After a very successful playing career for the Hillsdale College baseball team across five seasons, Cody Kanclerz stepped off of the diamond and into the dugout as an assistant coach for the Chargers, beginning in the fall of 2023. He's entering his third season on the staff this fall, after helping the program to a G-MAC Tournament appearance in 2025. 

Along with his experience working on the Hillsdale College staff, Kanclerz also served as the manager of the Michigan Monarchs, a wood bat team playing in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, in 2025.

Kanclerz was an every-day starter at third base for four straight seasons and a key part of some of the best hitting lineups in Hillsdale College history from 2020 to 2023. Originally recruited as a pitcher with strong two-way potential, Kanclerz quickly matured into a standout batter and fielder for the Chargers, finishing his career ninth all-time in Hillsdale history in hits (177) and tied for third in runs scored (136) while batting near the top of the order throughout his time as a starter. 

In his senior season in 2023, Kanclerz helped lead the team to a program-record 20 conference wins and a fourth-place finish in the G-MAC, both high-water marks for Hillsdale College baseball since joining the G-MAC for the 2018 season. Individually, he posted career highs in doubles, triples, home runs and RBIs in his final campaign.

A native of Plymouth, Michigan, Kanclerz came to Hillsdale from Detroit Catholic Central, a high school with a tradition-rich baseball program in the Catholic High School League, the top prep baseball conference in the state of Michigan. During his time with the Shamrocks, Kanclerz led DCC to a MHSAA D1 district championship in 2016 before joining the Chargers program.

Kanclerz currently resides in Hillsdale, Michigan with his wife, Maddie, who is an assistant coach with the Hillsdale College volleyball team.