Carlton Hardy
American college baseball coach (born 1971)
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Carlton Hardy (born July 24, 1971) is an American college baseball coach. He is the head baseball coach at Alcorn State University.
Hardy in 2014 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Alcorn State |
| Conference | SWAC |
| Record | 6–43 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 24, 1971 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Grambling State University (B.S., 1993) (M.S., 1995) |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1989–1991 | Grambling State |
| 1991 | Martinsville Phillies |
| Position | Third baseman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1999–2004 | Olivet (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1998–1999 | Talladega |
| 2000–2005 | Olivet |
| 2006–2024 | Savannah State |
| 2025–present | Alcorn State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 518–625 (NCAA) 34–18 (NAIA) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
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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.[1] He graduated from Grambling State with a B.S in Computer Information Systems and a Master of Science degree in Sports Administration.[1]
Career
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.[citation needed]
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[2] 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][3]
In July 2006, Hardy's alma mater, Grambling State hired Hardy as their head coach[4] before Hardy decided to stay with Savannah State.[5]
On August 8, 2024, Hardy was hired by Alcorn State as their new head coach.[6]
Hardy is currently a member of the USA Today Sports board of coaches.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega College Tornadoes (HBCUAC) (1998–1999) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Talladgea College | ||||||||
| 1999 | Talladgea College | 34–18 | NAIA Sectional | ||||||
| Talladega College (NAIA): | 34–18 | ||||||||
| Olivet Comets (MIAA) (2000–2005) | |||||||||
| 2000 | Olivet College | 15–25 | 6–12 | 6th | |||||
| 2001 | Olivet College | 12–25 | 6–12 | 6th | |||||
| 2002 | Olivet College | 18–18 | 6–12 | 5th | |||||
| 2003 | Olivet College | 23–17 | 21–8 | 2nd | |||||
| 2004 | Olivet College | 16–22 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
| 2005 | Olivet College | 21–16 | 10–11 | T–4th | |||||
| Olivet College: | 105–123 | 48–63 | |||||||
| Savannah State Tigers (Independent) (2006–2011) | |||||||||
| 2006 | Savannah State | 30–19 | |||||||
| 2007 | Savannah State | 31–23 | |||||||
| 2008 | Savannah State | 20–25 | |||||||
| 2009 | Savannah State | 25–26 | |||||||
| 2010 | Savannah State | 24–26 | |||||||
| 2011 | Savannah State | 29–23 | |||||||
| Savannah State: | |||||||||
| Savannah State Tigers (MEAC) (2012–2019) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Savannah State | 19–34 | 11–19 | 4th (South) | MEAC tournament | ||||
| 2013 | Savannah State | 33–23 | 17–7 | T–1st (South) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | Savannah State | 22–31 | 11–13 | 4th (South) | MEAC tournament | ||||
| 2015 | Savannah State | 21–33 | 12–12 | 3rd (South) | MEAC tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Savannah State | 12–40 | 7–17 | (South) | |||||
| 2017 | Savannah State | 12–39 | 3–21 | (South) | |||||
| 2018 | Savannah State | 7–34 | 4–20 | (South) | |||||
| 2019 | Savannah State | 13–27–1 | 10–14 | 3rd (South) | MEAC tournament | ||||
| Savannah State: | 75–123 | ||||||||
| Savannah State Tigers (SIAC) (2020–2024) | |||||||||
| 2020 | Savannah State | 7–8 | |||||||
| 2021 | Savannah State | 4–7 | HBCU Black College Small School World Series (6th Place) | ||||||
| 2022 | Savannah State | 34–12 | 28–2 | 1st | SIAC tournament | ||||
| 2023 | Savannah State | 33–14 | 25–7 | 2nd | SIAC tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Savannah State | 31–15 | 21–12 | 4th | SIAC tournament | ||||
| Savannah State: | 407–459 | 74–21 | |||||||
| [Alcorn State Braves (SWAC) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Alcorn State | 6–43 | 1–29 | 12th | |||||
| Alcorn State: | 6–43 | 1–29 | |||||||
| Total: | 518–625 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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