Parenton began his coaching career immediately after college as a graduate assistant for his alma mater Mississippi State. 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. 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. On July 15, 2004, Parenton stepped down from his post at Samford to become an assistant coach at
Florida. 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. 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. Parenton guided the Renegades to the 2017
New York–Penn League Championship in 2017. On June 5, 2017, Parenton was named the third head coach in North Florida history. On May 30, 2023, Parenton stepped down as the head coach of the Ospreys due to health concerns. ==Death==