MMEETEET TTHEHE BBOBCATSOBCATS HHeadead CCoachoach JJoeoe CCarbonearbone AAssistantssistant CoachesCoaches SSupportupport SStafftaff SSeniorseniors JJuniorsuniors SSophomoresophomores NNewcomersewcomers FFreshmenreshmen CChrishris KlimkoKlimko HEAD COACH JOE CARBONE With his 19th season in the outfi elder Mike Arbinger was the fi rst Ohio player to bat Ohio dugout complete, Bobcat over .400 since 1985 and he recorded the highest off ensive Head Baseball Coach Joe effi ciency average in the 16-year history of the Bob Wren Carbone continues to build on Effi ciency Award. his status as the institution’s winningest coach. In addition, Carbone has been named MAC Coach of the Year twice (1991, 1997), also earning Mideast Region Coach Carbone has compiled a of the Year in 1997. 556-466-2 overall record in 19 seasons as head coach of his Over the course of his coaching career, 37 players have alma mater, more than any signed professional baseball contracts. Seven of Carbone’s coach in any sport at Ohio, players have achieved All-American status - Josh Sorge and he has joined a list of only in 1996, Tom Miller in 1997, Ryan Kyes in 2001, Arbinger three other coaches in Mid- in 2002, Adam Fox in 2003, Anthony Gressick in 2004 and American Conference history 2006, and Ben Crabtree in 2005. Carbone has coached 36 to reach the 500-win plateau. Carbone’s 556 total wins at fi rst-team All-MAC and 28 All-Mideast Region performers the end of the 2007 campaign placed him second all-time during his 19 years at Ohio. in MAC history behind only Fred Decker (791). His 296 conference wins are third all-time behind former Eastern Carbone’s players are talented in the classroom as well. Michigan coach Roger Coryell’s 300 victories and Decker’s Fourteen of his athletes have earned Academic All-MAC 401 victories. honors while six others have garnered Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American accolades (Mark Bradley, Ben The 2004, 2005 and 2007 seasons each featured milestone Crabtree, Rick Czajkowski, Jason Graham, Kyes, and victories for the Bobcat skipper. Carbone passed Stan Sand- Miller). During his tenure the program boasts a graduation ers for second place on the MAC all-time wins list with rate that ranks Ohio in the 99th percentile of all Division I his 535th career victory, a defeat of Ott erbein on March 3, baseball. 2007. Carbone gained his 500th career coaching victory on April 15, 2005 with a 12-3 decision over Marshall and a 9-4 Carbone’s success as a coach helped to earn him perhaps victory over Cleveland State on March 29, 2004 saw him his most prestigious honor in the spring of 1999. USA overtake Bob Wren to become the all-time leader in wins Baseball named him as an assistant coach for its 1999 at the school. In the process of amassing this mark, Car- Professional Team that competed in the Pan-Am Games in bone has returned the Bobcats to perennial championship Winnipeg, Canada. He joined current Kansas City Royals contenders. manager and former Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies manager Buddy Bell’s staff that also included Dick Cooke CARBONE’S HISTORY (Davidson College), Marcel Lachemann (pitching coach for the Rockies as well as former manager of the Anaheim An- COACHING EXPERIENCE: gels), Jackie Moore (former Oakland Athletic) and Reggie 1989-Present - Head Coach, Ohio Smith (All-Star Los Angeles Dodger outfi elder). 1977-88 - Assistant Coach, Ohio State 1972-77 - Assistant Coach, Toledo The team’s silver-medal-winning performance earned it a spot in the 2000 Summer Olympics, where it went on to 1970-72 - Assistant Coach, Marshall win the gold medal. EDUCATION: B.S. in education, Ohio, 1970 M.S. in physical education, Marshall, 1972 During his tenure, the Bobcats have won two Mid-Ameri- can Conference titles, the most recent coming in 1997. That 1997 season also produced the most wins ever by an Ohio baseball team in one season with 43. During the Carbone era, Bobcat teams have almost com- pletely rewritt en Ohio’s record books. Working directly with the hitt ers and defense, he has been instrumental in the breaking of 49 individual regular-season and career records as well as 49 single-season team marks. In 2001, 12 individual and 19 team records were set when the Bob- cats led the NCAA in home runs as a team (122). In 2002, 14 HEAD COACH JOE CARBONE Carbone hosts annual summer camps at Ohio where he CARBONE’S TAKE ON... instructs youngsters on his philosophy of baseball fundamen- PITCHING: “We have had a history of good, sound, tals. Carbone’s success is not limited to his coaching career. solid pitching. You do not win championships without He was a talented player for the Bobcats as well. In three it. We have recruited some outstanding arms to go seasons as a starter (1968-70), he proved himself versatile, along with some great coaching over the years. That seeing