Dale Koler

Dale Koler

  • Class Year:
    2005
  • Induction Year:
    2016
  • Sport(s):
    Baseball

Dale Koler ‘05 MBA is one of the best left-handed pitchers to ever grace Bob Fisher Field as a member of the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jacket varsity baseball team. 

The southpaw compiled a 23-10 career record. His 23 victories and 258 strikeouts are among the most all-time in school history. Koler's .697 career winning percentage still stands as a school-record for pitchers with 25 or more decisions. His 11.9 strikeouts per game as a senior in 2004 was second in the Ohio Athletic Conference and ninth in all of NCAA Division III baseball.

Koler was a three-time BW Outstanding Pitcher award-winner (2002-2004) and the Outstanding Freshman award-winner (2001) He earned All-OAC honors for four straight years and is just one of four BW baseball student-athletes ever to accomplish that feat.

Today, Koler and his family live in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and is Owner and Vice President of Construction at Fall Creek Homes and remains as the Director of Investor Relations at Forest City Enterprises in Cleveland. He is married with three children.