Rodney Hennon

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Rodney Hennon
Rodney Hennon 2014.JPG
Hennon in 2014
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Georgia Southern
Conference Sun Belt
Record933–634-1
Biographical details
Born (1969-11-11) November 11, 1969 (age 54)
Dalton, Georgia, U.S.
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
Head coaching record
Overall1,011–671-1
TournamentsSun Belt: 15–10
NCAA: 3–12
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

2x Southern Conference: 2000, 2001

  • 2x Sun Belt East Division (2019,2024)
Awards
2x 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]

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Head coaching record

Below is a table of the years that Hennon has been a head coach.

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Western Carolina Catamounts (Southern Conference)(1998–1999)
1998 Western Carolina 42–1520–63rd
1999 Western Carolina 36–2218–103rd
Western Carolina:78–3738–16
Georgia Southern Eagles (Southern Conference)(2000–2014)
2000 Georgia Southern 38–2323–71st NCAA Regional
2001 Georgia Southern 42–2021–91st
2002 Georgia Southern 39–2518–114th NCAA Regional
2003 Georgia Southern 39–2119–102nd
2004 Georgia Southern 34–2521–93rd
2005 Georgia Southern 38–2218–112nd
2006 Georgia Southern 31–2716–114th
2007 Georgia Southern 34–2813–146th
2008 Georgia Southern 33–2516–114th
2009 Georgia Southern 42–1720–82nd NCAA Regional
2010 Georgia Southern 34–2419–114th
2011 Georgia Southern 36–2618–125th NCAA Regional
2012 Georgia Southern 33–2715–156th
2013 Georgia Southern 27–3213–177th
2014 Georgia Southern 40–2815–123rd NCAA Regional
Georgia Southern:265–168
Georgia Southern Eagles (Sun Belt Conference)(2015–present)
2015 Georgia Southern 30–2718–124th Sun Belt tournament
2016 Georgia Southern 36–2616–146th Sun Belt tournament
2017 Georgia Southern 38–2118–123rd (East) Sun Belt tournament
2018 Georgia Southern 30–2618–11T-3rd (east) Sun Belt tournament
2019 Georgia Southern 35–2418–121st (East) Sun Belt tournament
2020 Georgia Southern 11–50–0(East)Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Georgia Southern 34–2314–102nd (East) Sun Belt tournament
2022 Georgia Southern 41–2023–72nd NCAA Regional
2023 Georgia Southern 27–2916–145th (East) Sun Belt Tournament
2024 Georgia Southern 33–2617–13T-1st (East) Sun Belt Tournament
Georgia Southern:933–634158–105
Total:1,011–671-1

      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

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    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.