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Coaching Staff

Dave Ginder - Head Coach Overall Record - 480 wins 179 losses .728 Winning %

Coach Ginder enters his 24th year as Head Coach after serving as an assistant for the previous six seasons at Carroll.  He is a 1991 graduate of Carroll High School and a graduate of Anderson University where he graduated with a Mathematics and Secondary Education degree and is currently in his 30th year of teaching math at Carroll.  Coach Ginder also holds his master's degree in administration.  As Head Coach, the Chargers have continued with their strong tradition of baseball success.  They have enjoyed 12 sectional championships, four regional championships, and three appearances in the final four and State Championships in 2010 and 2011.  He is married to Kristen, and she is a RN at Parkview.  They have a son Langston (wife Ana) and daughters, Drezdan Deas (husband Owen) and Jantzyn. 

Brett Windmiller - Varsity Assistant

Coach Windmiller enters his 24th year on the Charger staff and his 28th year overall. He is a 1991 graduate of Bishop Dwenger High School and has degrees from Huntington College and Ball State University. Coach Windmiller works with the pitchers and catchers on both the varsity and reserve and leads the Chargers as the Mental Performance Coach. He teaches sixth-grade science at Carroll Middle School and serves as a Team Leader. His wife, Kara, is the Athletic Secretary at Carroll High School. They are proud parents of their daughters Ryli (21) and Hannah (18).

Jason Lantz - Varsity Assistant

Coach Lantz is entering his 16th season coaching at Carroll. He graduated in 1991 from New Haven High School where he spent some time coaching at the JV and Varsity level. He has degrees from Ball State University, IPFW (Indiana University), and Indiana Wesleyan. Currently, Coach Lantz is finishing his 29th year in education, 22 years at Hickory Center and currently in his 5th year teaching math at Carroll Middle School. He is married to Keri who currently works as an Occupational Therapist for East Allen County Schools. They have 24-year-old twins Lincoln and Veronica.

Elliott Ford - Head Junior Varsity Coach

Elliott Ford is in his first year as an assistant coach for the Carroll Charger baseball program. Coach Ford was the catcher for the 2010 and 2011 State Championship teams and graduated from Carroll High School in 2012. He went on to play college baseball at Manchester University as their starting catcher all 4 years. During that time Elliott competed in the DIII College World Series in 2013 and was named all-HCAC catcher in 2015. Elliott graduated from Manchester in 2016 with majors in Accounting and Finance. He currently is a controller for Clifford Aggregate Inc. He is married to Paige who currently works at Parkview Noble as a clinical lab scientist.

Carson Crouse - Assistant Junior Varsity Coach