Stephen Kolek #32

Graduated from Shephed (TX) High School in 2015, and he earned All-District 23-4A First Team accolades as a senior. Spent three seasons at Texas A&M University prior to being drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 11th-round of the 2018 Draft ... made 44 appearances for Texas A&M (33 starts) and posted a 12-11 record with a 4.03 ERA, 162 strikeouts in 199.0 innings.

2023

Began the season with Double-A Arkansas before being promoted to Triple-A Tacoma, where he spent the majority of the season, pitching to a 4-2 record and a 4.23 ERA (29 ER, 61.2 IP) in 44 appearances (one start) with a .224 opponent batting average. Made five scoreless appearances with Double-A Arkansas, going 2-0 and holding opposing batters to a .042 clip with a 0.39 WHIP before being promoted to TAC on April 27. Between the Double-A and Triple-A levels, he went 6-2 with a 3.76 ERA and .206 opponent average, and his 49 total appearances set a career high in a season. Allowed just three home runs in 61.2 innings pitched for Tacoma. His 44 appearances for TAC ranked third on the club, and his 49 between TAC and ARK set a new high in a single season. In the first half of the season at the Triple-A level, he went 2-2 with a 9.64 ERA (25 ER, 23.1 IP), 1.97 WHIP, and .316 opponent batting average in 15 appearances ... in 29 appearances in the season's second half, he went 2-0 with a 0.94 ERA (4 ER, 38.1 IP), 0.91 WHIP, and .154 opponents' average. Had reverse splits with TAC, holding left-handed batters to a .205 opponent clip and a .234 opponent average to righthanded batters.