Aurora University Men's Baseball

Stevens became the program's 17th head coach, coming to AU after serving as the head coach at Central College in Pella, Iowa for the past 11 seasons where he had a 253-193 overall record. In 2012, he led Central to the programs first outright Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) title in 64 years. That same year he was named the D3baseball.com Central Region Coach of the Year. He also received IIAC Coach of the Year in 2005 and 2012, coached the 2006 Academic All-American of the Year, and had 12 All-Region players and two IIAC Players of the Year throughout his tenure. Prior to becoming the head coach at Central College, Stevens was an assistant coach at Wabash College for one season in 2003 and served as an administrative assistant with the baseball program at Ball State University in 2002. Stevens graduated from Morningside College in 2001 with a bachelors degree in psychology. While there he was a four-year starter, played in 110 consecutive games and was a team captain his senior year. He then went on to earn a masters degree in athletic administration from Ball State University in 2003.    

My name is Carter Turnquist and I am the Assistant Coach with Aurora University. I graduated with a Sports Management Degree from Aurora University in 2020 and then graduated with a Masters in Business Administration in 2021. I played for the Spartans from 2018-2021 with conference tournament titles and regional appearances in every year. I was a starting pitcher from 19'-21' and voted team captain in my last year by my teammates.  I started with Aurora University in January of 23' and have been coaching baseball for a total of 8 years. My overall goal for the players that I coach, is to have a long lasting positive impact on the athletes that I am able to coach, in baseball and in life. I want our athletes to grow as individuals and as a team to be able to have the opportunity to achieve their goals and dreams in their life.  One year ago, I was fortunate enough to be a part of the winningest team in Aurora Spartan history as we went 42-6. The team achieved being Regular Season Conference Champions, Conference Tournament Champions, and NCAA DIII Regional Champions. This past season, we ended up going 34-11 and just missed the NCAA playoffs. To see the growth of the team and to be a part of helping this team succeed is exactly what I came to Aurora University to do. Go Spartans!