Eric Wedge has been named Wichita State’s new head baseball coach. Wedge becomes the 22nd head baseball coach in the school’s history.
Wedge was a member of the WSU baseball team from 1987-89 and made three NCAA tournament appearances. He was on the 1989 College World Series champion team as a senior catcher. He received first-team All-American honors that year.
Wedge has 10 years of major league coaching experience as manager of the Cleveland Indians (2003-09) and the Seattle Mariners (2011-13). In 2007, Wedge was awarded the AL Manager of the Year after leading the Indians to the ALCS and winning 96 games.