Tony Skole
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1968 |
| Playing career | |
| Baseball | |
| 1989–1992 | The Citadel |
| Football | |
| 1988–1990 | The Citadel |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1993–1996 | Lincoln Memorial (Asst.) |
| 1997–1999 | Lincoln Memorial |
| 2000–2017 | East Tennessee State |
| 2018–2024 | The Citadel |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 689–810–1 |
| Tournaments | SoCon 6–18 ASUN: 10–9 NCAA: 0–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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Tony Skole (born September 26, 1968) is an American baseball coach and former third baseman, who is the former head baseball coach of The Citadel Bulldogs. He played college baseball and college football at The Citadel from 1988 to 1992. He previously served as head coach of the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2000–2017).[1][2][3]
Playing career
[edit]Skole played baseball and football at The Citadel Bulldogs, a key part of several memorable teams in both sports. In baseball, he was part of the team that reached the 1990 College World Series and drove in the go-ahead run against Cal State Fullerton in the Bulldogs only win in Omaha. He played for both Chal Port and Fred Jordan, whom he succeeded as head coach of the Bulldogs in 2017.[4] He was a starting Defensive Back on football teams that beat the University of South Carolina, the University of Arkansas and the United States Military Academy; the Bulldogs reached the Division I-AA playoffs twice, for the first time in school history.
Coaching career
[edit]On June 8, 2017, he was named the head baseball coach of The Citadel Bulldogs.[5][6]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters (South Atlantic Conference) (1997–1999) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Lincoln Memorial | 32–19–1 | 7–14 | ||||||
| 1998 | Lincoln Memorial | 29–20 | 9–11 | ||||||
| 1999 | Lincoln Memorial | 34–19 | 12–9 | ||||||
| Lincoln Memorial: | 95–58–1 | 28–34 | |||||||
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Southern Conference) (2000–2005) | |||||||||
| 2000 | East Tennessee State | 21–31 | 15–15 | 5th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2001 | East Tennessee State | 23–32 | 13–17 | 7th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2002 | East Tennessee State | 21–36 | 13–16 | T-8th | |||||
| 2003 | East Tennessee State | 15–36 | 9–20 | 9th | |||||
| 2004 | East Tennessee State | 28–30 | 15–15 | 6th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2005 | East Tennessee State | 31–22 | 13–16 | 7th | Southern tournament | ||||
| : | SoCon | 106–143 | |||||||
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2006–2014) | |||||||||
| 2006 | East Tennessee State | 31–27 | 14–16 | T-5th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2007 | East Tennessee State | 26–29 | 11–16 | 9th | |||||
| 2008 | East Tennessee State | 18–36 | 9–24 | 12th | |||||
| 2009 | East Tennessee State | 25–28 | 10–20 | 9th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2010 | East Tennessee State | 32–28 | 15–12 | 3rd | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2011 | East Tennessee State | 36–21 | 16–12 | 5th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| 2012 | East Tennessee State | 23–32 | 8–19 | 9th | |||||
| 2013 | East Tennessee State | 36–24 | 17–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2014 | East Tennessee State | 27–30 | 13–13 | T-5th | ASUN tournament | ||||
| : | A-Sun | 113–142 | |||||||
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers (Southern Conference) (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| 2015 | East Tennessee State | 21–35 | 8–16 | 9th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2016 | East Tennessee State | 27–30 | 11–13 | 5th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2017 | East Tennessee State | 30–29 | 9–15 | 7th | Southern tournament | ||||
| East Tennessee State: | 471–536 | 106–143 | |||||||
| The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (2018–2024) | |||||||||
| 2018 | The Citadel | 19–34 | 8–16 | 8th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2019 | The Citadel | 12–43 | 5–19 | 9th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2020 | The Citadel | 10–6 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | The Citadel | 12–39 | 4–25 | 4th (Red) | |||||
| 2022 | The Citadel | 26–31 | 5–16 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | The Citadel | 23–31 | 7–14 | 8th | Southern tournament | ||||
| 2024 | The Citadel | 21–32 | 3–18 | 8th | Southern tournament | ||||
| The Citadel: | 123–216 | 32–108 | |||||||
| Total: | 689–810–1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tony Skole". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ Trey Williams (May 25, 2012). "ETSU clears Skole of wrongdoing". Johnson City Press. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ "Skole Interview". High School Baseball Web. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
- ^ Jeff Hartsell (June 20, 2017). "For Tony Skole, coaching Citadel baseball not just a job, but an 'important responsibility'". Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
- ^ Kevin Bilodeau (June 8, 2017). "The Citadel to hire Tony Skole as new head baseball coach". WCSC-TV. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ "Skole Named Head Coach At The Citadel". The Citadel Bulldogs. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
External links
[edit]- Tony Skole, Head Baseball Coach, The Citadel