Jim Carone (born April 13, 1981) is an American baseball coach, who is the current head baseball coach of the McDaniel Green Terror. He played college baseball at Monmouth. He has also been the head coach of the Wagner Seahawks (2012–2021).[1][2][3][4]

Jim Carone
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMcDaniel
ConferenceCentennial
Record0–0
Biographical details
Born (1981-04-13) April 13, 1981 (age 43)
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
2000–2003Monmouth
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004NJIT (assistant)
2005Stevens Tech (assistant)
2006Wagner (assistant)
2007–2008Rider (assistant)
2009–2011Villanova (assistant)
2012–2021Wagner
2022–presentMcDaniel
Head coaching record
Overall207–266–1
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NEC regular season (2018)
Awards
NEC Coach of the Year (2018)

Carone played at Monmouth University, registering among the nation's best in ERA in his junior season. He earned Northeast Conference Pitcher of the Year honors for his efforts that season, setting a program record for wins in a season with 10.[4]

After ending his playing career, Carone served single seasons as an assistant coach at then-Division II NJIT, Division III Stevens Tech, and Wagner. He then served two seasons at Rider before three seasons as pitching coach at Villanova. He was hired as head coach at Wagner on January 30, 2012.[1][5][6]

On May 24, 2021, Carone announced his resignation from Wagner.[7]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Wagner Seahawks (Northeast Conference) (2012–2021)
2012 Wagner 22–33 15–17 6th
2013 Wagner 24–31 16–16 T–5th
2014 Wagner 19–35 11–13 T–4th
2015 Wagner 27–23–1 15–9 2nd
2016 Wagner 19–33 13–19 6th
2017 Wagner 22–28 13–12 3rd
2018 Wagner 38–18 21–7 T–1st
2019 Wagner 19–32 11–13 T-3rd
2020 Wagner 6–8 0–0 Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Wagner 11–25 8–22 T-6th
Wagner: 207–266–1 123–128
Total: 207–266–1

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ a b "2012 Baseball Coaching Staff". Wagner Seahawks. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Jim Carone". Villanova Wildcats. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Wildcats Hire Jim Carone as Assistant Baseball Coach". Villanova Wildcats. September 14, 2008. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Jim Carone Biography". Monmouth Hawks. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Wagner to hire Carone as head coach". College Baseball Insider. January 30, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  6. ^ Jim Waggoner (February 1, 2012). "Wagner College names Villanova aide Jim Carone as baseball head coach". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "Island product Craig Noto replaces Jim Carone as Wagner College's baseball coach". Advance Local Media LLC. May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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