Terry Rooney (baseball coach)

Terry Rooney
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team UCF
Conference The American
Record 235–177 (.570)
Biographical details
Born (1973-11-29) November 29, 1973
Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1993 Davis & Elkins College
1994–1996 Radford
Position(s) 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–Present UCF
Head coaching record
Overall 235–177 (.570)
Tournaments C-USA: 4–7
The American: 1–4
NCAA: 3–4

Terry Rooney is an American college baseball coach and former player. Rooney is currently the head coach of the UCF Knights baseball team that represents the University of Central Florida.[1] Rooney was previously an assistant coach at LSU and Notre Dame under head coach Paul Mainieri.

Rooney replaced longtime coach Jay Bergman in 2009. 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.

Head coaching record

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 (1–2)
2012 UCF 45–17 16–8 2nd NCAA Regional (2–2)
2013 UCF 29–30 13–11 T-5th
C–USA: 168–127 60–60
UCF Knights (American Athletic Conference) (2014–present)
2014 UCF 36–23 17–7 2nd The American Tournament
2015 UCF 31–27 10–14 7th The American Tournament[lower-alpha 1]
AAC: 67–50 27–21
Total: 235–177

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  1. In this season, all members of the American Athletic Conference qualified for its postseason tournament.

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