he served as the school’s Director of Baseball for 19 years.