Draft
Has twice been drafted by the Boston Red Sox ... Was selected in the 38th round by Boston in the 2002 MLB Amateur Draft ... Was tabbed in the 35th round by the Sox in the 2001 draft.
Summer 2003
Pitched in the Alaska Baseball League for the Mat Su Miners ... Went 6-3 with a 1.99 ERA and 34 strikeouts in
58 2/3 innings pitched.
Navarro JC
Pitched two seasons at Navarro in Corsicana, Texas, for coach Skip Johnson ... Was named to the JUCO all-star team after his sophomore season.
High School
Graduated from Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas, where he earned three letters for coach Dave Curliss ... Was named all-state for 5A schools by the Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association in 2001.
Personal
Full name: Koley Grant Kolberg ... Born: 11/26/82 in Dallas, Texas ... Son of Jeff and Donna Kolberg ... Has one brother, Kelly, who plays rugby at New Mexico ... Father was the 1971 offensive MVP in football at Oregon State and played professionally for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League.
