Ken Stilley is in his 16th season in his second stint as a Carthage part-time assistant softball coach and pitching coach in 2020-21. Stillley’s previous stint at Carthage ran from 1998 to 2005, and he returned to the staff in 2014. A native of Winthrop Harbor, Ill., Stilley graduated from Carthage in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in social work. He is a longtime softball pitching instructor and works part-time at Zion-Benton Township High School in Zion, Ill.