Wes Carroll
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamEvansville
ConferenceMissouri Valley
Record389–408
Biographical details
Born (1979-01-05) January 5, 1979 (age 45)
Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2001Evansville
2001Batavia Muckdogs
2001–2002Lakewood BlueClaws
2001–2002Clearwater Phillies
2003–2004Harrisburg Senators
2003–2004Brevard County Manatees
2004Edmonton Trappers
2005New Orleans Zephyrs
Position(s)Infield
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2008Evansville (assistant)
2009–presentEvansville
Head coaching record
Overall389–408
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • Missouri Valley Coach of the Year (2014)

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]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Carroll's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
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  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

https://gopurpleaces.com/sports/baseball/schedule/2022

References

  1. ^ "Wes Carroll". Evansville Purple Aces. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Gordon Engelhardt (July 9, 2008). "Family ties, baseball's bond". Evansville Courier Press. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Brother sticks up for diminutive Twins shortstop Carroll". Duluth News Tribune. Duluth, Minnesota. January 31, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Jonathan Lintner (February 14, 2012). "UE baseball team hears from special guest". Evansville Courier Press. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Brian Foley (April 30, 2014). "Interview with Evansville's Wes Carroll and Kyle Freeland". College Baseball Daily. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

External links

Current head baseball coaches of the Missouri Valley Conference
Evansville Purple Aces head baseball coaches
Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Coach of the Year
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