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Tony Skole
Biographical details
Born (1968-09-26) September 26, 1968 (age 56)
Playing career
Baseball
1989–1992The Citadel
Football
1988–1990The Citadel
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1996Lincoln Memorial (Asst.)
1997–1999Lincoln Memorial
2000–2017East Tennessee State
2018–2024The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall689–810–1
TournamentsSoCon 6–18
ASUN: 10–9
NCAA: 0–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • ASUN Tournament (2013)

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

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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

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On June 8, 2017, he was named the head baseball coach of The Citadel Bulldogs.[5][6]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
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

      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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tony Skole". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Trey Williams (May 25, 2012). "ETSU clears Skole of wrongdoing". Johnson City Press. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Skole Interview". High School Baseball Web. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Kevin Bilodeau (June 8, 2017). "The Citadel to hire Tony Skole as new head baseball coach". WCSC-TV. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  6. ^ "Skole Named Head Coach At The Citadel". The Citadel Bulldogs. June 8, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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