Central College Men's Baseball

COACHING RESUME 2023-present (Central College) Head coach 2021-23 (Central College) Assistant baseball coach - pitching 2021 (Black Hawk College [Ill.]) Head assistant baseball coach - pitching 2020 (Central College) Assistant baseball coach- pitching 2019-20 (Rockford Rivets) Pitching coach 2016-17 (Pella High School) Volunteer assistant baseball coach ATHLETICS CAREER 2015-19 - Central College EDUCATION Central College, 2019 B.A., elementary education HOMETOWN Pella, Iowa Adam Carey was named the head coach for the Central baseball program in June of 2023 after spending eight of the previous nine seasons as a player or assistant coach. Carey has won 33 games in his first two seasons leading the Dutch. Starting pitcher Mark Kenney has twice been selected as an American Rivers All-Conference honoree while shortstop/left fielder Garrett Guenther was chosen in 2025. Carey come back to Central after spending the 2021 as head assistant and pitching coach at Black Hawk College. The junior college program finished 44-13 and won the Arrowhead Conference with a 20-0 record. They finished as a runner-up in the Region IV Tournament, just missing a trip to the Division II Junior College World Series. During his playing career, Carey earned three varsity letters and served as a team captain in 2019. Over five years, Carey made pitching 21 appearances and recorded 58.2 innings of work. He achieved a 5-5 mark and a 5.37 ERA. His best season came in 2019, going 4-2 in 12 appearances with a 4.93 ERA. He was with the team for five seasons after making just one appearance and receiving a medical redshirt in 2018. The Pella native previously spent two seasons as a volunteer assistant with the Pella High school baseball team. In the summers of 2019 and 2020, Carey served as the pitching coach for the Rockford Rivets of the Northwoods League, a highly-touted collegiate wood bat league. Achievements Central College - head coach 33-44 (.429) record in two seasons Central College - assistant coach 34-50 (.404) record in three seasons Athletics career Central College (3) varsity letters (1) year as team captain (2019) Pitched in 21 career games Career ERA of 5.37 (41 earned runs in 58.2 innings) 46 career strikeouts 5-5 record, including 4-2 mark as a senior

COACHING RESUME 2023-present (Central College) Assistant baseball coach 2021-present (Grinnell High School Varsity assistant baseball coach/head JV coach 2019-20 (Grinnell High School) Volunteer varsity assistant baseball coach ATHLETICS CAREER 2018-22 - Central College EDUCATION Central College, 2022 B.A., sports management Arkansas State University, 2023 M.A., sports administration HOMETOWN Alburnett, Iowa Ian Boline was added to the Central baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2023. He was promoted to be the top assistant prior to the 2025 season. Boline transitioned to the coaching staff after four years as a player for the Dutch. Primarily playing left field, Boline appeared in 39 games and started 32 times. He was a career .243 hitter with six RBI.  While serving as the third base coach during games, Boline also works with the outfielders and base runners in practice. In the summer, Boline has spent the previous five seasons assisting with the Grinnell High School program. He was a volunteer varsity assistant coach for the 2019 and 2020 seasons. He's worked the past three seasons as an assistant varsity coach as well as the head junior varsity coach. Boline graduated from Central College in 2022 with a degree in sports management. He also earned a master's degree in sports administration from Arkansas State University in August of 2023. Achievements Central College 48-68 (.414) record in three seasons Athletics career Central College (1) varsity letter 57-69 (.452) record in four seasons Team captain in 2022 Played in 39 career games as utility outfielder, starting 32 times

COACHING RESUME 2024-present (Buena Vista University) Assistant baseball coach 2021 (Platteview [Neb.] High School) Volunteer assistant baseball coach ATHLETICS CAREER 2020-24 - Buena Vista University EDUCATION Buena Vista University, 2024 B.A.,  HOMETOWN La Vista, Neb. Jordan Mathewson was added to the Central baseball coaching staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2025 season Mathewson was a four-year starter at Buena Vista University, where he finished as the program's all-time hits leader with 241. He was a first-team American Rivers All-Confernece pick three times and a second-team honoree once. He was also an all-region selection at second base in 2023. After graduating from Buena Vista, Mathewson spent the summer of 2024 coaching an American Legion team in Nebraska. He also was a volunteer coach at Platteview [Neb.] High School in 2021. Additionally, Mathewson is a veteran camp instructor at both Buena Vista and Platteview High School. During his high school career at Platteview, he was picked for the 2018 Lincoln Journal Nebraska All-State Team and was a three-time all-conference selection. Achievements Central College 17-21 (.447) record in one season Athletics career Buena Vista University 113-54 (.677) record in five seasons Played in 168 career games, starting 164 School's all-time hits leader with 241