Dave Hajek Named UCCS baseball coach

A former Major League Baseball player who spent parts of two seasons at the top level with the Houston Astros during his 10 year playing career will be the first Head Baseball Coach at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Dave Hajek, who has more than 12 years of coaching experience with the Colorado Rockies organization.

Hajek played during the 1995 and 1996 seasons for the Houston Astros as an infielder. He also played within the organizations of the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres and Rockies, ending his career as a member of the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 1999. He was also selected as a three-time Pacific Coast League All-Star with the Las Vegas Stars and Tucson Toros.

Hajek started coaching in 2004 with the Asheville Tourists, the Class A affiliate of the Rockies. After two-and-a-half seasons, he moved to Advanced A Modesto Nuts for one-and-a-half seasons. Hajek then went on to the Class AA Tulsa Drillers, spending four seasons at Tulsa before he was named as the Colorado Rockies Infield Coordinator for the 2012 season.

In 2013, Hajek was assigned to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox coaching staff. He remained with the Sky Sox for two seasons before he went to the Albuquerque Isotopes when the Rockies changed affiliations after the 2014 season. Hajek was a Hitting Coach for 11 seasons and was the Infield Coordinator for one year that involved working with all Rockies infielders below the Major Leagues, which included current Rockies Gold Glove infielders Nolan Arenado and DJ LeMahieu.