Carlton Hardy (born July 24, 1971) is an American
college baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played by Student athlete, student-athletes at institutions of higher education. In the United States, college baseball is sanctioned mainly by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); in Japan, ...
coach. He is the head baseball coach at
Alcorn State University
Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. ...
.
College
Hardy played college baseball at
Grambling State from 1989 to 1991. At Grambling State, Hardy was First Team All Conference in 1990 and 1991.
He graduated from Grambling State with a B.S in Computer Information Systems and a Master of Science degree in Sports Administration.
Career
Hardy played for the
Martinsville Phillies
The Martinsville Phillies were a short season minor league baseball team located in Martinsville, Virginia. Affiliated with the Philadelphia Phillies, they existed from 1988 to 1998, playing in the Appalachian League. They played their home game ...
in 1991 where he had a batting average of .133 and a fielding percentage of .921 at third base.
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).
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 Hardy coached Olivet to a 105-123 record in his 6 seasons with the club.
Savannah State hired Hardy as their head coach in 2006.
In July 2006, Hardy's alma mater, Grambling State hired Hardy as their head coach before Hardy decided to stay with Savannah State.
On August 8, 2024, Hardy was hired by Alcorn State as their new head coach.
Hardy is currently a member of the
USA Today
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Sports board of coaches.
References
External links
Savannah State profile
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1971 births
Living people
Baseball third basemen
Grambling State Tigers baseball players
Martinsville Phillies players
Olivet Comets football coaches
Olivet Comets baseball coaches
Savannah State Tigers baseball coaches
Talladega Tornadoes baseball coaches
Baseball players from Los Angeles
Baseball coaches from California
Coaches of American football from California