Mike Charlton Position: Head Coach Alma Mater: N.C. State (1997)

Coach Mike Charlton enters his second season as head softball coach at North Carolina Central University.

Charlton first came to NCCU as the softball team's assistant coach in 2002, serving in that capacity for two seasons under head coach Larry Keen.

When baseball was reinstituted at NCCU for the 2006-2007 campaign, Charlton joined the Eagles' baseball staff as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for one season before taking over the Lady Eagle Softball program in 2008.

Prior to coming to NCCU, Charlton's coaching experience included being the head baseball coach for the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics between 1998 and 2002. He also was the head wrestling coach for the same school between 2000 and 2007.

Charlton is a 1997 graduate of the North Carolina State University, where he was a member of the Wolfpack football team and earned a bachelor's degree in history.

The Mike Charlton File

Born: July 10, 1974

High School: Caesar Rodney High School in Camden-Wyoming, Delaware

College: North Carolina State University, 1997

Player:

1992-94 - North Carolina State University, Football

Coach:

1998-2002 - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics- Head Coach, Baseball

2000-07 - North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics- Head Coach, Wrestling

2002-04 - North Carolina Central University- Assistant Coach, Softball

2007 - North Carolina Central University- Assistant Coach, Baseball

2008 - North Carolina Central University- Head Coach, Softball