University of Portland Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2006: Started 32 games while appearing in 39 primarily at catcher and designated hitter ... finished career eighth on UP’s all-time games started chart with 159, tied for eighth with seven sacrifice flies and ninth with 182 games played ... second on the Pilots with a .398 on-base percentage and fourth with a .301 batting average ... scored 19 runs, drove in 16, hit 10 doubles and a home run ... hit .388 in 17 WCC games with eight RBI’s, six runs and four doubles ... committed only one error in 175 total chances for a team-high .994 fielding percentage ... had two RBI’s at Dallas Baptist on Feb. 11 ... went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run at Nevada on Mar. 10 ... went 4-for-6 with an RBI and a run in back-to-back wins at Utah on Mar. 17-18 ... 2-for-5 with a double and a run against USD on Apr. 8 ... solo home run against Washington on Apr. 17 ... 3-for-5 with an RBI at Santa Clara on May 13 ... went 7-for-11 (.636) with three RBI’s, two runs and two doubles during season-ending three-game series against Loyola Marymount. 

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2005: Appeared in 51 of team’s 53 games, making 50 starts, primarily as the designated hitter … hit .281 with team highs of 11 doubles and 27 walks … second on team with 52 hits, 24 runs scored and a .376 on-base percentage … also hit three home runs and knocked in 18 runs … had 13 multi-hit games including five games with three hits … had seven-game hitting streak … went 3-for-4 with three RBI’s and a home run against Washington State (Mar. 4) … got three hits in five at-bats with three RBI’s, two runs and a double against Gonzaga (Apr. 18) … went 3-for-4 with three runs, one double and a home run during a 13-8 win against San Francisco (May 15).

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2004: Appeared in 53 of team’s 56 games … .301 batting average trailed only Travis Vetters for team lead … led team with 23 bases on balls … second on squad in on-base percentage (.382) … hit first career home run against Saint Mary’s (May 1) … had 15 multi-hit games, including five three-hit performances … tied for team lead with five sacrifice flies … had two assists against Chicago State (Mar. 11) … hit eight doubles … knocked in 17 runs.

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2003: Made 23 starts and 36 overall appearances … hit .241 with 21 hits in 87 at-bats … had nine RBI’s and scored 10 runs … went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored in a game against Oregon State … had two hits in four at-bats, a double, RBI and a run scored in a game against Washington State … went 3 for 4 with two RBI’s and two runs scored in a game against Loyola Marymount … led the team with a 1.000 fielding percentage in 33 chances.

RENO HS: Earned three letters for coach Pete Savage … earned two all-league awards … T.E.A.M. award winner and team captain as a senior … helped team to 33-5 record as a senior, and three zone and state championship appearances … hit .383 with 32 RBI and three home runs as a senior catcher … went 4 for 4 with three doubles and three RBI vs. Diamond Bar in 2002.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 22, 1983 in Reno, Nev. … parents are Steve and Gail Kosach … major is organizational communications … father Steve played baseball at the University of Nevada (1964-67), winning the NCAA Division II Western Regional Championship in 1965 … father also played in the Philadelphia Phillies organization … brother Steve played baseball at the University of California-Berkeley … played the role of Ty Cobb’s son in the 1994 film Cobb, starring Tommy Lee Jones.

KOSACH'S CAREER STATISTICS