Seth Wheeler (baseball)
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 17, 1992 Overland Park, Kansas |
| Playing career | |
| 2010–2011 | Butler CC |
| 2012–2014 | Central Missouri |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015–2017 | Junction City |
| 2015–2016 | Butler CC (assistant) |
| 2017–2018 | Emporia State (assistant) |
| 2019–2023 | Emporia State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 97–116 (college) 72–42 (summer baseball) |
Seth M. Wheeler (born January 17, 1992) is an American former college baseball coach and previously served as head coach at Emporia State University from 2019–2023. Prior to Emporia State, Wheeler served as an assistant coach focusing on pitchers at Emporia State, and served as the Junction City Brigade manager from 2015 to 2017.[1] Wheeler played for the University of Central Missouri.
Career[edit]
Wheeler began his collegiate baseball career at Butler Community College where he played for two years as a catcher.[2] Wheeler then transferred to the University of Central Missouri where he played for two years after redshirting in 2012.[3]
Early career[edit]
In January 2014, Wheeler was named an assistant coach for the Junction City Brigade, a team he played for during his college years, and was promoted to manager eleven months later.[4] During his time as the Junction City manager, Wheeler also served as an assistant coach at Butler Community College.[5] Wheeler won the regular season and Mid-Plains League tournament championships during his time at Junction City.[6]
Emporia State University[edit]
Wheeler joined Emporia State University's baseball coaching staff in 2016 as an assistant coach.[7] During his three years as an assistant coach, he helped the Hornets advance to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) and NCAA Tournaments each of the three years, winning the MIAA Tournament in 2017, and an overall record of 110–52, 76–34 conference record.[8] On June 15, 2018, Wheeler was named the next head coach.[9]
Head coach record[edit]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Junction City Brigade (Mid-Plains League) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Junction City | 23–16 | |||||||
| 2016 | Junction City | 27–11 | |||||||
| 2017 | Junction City | 22–15 | |||||||
| Junction City: | 72–42 (.632) | ||||||||
| Emporia State Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association) (2019–2023) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Emporia State | 27–22 | 19–14 | ||||||
| 2020 | Emporia State | 13–7 | 5–1 | ||||||
| 2021 | Emporia State | 17–25 | 13–20 | ||||||
| 2022 | Emporia State | 21–31 | 13–20 | ||||||
| 2022 | Emporia State | 18–31 | 12–21 | ||||||
| Emporia State: | 97–116 (.455) | 62–76 (.449) | |||||||
| Total: | 169–158 (.517) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References[edit]
- ^ Polasek, Jonathan (June 15, 2018). "Seth Wheeler named next Emporia State baseball coach". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Seth Wheeler - Butler Grizzlies". butlergrizzlies.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Central Missouri Athletics". ucmathletics.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Brigade Announce Head Coaching Change". November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ Rahe, Greg. "Emporia State names Seth Wheeler next Head Baseball Coach". www.kvoe.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ Skillett, Derek. "Junction City Brigade head coach Seth Wheeler resigns from the team". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ "Emporia State University Athletics - Staff Directory - Seth Wheeler". Archived from the original on March 15, 2016.
- ^ Weast, Don (June 15, 2018). "Emporia State Tabs Seth Wheeler as Newest Baseball Coach". Emporia State University Athletics (Press release). Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- ^ Weast, Don (June 15, 2018). "ESU Announces Wheeler to take reigns of Hornet baseball". Retrieved July 15, 2018.