Timothy Michael Parenton (December 11, 1961 – October 30, 2023) was an American college baseball coach and third baseman. He played college baseball and college football at Mississippi State University. He then served as the head coach of the Samford Bulldogs (1998–2004) and the North Florida Ospreys (2018–2023).
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 11, 1961 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2023 (aged 61) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1980–1983 | Mississippi State |
| Baseball | |
| 1982–1984 | Mississippi State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1987 | Mississippi State (GA) |
| 1990–1994 | Old Dominion (asst.) |
| 1995–1997 | Mississippi State (asst.) |
| 1998–2004 | Samford |
| 2005–2007 | Florida (asst.) |
| 2008–2010 | New Orleans (LA) Jesuit |
| 2011–2013 | North Florida (asst.) |
| 2014–2017 | Hudson Valley Renegades |
| 2018–2023 | North Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 259–363 |
| Tournaments | OVC: 2–2 ASUN: 7–7 NCAA: 0–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Playing career
editParenton attended Jesuit High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. Parenton played for the school's varsity baseball and football teams all four years in addition to lettering in two other sports. Parenton then enrolled at the Mississippi State University, to play college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs football team. He appeared in the 1980 Sun Bowl as a reserve quarterback, rushing for −4 yards on two attempts.[1] Parenton would spend another season as a reserve quarterback for the Bulldogs before giving up football.
Parenton then pursued baseball full-time and was a 3-year letter winner for the Mississippi State Bulldogs baseball team.[2]
Coaching career
editParenton began his coaching career immediately after college as a graduate assistant for his alma mater Mississippi State.[3]
After stepping away from college baseball, Parenton returned as an assistant coach for the Old Dominion Monarchs baseball program where he worked under his former colleague, Pat McMahon. After 5 years as an assistant, Parenton was up for the head coaching job at Old Dominion, but eventually lost out to Tony Guzzo.[4] Parenton returned to Mississippi State as an assistant in 1995 through 1997.
In 1997, Parenton was hired to lead the Samford Bulldogs baseball program. The Bulldogs struggled under Parenton, never finishing over .500 and only qualifying for the conference tournament twice. Despite this, Parenton was named the 2004 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year.[5] On July 15, 2004, Parenton stepped down from his post at Samford to become an assistant coach at Florida.[3]
On August 10, 2007, Parenton returned to Jesuit High School as the school's baseball coach.[6] On April 22, 2010, it was announced that Parenton would complete the season with Jesuit, but then return to college baseball as an assistant with the North Florida Ospreys baseball team.[7]
After three years as an assistant at North Florida, Parenton accepted his first professional challenge as the manager of the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Tampa Bay Rays organization.[8] Parenton guided the Renegades to the 2017 New York–Penn League Championship in 2017.[9]
On June 5, 2017, Parenton was named the third head coach in North Florida history.[10] On May 30, 2023, Parenton stepped down as the head coach of the Ospreys due to health concerns.[11]
Death
editParenton died from throat cancer on October 30, 2023, at the age of 61.[12]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford Bulldogs (Trans America Athletic/ASUN Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
| 1998 | Samford | 13–43 | 6–14 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 1999 | Samford | 20–33 | 8–22 | 10th | |||||
| 2000 | Samford | 29–34 | 6–21 | 10th | |||||
| 2001 | Samford | 20–34 | 12–15 | 7th | |||||
| 2002 | Samford | 27–31 | 13–17 | 6th | Atlantic Sun Tournament | ||||
| 2003 | Samford | 17–34 | 7–23 | 11th | |||||
| Samford: | 52–112 | ||||||||
| Samford Bulldogs (Ohio Valley Conference) (2004) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Samford | 25–33 | 15–12 | 6th | Ohio Valley Tournament | ||||
| Samford: | 151-242 | 15-12 | |||||||
| North Florida Ospreys (ASUN Conference) (2018–2023) | |||||||||
| 2018 | North Florida | 28–28 | 13–11 | 4th | Atlantic Sun Tournament | ||||
| 2019 | North Florida | 32–25 | 12–11 | 5th | Atlantic Sun Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | North Florida | 4–12 | Season canceled on March 12 due to Coronavirus pandemic[13] | ||||||
| 2021 | North Florida | 22–23 | 11–7 | 2nd (South) | ASUN Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | North Florida | 22–33 | 11–18 | 5th (East) | ASUN Tournament | ||||
| 2023 | North Florida | 28–27 | 13–17 | 11th | |||||
| North Florida: | 136–121 | 47–47 | |||||||
| Total: | 259–363 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "2017 Mississippi State Football TaxSlayer Bowl Media Guide". www.hailstate.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "18 Mississippi State Baseball Media Guide". www.hailstate.com. Mississippi State University Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Tim Parenton Accepts Position at Florida". www.samfordsports.com. Samford University. July 15, 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Mike Holtzclaw (July 13, 1994). "Odu Hires Vcu Baseball Coach". www.dailypress.com. Daily Press Media Group. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Tim Parenton Named OVC Coach of the Year". www.samfordsports.com. Samford University. May 25, 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Doug Tatum (August 10, 2007). "Jesuit hires alum as baseball coach". www.nola.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Mike Storm (April 22, 2010). "Lure back to college too great for Jesuit baseball coach Tim Parenton". www.nola.com. Advance Local Media LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Former Four-Sport Blue Jay Gets First Shot as Pro Baseball Manager". www.jesuitnola.com. Jesuit High School of New Orleans. January 31, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "New York-Penn League Playoffs". www.milb.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Tim Parenton Named Head Baseball Coach". www.unfospreys.com. University of North Florida. June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ Gary Smits (May 30, 2023). "UNF Ospreys baseball coach Tim Parenton steps down after six seasons due to health reasons". www.jacksonville.com. USA TODAY. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ^ Smits, Garry (October 30, 2023). "Tim Parenton, who coached UNF baseball for six years, passes away after battle with cancer". Jacksonville Florida Times-Union. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Cancels Intercollegiate Competitions for Remainder of Academic Year". March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.