JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State head baseball coach Steve Bieser has named Aaron Everett as the new pitching coach for the Gamecocks.
Everett joins the Jax State program after serving as Auburn's director of player development for the last two seasons. He worked extensively with the Tigers' pitching staff and helped lead Auburn to a College World Series appearance in 2022. While on The Plains, the Tigers hosted back-to-back NCAA Regionals, including an NCAA Super Regional en route to a trip to Omaha, Nebraska.
"Aaron (Everett) comes highly recommended from the coaching staff at Auburn University, whom I respect very much. He has worked under Coach (Butch) Thompson focusing on pitcher development and is ready for the next step at Jacksonville State and lead our pitching department," said head coach Steve Bieser. "Aaron has high energy, great knowledge and is a servant leader. Aaron has great ties to the area, which will help our recruiting efforts in the state. I am very excited to have him join our talented staff."
The addition of Everett gives the new Gamecock staff a knowledge of the state of Alabama as he served as head coach at Southern Union Community College for two seasons prior to joining Butch Thompson's staff at AU. He led the Bison to a 44-31 overall record during his time at the helm. Prior to being appointed the head coach, he spent the 2019 fall semester as an assistant coach for the program.
Everett also previously held assistant coaching positions at the Alabama-Huntsville (2019), Albany State (2018) and Tennessee Wesleyan (2017).
"I am excited to be joining the Jax State baseball family! I have so much respect and admiration for Coach (Jim) Case and the legacy he left for this program. It is an honor to be chosen to be part of the staff that will pick up where he left off," said Everett. "Coach (Steve) Bieser has a vision for this program and I believe he has assembled a strong coaching staff to help him bring it to fruition. The future is extremely bright for Gamecock Baseball."
Prior to breaking into the college coaching ranks, Everett spent three seasons as the head coach at Loudon High School, where he was named the 2015 TBCA Sectional and District 5-AA Coach of the Year, and two seasons as an assistant coach at Altha High School.
Everett was a three-year reliever at Tennessee, logging an 8-2 record and 3.23 ERA in 49 career appearances from 2006-08. He went 4-0 with a 2.82 ERA in 21 appearances in 2007 and went on to be named the SEC Community Service Player of the Year.
Following an injury, Everett spent one season at Lee University in 2010 and went on to be named All-SSAC and the Lee University Relief Pitcher of the Year while leading the team to a NAIA World Series runner-up finish.
Everett signed with the San Diego Padres following his collegiate career and spent one season with the Eugene Emeralds, going 5-2 with a 2.76 ERA in 25 relief appearances.
A native of Loudon, Tennessee, Everett is a 2012 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin. He is married to his college sweetheart, Joanna Stewart Everett. They have three children, Rackley, Marion and Lila.
