http://www.secsports.com/index.php?..._channel_id=4055&url_subchannel_id=&well_id=2 Parenton Hired as Assistant Coach for Florida Baseball -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 07/15/2004 Gainesville, Fla. -- Tim Parenton, the head coach at Samford University has been hired by the University of Florida baseball program and head baseball coach Pat McMahon. Parenton has spent the past seven seasons as the head coach at Samford. He replaces Tom Slater who was named the head baseball coach at Auburn University. they recognized what we did at Samford and followed suit. props to UF.