Wes Carroll (baseball)
Wes Carroll (born January 5, 1979) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Evansville Purple Aces baseball team. He has held that position since the 2009 season. He played at Evansville, becoming the Purple Aces' first ever Freshman All-American. He then went on to a minor league career, reaching Triple-A and playing in spring training games with his brother Jamey Carroll. He then became an assistant coach with the Purple Aces for three seasons before ascending to the top job.[1][2][3][4][5]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Evansville |
Conference | Missouri Valley |
Record | 389–408 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Evansville, Indiana, U.S. | January 5, 1979
Playing career | |
1998–2001 | Evansville |
2001 | Batavia Muckdogs |
2001–2002 | Lakewood BlueClaws |
2001–2002 | Clearwater Phillies |
2003–2004 | Harrisburg Senators |
2003–2004 | Brevard County Manatees |
2004 | Edmonton Trappers |
2005 | New Orleans Zephyrs |
Position(s) | Infield |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2006–2008 | Evansville (assistant) |
2009–present | Evansville |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 389–408 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
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Awards | |
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Head coaching record
Below is a table of Carroll's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Evansville Purple Aces (Missouri Valley Conference) (2009–present) | |||||||||
2009 | Evansville | 25–30 | 7–17 | 8th | |||||
2010 | Evansville | 32–27 | 10–11 | 5th | |||||
2011 | Evansville | 28–25 | 7–13 | 7th | |||||
2012 | Evansville | 32–27 | 10–11 | 4th | |||||
2013 | Evansville | 24–34 | 10–10 | 4th | |||||
2014 | Evansville | 34–21 | 15–6 | 1st | |||||
2015 | Evansville | 29–24 | 8–13 | 6th | |||||
2016 | Evansville | 29–27 | 9–12 | 5th | |||||
2017 | Evansville | 18–39 | 8–12 | 6th | |||||
2018 | Evansville | 12–39 | 3–18 | 8th | |||||
2019 | Evansville | 24–29 | 11–10 | T-4th | |||||
2020 | Evansville | 5–11 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | Evansville | 28–27 | 11–16 | 7th | MVC Tournament | ||||
2022 | Evansville | 32–24 | 14–6 | 2nd | MVC Tournament | ||||
2023 | Evansville | 37–24 | 15–12 | T-3rd | MVC Tournament | ||||
Evansville: | 389–408 | 138–167 | |||||||
Total: | 389–408 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- "Wes Carroll". Evansville Purple Aces. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- Gordon Engelhardt (July 9, 2008). "Family ties, baseball's bond". Evansville Courier Press. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- "Brother sticks up for diminutive Twins shortstop Carroll". Duluth News Tribune. Duluth, Minnesota. January 31, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- Jonathan Lintner (February 14, 2012). "UE baseball team hears from special guest". Evansville Courier Press. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- Brian Foley (April 30, 2014). "Interview with Evansville's Wes Carroll and Kyle Freeland". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)