Release courtesy of McDaniel Athletic Communications
WESTMINSTER, Md. – Jim Carone has been named McDaniel College's head baseball coach, announced by Director of Athletics Adam Hertz on Tuesday.
"We are excited that Jim has chosen to join our family," Hertz said. "He has a firm grasp of what it takes to lead this program and his experience as a player and coach, across divisions, has prepared him well to build a culture of educational and athletics success at McDaniel."
Carone takes over as just the 16th coach in the vaunted history of Green Terror baseball. He spent the last 10 seasons as the head coach at Division I Wagner College.
"I would like to thank Adam Hertz and the search committee for the opportunity to join the McDaniel College family, Carone said. "I am excited to meet our student-athletes and get to work on the Hill!"
During his tenure at Wagner, he posted 207 wins, becoming just the second coach in Wagner program history to reach the 200-win plateau. The 2015 and 2018 Northeast Conference (NEC) Coach of the Year, Carone had five players selected in the annual Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft since 2013, which included four that had eligibility remaining. Four of those players have advanced to at least the Double-A level and two have received promotions to their respective big-league clubs.
Carone guided the 2018 Wagner squad to a 38-18 record and to the NEC title game. The 38 wins were the most in program history and his 21 NEC wins were also the most in program history, good enough to be co-regular season champions – the first for the Seahawks since 2009. The 2018 season capped a run of four NEC tournament berths in five seasons.
Carone has served as the chair of the NEC coaches' committee and served on the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee from 2015-19, including as committee chair in 2018 and 2019.
Prior to Wagner, he served four seasons as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Villanova. Four of his Wildcat pitchers were drafted in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
He also spent time as an assistant coach at Rider (2006-08), Wagner (2005-06), Stevens (2004-05), and New Jersey Institute of Technology (2003-04).
During his playing days at Division I Monmouth, he was a captain during his senior season. He was a first-team All-Northeast Conference selection and was named the conference's Pitcher of the Year as a junior when he went 10-3 on the mound with a 2.21 ERA in 97 2/3 innings.
Carone graduated from Monmouth in 2003 with a degree in business administration and marketing.
Carone officially assumes his duties on June 2.