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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Michael Earley (Texas A&M) and Toby DeMello (University of Arizona) on Pre-Season and In-Season Hitting Development
Derin McMains- Mental Skills Coach, Arizona Diamondbacks
Justin James on pre-season and in-development
Micah Franklin on pre-season training, in dugout conversations, and gameplanning / approach.
Rachel Folden- MiLB Hitting Coach, Chicago Cubs
Jason Thompson on practice plans, team drill concepts and getting ready for a playoff run.
Shawn Stiffler on how he prepares his team from pre-season through post season play
Dane Fujinaka- Head Baseball Coach, Hawaii Pacific University
Brian Green- Head Baseball Coach, Washington State University
Toby DeMello- Hitting Coach, University of Arizona
Robert Woodard- Head Baseball Coach, Charlotte
Bobby Magallanes- Assistant MLB Hitting Coach, Atlanta Braves
Kevin Kimball- Head Baseball Coach, Phoenix College (AZ)
Dave Turgeon- National Head Coach, IMG Academy (FL)
Tom Marker- Head Baseball Coach, Olentangy Orange HS (OH)
Justin James- Head Baseball Coach, Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)
Michael Earley- Hitting Coach, Texas A&M
Jason Thompson- Head Baseball Coach, Brennan HS (TX)
Micah Franklin- Professional Hitting Coach
Shawn Stiffler- Head Baseball Coach, Virginia Commonwealth University
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