Carlton Hardy (born July 24, 1971) is an American college baseball coach. He is the head baseball coach at Savannah State University.
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Current position | |
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Title | Head coach (baseball) |
Team | Savannah State |
Conference | SIAC |
Record | 278–342 |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1971-07-24) July 24, 1971 (age 51) Los Angeles, California |
Alma mater | Grambling State University (B.S., 1993) (M.S., 1995) |
Playing career | |
Baseball | |
1989–1991 | Grambling State |
1991 | Martinsville Phillies |
Position(s) | Third baseman |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1999–2004 | Olivet (assistant) |
Baseball | |
1998–1999 | Talladega |
2000–2005 | Olivet |
2006–present | Savannah State |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 431–508 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 MEAC (2013) | |
Awards | |
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Hardy played college baseball at Grambling State from 1989 to 1991. At Grambling State, Hardy was First Team All Conference in 1990 and 1991.[1] He graduated from Grambling State with a B.S in Computer Information Systems and a Master of Science degree in Sports Administration.[1]
Hardy played for the Martinsville Phillies in 1991 where he had a batting average of .133 and a fielding percentage of .921 at third base.[2]
Hardy's coaching career began in 1998 as the Head coach of Talladega of the NAIA. He coached Talladega College for two seasons, leading the team to a 34-18 record (and the most wins in school history up to that point).[1]
Hardy's next head coaching job was as the head coach of Olivet where he coached from 2000 to 2005 and turned around the program[3] Hardy coached Olivet to a 105-123 record in his 6 seasons with the club.[1]
Savannah State hired Hardy as their head coach in 2006.[1][4]
In July 2006, Hardy's alma mater, Grambling State hired Hardy as their head coach[5] before Hardy decided to stay with Savannah State.[6]
Hardy is currently a member of the USA Today Sports board of coaches.[7]
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