Terry Rooney (baseball coach) explained

Terry Rooney
Current Title:Pitching Coach
Current Team:South Carolina
Current Conference:SEC
Birth Date:29 November 1973
Birth Place:Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Player Years1:1993
Player Team1:Davis & Elkins College
Player Years2:1994–1996
Player Team2:Radford
Player Positions:Pitcher
Coach Years1:1997
Coach Team1:George Washington (Asst.)
Coach Years2:1998–1999
Coach Team2:James Madison (Asst.)
Coach Years3:2000–2001
Coach Team3:Old Dominion (Asst.)
Coach Years4:2002–2003
Coach Team4:Stetson (Asst.)
Coach Years5:2004–2006
Coach Team5:Notre Dame (Asst.)
Coach Years6:2007–2008
Coach Team6:LSU (Asst.)
Coach Years7:2009–2016
Coach Team7:UCF
Coach Years8:2017
Coach Team8:Alabama (AHC/Interim HC)
Coach Years9:2018–2021
Coach Team9:Houston (P)
Coach Years10:2022–2023
Coach Team10:Purdue (RC)
Coach Years11:2024
Coach Team11:LSU (RC)
Coach Years12:2025–present
Coach Team12:South Carolina (P)
Overall Record:261–210
Tournament Record:C-USA: 4–7
The American: 1–4
NCAA: 3–4
Awards:
  • AAC Coach of the Year (2014)

Terry Rooney is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current pitching coach for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks.[1] 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).[2]

Head coaching career

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.[3] In 2011, Rooney led the Knights to a 39–23 (12–12) season and their first NCAA tournament appearance under his leadership.[4] 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

From 1997–2003, Rooney was an assistant coach atGeorge 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.[5] [6] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/carolina/gamecocks-monte-lee-assistant-coach-hitting-coach/article_463e5dfa-280a-11ef-81e2-2b3f27718d42.html
  2. Web site: Rooney to be named UCF baseball coach . 2008-06-12 . 2011-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715190217/http://ucf.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=816852 . dead .
  3. http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/ucf-baseball-coach-terry-rooney-inks-new-contract-through-2014-1.2276061 UCF baseball coach Terry Rooney inks new contract through 2014
  4. Web site: UCF Receives NCAA At-Large Spot – Will Travel to Tallahassee . 2011-05-30 . 2012-07-22 . https://archive.today/20120722160849/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/053011aaa.html . dead .
  5. News: Price . Chris . Cape League Rundown . 8 . Barnstable Patriot . Barnstable, MA . February 13, 1997 .
  6. Web site: Terry Rooney . nmnathletics.com . September 25, 2019 . December 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191229003320/http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=324837&DB_OEM_ID=5200 . dead .