This week on the ABCA Podcast is 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame class inductee former Alabama head coach, Jim Wells. Wells retired in 2009, in his 15 seasons at Alabama he finished as all-time winningest coach for the Crimson Tide, most SEC wins in that time period, three trips to Omaha and tied for most SEC tournament titles with Skip Bertman and Paul Maineiri. Wells led the Crimson Tide to back-to-back CWS appearances in 96’ and 97’. Wells got his start in coaching as a 7th grade baseball coach. Wells joined Skip Bertman’s LSU staff as a graduate assistant in 1987. Wells went back to his alma mater Northwestern State in 1990 as head coach. Wells first season at Northwestern State they posted 38 wins and had not had a winning season in 13 years. Wells did the same thing at Alabama in 1995 winning 42 games which was most wins for a first-year head coach since 1907. Success followed Wells to every spot he went to and finished with 817 wins in 21 seasons as a head coach. The ABCA Podcast is presented by Netting Pros. Netting Professionals are improving programs one facility at a time, specializing in the design, fabrication and installation of custom netting for backstops, batting cages, dugouts, bp screens and ball carts. They also design and install digital graphic wall padding windscree

Jim Wells - 2024 ABCA Hall of Fame, University of Alabama

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