Terry Rooney (baseball coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1973年11月29日) November 29, 1973 (age 52) Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1993 | Davis & Elkins College |
| 1994–1996 | Radford |
| Position | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | George Washington (Asst.) |
| 1998–1999 | James Madison (Asst.) |
| 2000–2001 | Old Dominion (Asst.) |
| 2002–2003 | Stetson (Asst.) |
| 2004–2006 | Notre Dame (Asst.) |
| 2007–2008 | LSU (Asst.) |
| 2009–2016 | UCF |
| 2017 | Alabama (AHC/Interim HC) |
| 2018–2021 | Houston (P) |
| 2022–2023 | Purdue (RC) |
| 2024 | LSU (RC) |
| 2025–2026 | South Carolina (P) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 261–210 (.554) |
| Tournaments | C-USA: 4–7 The American: 1–4 NCAA: 3–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Terry Rooney (born November 29, 1973) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He played college baseball at Davis & Elkins College in 1993, transferring to Radford where he played from 1994 to 1996. Rooney then served as the head coach of the UCF Knights (2009–2016) and the interim head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide (2017).[1]
Head coaching career
[edit ]In 2009, Rooney replaced longtime UCF Knights head coach, Jay Bergman. On June 21, 2010, Rooney signed a four-year contract extension with the university, making him the Knights head baseball coach through 2014.[2] In 2011, Rooney led the Knights to a 39–23 (12–12) season and their first NCAA tournament appearance under his leadership.[3] UCF reached the tournament again in 2012. In 2014, the Knights' first year in the American Athletic Conference, Rooney was named conference Coach of the Year. Rooney left following the 2016 season after compiling a record of 261–210 at UCF.
Assistant coaching career
[edit ]From 1997–2003, Rooney was an assistant coach at George Washington, James Madison, Old Dominion and Stetson. In 1997, he was pitching coach of the Cotuit Kettleers, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod League.[4] [5] In 2004, Rooney joined the staff at Notre Dame under head coach Paul Mainieri. In 2007, he followed Mainieri to LSU before leaving in 2009 to become the head coach of the UCF Knights. In 2017 following his tenure at UCF, he was the associate head coach/interim head coach at Alabama.
Pitching coach career
[edit ]Rooney became the pitching coach for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks for the 2025 season.[6] , of which he was fired with Monte Lee and John Hendry on May 22, 2026 after the 2025 season.[7] [8]
Head coaching record
[edit ]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCF Knights (Conference USA) (2009–2013) | ||||||||
| 2009 | UCF | 22–35 | 9–15 | T–7th | ||||
| 2010 | UCF | 33–22 | 10–14 | T–8th | ||||
| 2011 | UCF | 39–23 | 12–12 | T–4th | NCAA Regional | |||
| 2012 | UCF | 45–17 | 16–8 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | |||
| 2013 | UCF | 29–30 | 13–11 | T-5th | ||||
| C–USA: | 168–127 | 60–60 | ||||||
| UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2014–2016) | ||||||||
| 2014 | UCF | 36–23 | 17–7 | 2nd | ||||
| 2015 | UCF | 31–27 | 10–14 | 7th | ||||
| 2016 | UCF | 26–33 | 8–16 | T-7th | ||||
| AAC: | 93–83 | 35–37 | ||||||
| Total: | 261–210 | |||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Official Bio at UCFKnights.com Archived 2014年04月24日 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Bio @ LSUSports.net Archived 2011年05月17日 at the Wayback Machine
- Official bio @ gamecocksonline.com
References
[edit ]- ^ "Rooney to be named UCF baseball coach". Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2008.
- ^ UCF baseball coach Terry Rooney inks new contract through 2014 Archived 2011年07月22日 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "UCF Receives NCAA At-Large Spot – Will Travel to Tallahassee" . Retrieved May 30, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Price, Chris (February 13, 1997). "Cape League Rundown". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. p. 8. Archived from the original on June 21, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ "Terry Rooney". nmnathletics.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "Monte Lee to remain with Gamecocks; here's who joins him on new baseball staff". June 11, 2024.
- ^ Whittle, John (May 22, 2026). "South Carolina makes changes to baseball coaching staff". Gamecock247.
- ^ Cloninger, David. "Gamecocks fire Monte Lee, two assistants as baseball coaching search continues".
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