Rodney Hennon

Rodney Hennon

Rodney Hennon at Russ Chandler Stadium 2014

Hennon in 2014
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Georgia Southern
Biographical details
Born (1969-11-11) 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 Southern Conference Champion: 2000, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2014

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 (Southern Conference) (1998–1999)
1998 Western Carolina 42-15 20-6 3rd
1999 Western Carolina 36-22 18-10 3rd
Western Carolina: 78-37 38-16
Georgia Southern Eagles (Southern Conference) (2000–2014)
2000 Georgia Southern 38-23 23-7 1st NCAA Regional
2001 Georgia Southern 42-20 21-9 1st
2002 Georgia Southern 39-25 18-11 4th NCAA Regional
2003 Georgia Southern 39-21 19-10 2nd
2004 Georgia Southern 34-25 21-9 3rd
2005 Georgia Southern 38-22 18-11 2nd
2006 Georgia Southern 31-27 16-11 4th
2007 Georgia Southern 34-28 13-14 6th
2008 Georgia Southern 33-25 16-11 4th
2009 Georgia Southern 42-17 20-8 2nd NCAA Regional
2010 Georgia Southern 34-24 19-11 4th
2011 Georgia Southern 36-26 18-12 5th NCAA Regional
2012 Georgia Southern 33-27 15-15 6th
2013 Georgia Southern 27-32 13-17 7th
2014 Georgia Southern 40-28 15-12 3rd NCAA Regional
Georgia Southern: 540-370 265-168
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: 684-460

      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

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Baseball Coaching Staff". Georgia Southern Eagles. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
    2. ↑ Devin Golden (January 1, 2014). "Dalton High grad Rodney Hennon has built coaching legacy at Georgia Southern". Dalton Daily Citizen.
    3. ↑ "Hennon takes the ball for GSU". Savannah Morning News. June 30, 1999. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
    4. ↑ "GSU's Hennon leads by example". Savannah Morning News. May 26, 2004. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
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