Comes To UNLV From Reno…

Stan Stolte

Stolte is no stranger to baseball in the Silver State, having served on the coaching staff at in-state rival Nevada, Reno for the past 14 seasons, including spending the last four as the associate head coach of the Wolf Pack program. Stolte also served as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator during his time in Reno, and UNR made NCAA tournament appearances in 1997, 1999 and 2000.

“Stan Stolte was the first name that came to my mind when I got the job,” Chambers said. “I have known Stan for a long time and he is a great person. I brought him in because he is a good pitching coach and he will teach me a lot about this level.”

Stolte has developed 22 all-conference pitchers, three freshman All-Americans and two WAC Pitcher of the Year winners, including 2010 honoree Brock Stassi, who led the league with a 3.43 ERA while compiling a 7-4 overall record. Stolte has coached 34 pitchers that have made it to the professional ranks, including Dan Reichert, who was a 1997 first round selection of the Kansas City Royals. He also mentored Chad Qualls and Darrell Rasner, who were taken in the second round of the MLB draft in 2000 and 2002 respectively. Qualls was a key bullpen member of the Houston Astros when they advanced to the 2005 World Series, and he is currently the closer for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

“There were not many jobs that I would leave the community of Reno and the school for, but this was a no-brainer,” Stolte said. “I can tell that they want to get this thing going and I want to be a part of something special with coach Chambers.”

Prior to coming to UNR he spent seven years as an assistant coach at the University of the Pacific. Stolte coached at Northwest Missouri State for two years before heading west to Pacific. His coaching career began in the high school ranks as head coach at Clarence-Lowden High School in Iowa, where he was 110-45. He won four district titles and made one Iowa high school final four appearance in six years as a prep mentor. He then coached at Northwest Missouri State prior to returning to his alma mater, Muscatine (Iowa) Community College to coach the 1989-90 season.

An infielder and pitcher at Muscatine and St. Ambrose (Iowa) College, Stolte helped St. Ambrose win an NAIA regional baseball championship in 1984. He was a two-sport athlete at Muscatine playing baseball and basketball. He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from St. Ambrose University in 1984 and his master’s degree in education from Northwest Missouri State in 1989.

Stan and his wife Susan have a son, Jacoby.

(UNLV Release)