time at second base, shortstop, third base and in the combination is what makes a succesful pitching staff .” outfi eld. OFFENSE: “We like to hit. We have a good record In those three seasons, Ohio compiled an overall record of of being an off ensive club and we work hard on establishing good mechanics with all of our hitt ers. 74-24, going 36-4 in MAC play with three conference titles. Carbone was captain for the 1970 team that participated in DEFENSE: “We like to play defense with intensity. As the College World Series. a team, we like to go aft er the ball hard and try to make every play.” In 1969, as a center fi elder, Carbone led the team with a .367 average and was a second-team All-MAC selection. PLAYER DEVELOPMENT: “I know every one of our Following a move to second base in 1970, Carbone teamed guys wants to be a major leaguer. That is a great goal for them. We try to help them realize that dream by with future Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Mike intense practices, a good weight training program and Schmidt to form the greatest double-play tandem in Bobcat by playing a demanding schedule.” history. Among his many career accomplishments, Carbone was His playing days did not end aft er the completion of his named chairman of the NCAA Mid-East Region All-Amer- Bobcat career. Aft er signing with Kansas City following the ican Committ ee in August 2004. As the representative for 1970 season, Carbone played for Kingsport and Waterloo the region, he is part of selecting the nation’s All-American in the Royals’ organization. He then traveled to Italy, acting team. as a player/coach for Edipen. Ohio was not Carbone’s fi rst coaching stop. He spent 17 Carbone is a member of the Tioga County Athletic Hall of years as an assistant coach at Marshall, Toledo and Ohio Fame. He played soccer, basketball and baseball for Elk- State. During his stint with the Buckeyes from 1977-88, land High School of Elkland, Pa., which is a member of the Carbone was very active in collegiate summer leagues. Tioga County League. He was a coach and general manager of the Columbus All-Americans, also helping to develop the Great Lakes As one of six charter members, Carbone was inducted into Collegiate League in Michigan and Ohio. In 1982, he the Great Lakes League Hall of Fame in a special ceremony guided Winchester to the Shenandoah Valley Collegiate during the GLL All-Star Game on July 18, 2004. The Great League Championship. For Carbone’s accomplishments Lakes League Coach of the Year Award is also named in and continued commitment to development of the GLCL, his honor. the league named the Manager-of-the-Year award aft er him in his honor. In 2007, Carbone was named to the George Whitfi eld Baseball Clinic Hall of Fame for his role as a speaker at the From 1992-97, Carbone served as a taskforce member for annual event. USA Baseball’s fall trials in Homestead, Fla., and Tucson, Ariz. The trials are held for players under consideration for He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Ohio and the United States Olympic Baseball Team. a master’s degree in physical education from Marshall. Carbone is married to the former Pat Facer of Toledo. Pat He was also a member of the task force that aided in the is an art teacher at Coolville Elementary. They have two selection of the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Teams. His coach- daughters, 2005 Ohio graduate Cristin (25) and 2006 Ohio ing experience with the 1999 Professional Team served as graduate Sarah (23). the continuation of an enduring relationship with USA Baseball. In 1992, he took part in a United States/Italy coaches’ exchange sponsored by the United States Baseball Feder- ation’s Ambassadors Committ ee. Carbone and nine other coaches from American colleges and universities conduct- ed baseball clinics throughout Italy. Carbone has been a frequent speaker at coaches’ clinics across the United States and Canada. He has produced baseball vid- eos and publications, and has also addressed the American College Baseball Coaches Convention four times. 15 HEAD COACH JOE CARBONE CARBONE’S CAREER COACHING RECORD OVERALL MAC YEAR W L T PCT W L T PCT 1989 25 19 0 .568 17 10 0 .630 1990 29 27 0 .518 12 16 0 .489 1991 33 27 0 .550 20 11 0 .645 1992 33 22 0 .600 20 12 0 .625 1993 21 26 0 .447 13 15 0 .464 1994 34 19 0 .642 18 10 0 .643 1995 31 25 0 .554 15 17 0 .469 1996 34 23 0 .596 21 11 0 .656 1997 43 18 0 .705 22 9 0 .710 1998 31 24 0 .564 13 17 0 .433 1999 26 28 0 .481 17 13 0 .567 2000 31 25 1 .553 20 12 0 .625 2001 29 25 0 .537 16 11 0 .593 2002 26 25 0 .510 14 13 0 .519 2003 35 23 0 .603 15 11 0 .577 2004 25 29 0 .463 12 12 0 .500 2005 25 25 1 .500 9 10 1 .475 2006 22 25 0 .468 14 13 0 .519 2007 23 31 0 .388 8 19 0 .296 TOTALS 556 466 2 .544 296 242 1 .550 CARBONE IN MAC HISTORY CONFERENCE WINS TOTAL WINS CARBONE’S CAREER RECORD 1.