Wes Carroll heads into his 14th season as head baseball coach at the University of Evansville as the Aces usher in a new era of Evansville Baseball and has taken the program to new heights. Carroll learned the “the Purple Aces’ way” growing up just a few minutes from campus in nearby Newburgh, Indiana. He watched his older brother and former Major League infielder, Jamey Carroll, excel at shortstop, and later got to experience the success the program is capable of first-hand as a four-year starter for the Purple Aces and a member of UE’s 2000 NCAA Tournament team.
Following his college career at Evansville, Carroll was drafted in the 37th round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Carroll spent the next five years playing Minor League Baseball for the Phillies, and later, for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization. As a part of the now-Nationals organization, Carroll played parts of two seasons at the AAA level. He retired from the professional ranks in the spring of 2006, but not before he was able to play alongside his older brother, Jamey, in two spring training games for the Washington Nationals.
Carroll then returned to his alma mater in the summer of 2006 as an assistant coach with the Purple Aces’ program and was named the 12th head coach in UE baseball history on July 2, 2008.
On the show we discuss how to create a family culture, a year of player development, and change he made from when he started as a 28 year old head coach.
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Peter Fatse- MiLB Hitting Coordinator, Minnesota Twins
Starting with Why. Creating offseason development plans that increase player buy-in.
Ryan Phillips- Head Baseball Coach, Edmond Sante Fe HS (OK)
LA Dodgers Coordinator of Skill Development Shaun Larkin on practice organization, randomization, and individualization.
Michael Earley- Hitting Coach, Arizona State University
Zona Baseball’s Trent Otis on development within the team setting, constraints, and measurement.
Dave Turgeon- Coordinator of Instruction, Pittsburgh Pirates
Kevin Davidson- Owner/Founder of BaseballCloud
Steve Dintaman- Head Baseball Coach, Sinclair Community College (OH)
JSerra HS Head Coach Brett Kay on building culture and leaving a lasting legacy
Jeff Leach- Manager of Hitting, Axe Bat
Nova Southeastern Head Coach Greg Brown on Batting Practice setup and ”Theme Thursdays”
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HiPro Hitting’s Chris Dunn on two-way communication, and constraints in the team setting
Drew Saylor- MiLB Manager and Hitting Coordinator, Pittsburgh Pirates
NIACC Head Coach Travis Hergert on a culture of development and competition
Justin Willard- MiLB Pitching Coach, Minnesota Twins
Oxford HS Head Coach Wes Brooks on Competition, BP and Practice Planning
Donegal Fergus- Associate Head Coach and Hitting Coach, UC Santa Barbara (CA)
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