Parenton began his coaching career immediately after college as a graduate assistant for his alma mater Mississippi State.[3]
After stepping away from college baseball, Parenton returned as an assistant coach for the Old Dominion Monarchs baseball program where he worked under his former colleague, Pat McMahon. After 5 years as an assistant, Parenton was up for the head coaching job at Old Dominion, but eventually lost out to Tony Guzzo.[4] Parenton returned to Mississippi State as an assistant in 1995 through 1997.
In 1997, Parenton was hired to lead the Samford Bulldogs baseball program. The Bulldogs struggled under Parenton, never finishing over .500 and only qualifying for the conference tournament twice. Despite this, Parenton was named the 2004 Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year.[5] On July 15, 2004, Parenton stepped down from his post at Samford to become an assistant coach at Florida.[3]
On August 10, 2007, Parenton returned to Jesuit High School as the school's baseball coach.[6] On April 22, 2010, it was announced that Parenton would complete the season with Jesuit, but then return to college baseball as an assistant with the North Florida Ospreys baseball team.[7]
After three years as an assistant at North Florida, Parenton accepted his first professional challenge as the manager of the Hudson Valley Renegades of the Tampa Bay Rays organization.[8] Parenton guided the Renegades to the 2017 New York–Penn League Championship in 2017.[9]
On June 5, 2017, Parenton was named the third head coach in North Florida history.[10] On May 30, 2023, Parenton stepped down as the head coach of the Ospreys due to health concerns.[11]
Death
Parenton died from throat cancer on October 30, 2023, at the age of 61.[12]
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