CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga Community College head baseball coach Kyle Stahlberg has accepted a position with the Miami Marlins to coach in their minor league system, the school announced on Wednesday.
The Marlins will announce coaching assignments at the end of the season. Assistant baseball coach Nick Kaplak will take over head coaching duties for the Triceratops.
Stahlberg leaves behind a remarkable three-year tenure at Tri-C, where he transformed the program following a pandemic-induced hiatus. Under his leadership, the team compiled a 103-37 record, won back-to-back Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Championships in 2024 and 2025, and achieved a national-best 41-game winning streak last season en route to a 44-8 record.
“Kyle embodies everything we stand for at Tri-C,” Anthony Franklin, executive director of Athletics, Wellness and Recreation at Tri-C, said in a press release. “His transition to the Marlins organization proves that dreams don’t have expiration dates and that excellence is recognized at every level. Tri-C is truly where futures begin.”
The Triceratops were ranked as high as No. 22 in the NJCAA poll under Stahlberg’s guidance. His teams earned recognition both on the field and in the classroom, producing 36 OCCAC All-Academic Honorees and sending 19 players to Division I, II, III or NAIA programs.
Stahlberg was named OCCAC Coach of the Year in both 2024 and 2025. His teams produced multiple conference players and pitchers of the year, including Mason Koons and Sloan Ulrich in 2023, Kyle Koehler in 2024, and Mitch Harder in 2025.
“I am grateful for my time at Tri-C,” Stahlberg said in a statement posted on X. “Restarting and building the program was a true team effort, and I am very proud of what we accomplished together.”
Before joining Tri-C in 2022, Stahlberg spent six years as head coach at Eastlake North, where he was recognized as the 2021 Lake County Coach of the Year. His playing career included stints with the Arizona Winter League, Traverse City Beach Bums, and the Canton Stallions, where he won national championships in 2010 and 2011. He was inducted into the National Semi-Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
“Tri-C will always hold a special place in my heart,” Stahlberg said. “I will continue to cheer on the program and am excited to see how it grows and achieves even greater success in the years to come.”
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