Carlton Hardy
baseball player (1971-)
Carlton Hardy (born July 24, 1971) is an American college baseball coach. He is the head baseball coach at Alcorn State University.
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 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 six 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.
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