Adam Carey is the head assistant and pitching coach for the Braves. He joined the BHC baseball staff in August 2020 as the first hire for the Braves’ new head coach, Josh Keim.
Carey spent the 2019-20 school year as the second assistant and pitching coach at Central College in his hometown of Pella, IA.
He worked under Keim as the pitching coach during the 2019 and 2020 summer collegiate seasons for the Rockford Rivets (IL) in the Northwoods League. While on Keim’s coaching staff, Carey had five pitchers he worked with sign professional contracts.
Throughout the 72-game 2019 season, the Rivets’ pitching staff boasted just shy of nine strikeouts per game, ending the season with 632 strikeouts. In the summer of 2020, Carey returned in the same role in the first 29 games for the Rivets. The Rockford pitching staff included two Top 150 prospects according to D1 Baseball and several other professional prospects. In that 29-game span, the Rockford pitching staff finished with a 3.42 ERA and 281 strikeouts.
Before embarking on his coaching career, Carey spent five years at Central College where he played baseball. As a pitcher and two-time captain on the baseball team, he earned a role in the starting rotation for two seasons.
Carey graduated from Central College in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with endorsements in special education and reading.
