Joe Carbone

Note: This page discusses longtime Ohio University coach Joe Carbone. For the SUNY Canton coach of the same name, click here.

Joseph B. Carbone

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 160 lb.

• Schools Marshall University, Ohio University
• High School Elkland High School

• Born ~1949

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Biographical Information

Joe Carbone coached college baseball for over 30 years.

Carbone hit .367 in 1969 for Ohio University, playing center field. In 1970, he played second base next to shortstop Mike Schmidt on a team that went to the 1970 College World Series.

The Kansas City Royals signed Carbone after he graduated. He hit .181/.309/.245 in 34 games for the Kingsport Royals and was 0 for 6 with 3 walks for the Waterloo Royals. He was a player/coach in Italy in 1973, going 3 for 7 with a walk, 2 steals, 2 runs and 3 RBI for Edipen while manning shortstop.

Carbone later was an assistant coach at Marshall University and the University of Toledo. From 1977-1988, he was assistant coach at Ohio State University. He also was coach and general manager for a team in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League during the summers. The GLSCL later named its Coach of the Year Award after Carbone.

Joe became head coach at his alma mater in 1989. After 20 seasons in that role, he was 585-496-2, setting a school record for wins in any sport. He was second in Mid-American Conference history in wins through 2009 behind Fred Decker. He guided the team to a school-record 43 victories in 1997. He retired at the end of the 2012 season.

Carbone has been named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1997. He conducted baseball clinics in Italy in 1992 and coached for Team USA in the 1999 Pan American Games, when they qualified for the 2000 Olympics.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1989	Ohio University	25-19	17-10
1990	Ohio University	29-27	12-16
1991	Ohio University	33-27	20-11	CWS Regionals
1992	Ohio University	33-22	20-12	MAC
1993	Ohio University	21-26	13-15
1994	Ohio University	34-19	18-10	MAC
1995	Ohio University	31-25	15-17
1996	Ohio University	34-23	21-11	MAC
1997	Ohio University	43-18	22-9	MAC / CWS Regionals
1998	Ohio University	31-24	13-17
1999	Ohio University	26-28	17-13
2000	Ohio University	31-25-1	18-10	MAC
2001	Ohio University	29-25	16-11	MAC
2002	Ohio University	26-25	14-13
2003	Ohio University	35-23	15-11	MAC
2004	Ohio University	25-29	12-12
2005	Ohio University	25-25-1	9-10-1
2006	Ohio University	22-25	14-13
2007	Ohio University	23-31	8-19
2008	Ohio University	29-30	14-13	MAC
2009	Ohio University	29-24	18-9	MAC
2010	Ohio University	20-35	13-14	MAC
2011	Ohio University	27-27	11-16
2012	Ohio University	28-29	16-11	MAC

Sources

• 1972 Baseball Guide
• Italian Baseball Federation
• Ohio bio