The Morehead City Marlins are a collegiate summer baseball team playing in the Coastal Plain League (CPL).

[2] In Morehead City's inaugural season, the Marlins won the South Division and clinched a berth in the Pettit Cup Playoffs.

Then, in 2018 and 2019, the Marlins won back-to-back Petitt Cup Championships under head coach Jesse Lancaster.

Carel was also an assistant coach in 2003 for the Missouri State Bears baseball team that was a participant in the NCAA Division 1 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

In his four years with the Marlins, Carel has an overall record of 113-77, along with capturing regular season Eastern Division titles in 2022 and 2023.