Jimmy Correnti joined the Buccaneers' staff as a volunteer assistant for the 2017 season before being promoted to full-time assistant in 2018. He serves as the recruiting coordinator and works primarily with infielders and hitters.
Correnti helped to lead the Bucs back to a winning record in 2019, their first since 2014. Barry went 29-17 overall and 15-13 in the Sunshine State Conference. The Bucs posted season sweeps over Florida Southern and Lynn. It was the first sweep of the Mocs in program history. Chris Cabrera and Andrew Rapoza earned First-Team all-Sunshine State Conference honors, while Hugo Casilla, who tied the school single-season save record, was named to the Second-Team. All three also earned All-Region honors, with Cabrera a consensus pick on all three teams. Justin Lamazares was named to the Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-Region team.
In 2018, his first season as the lead assistant, the Buccaneers went 22-28 overall, 9-21 in the Sunshine State Conference. Barry went 18-10 at home and put together a season-best eight-game winning streak in March to climb over the .500 mark. Barry posted a 17-8 win over No. 4 Florida Southern, which went on to compete at the NCAA Division II World Series. The Bucs also beat perennial power and 18th-ranked Nova Southeastern, 9-3, in the season finale at home. Outfielders Jonathan Quintana and Andrew Rapoza, and designated hitter Paul Salata earned Second-Team All-SSC honors. Quintana was drafted in the 31st round by the Washington Nationals.
Prior to Barry, Correnti was an assistant coach at Eckerd College during the 2015 and 2016 seasons. At Eckerd, he worked on the team’s defensive strategies, hitting techniques, and developed and implemented strength and conditioning programs.
Correnti was also the assistant coach in 2014 and associate head coach in 2015 for the Battle Creek Bombers in the Northwood Collegiate League. He was responsible for working primarily with infielders, hitting instruction and player development.
Correnti has been involved in the Baltimore Orioles pitcher’s development program, focusing on bio-mechanical analysis, delivery drills and shoulder maintenance/performance training.
Correnti played ball at Florida Southern, where he batted .262 in 54 games with two home runs, two triples and five doubles as a switch-hitting middle infielder. He also played for the Wisconsin Woodchucks in the Northwoods Collegiate League from 2012-13, following a year in the New York Collegiate League in 2011.
Correnti graduated from Florida Southern in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in sports management, along with a minor in physical education and an emphasis on coaching. He received his master’s degree in coaching and athletic administration at Concordia University Irvine in 2018.
He is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association.
Correnti and his wife Bridget, have a son, Christopher.
