Rodney Hennon
 Hennon in 2014 | |
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Georgia Southern |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 11, 1969 |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Western Carolina |
| Position(s) | OF |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1997 | Western Carolina (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | Western Carolina |
| 2000–present | Georgia Southern |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| SoCon Coach of the Year: 2000, 2001 | |
Rodney Hennon (born November 11, 1969) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Georgia Southern Eagles baseball team. He has held that position since the 2000 season. He played at Western Carolina, where he earned All-Conference honors and helped the team to two NCAA Regional appearances. He played professionally for one season with the Kentucky Rifles before turning to coaching. He served as an assistant coach at Western Carolina for four years before ascending to the top job. After two seasons, he moved to Georgia Southern. In his first two seasons with the Eagles he was named Southern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year.[1][2][3][4]
Head Coaching Record
Below is a table of the years that Hennon has been a head coach.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Carolina Catamounts (Records Not Available) (1998–1999) | |||||||||
| Georgia Southern Eagles (Records Not Available) (2000–2012) | |||||||||
| Georgia Southern Eagles (Southern Conference) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Georgia Southern | 27-32 | 13-17 | 7th | |||||
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | 40-28 | 15-12 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Georgia Southern: | 67-60 | 28-29 | |||||||
| Georgia Southern Eagles (Sun Belt Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Georgia Southern | 30-27 | 18-12 | 4th | |||||
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 36-26 | 16-14 | 6th | |||||
| Georgia Southern: | 66-53 | 34-26 | |||||||
| Total: | 133-113 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ↑ "Baseball Coaching Staff". Georgia Southern Eagles. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ Devin Golden (January 1, 2014). "Dalton High grad Rodney Hennon has built coaching legacy at Georgia Southern". Dalton Daily Citizen.
- ↑ "Hennon takes the ball for GSU". Savannah Morning News. June 30, 1999. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
- ↑ "GSU's Hennon leads by example". Savannah Morning News. May 26, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)