Rodney Hennon
American baseball player and coach (born 1969)
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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]
Hennon in 2014 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Georgia Southern |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| Record | 883–621 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 11, 1969 Dalton, Georgia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Western Carolina |
| Position | OF |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994–1997 | Western Carolina (assistant) |
| 1998–1999 | Western Carolina |
| 2000–present | Georgia Southern |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 964-659 |
| Tournaments | Sun Belt: 15–10 NCAA: 3–12 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
2x Southern Conference: 2000, 2001
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| Awards | |
| 2x SoCon Coach of the Year: 2000, 2001 | |
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 | 45–15 | 20–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 1999 | Western Carolina | 36–23 | 18–10 | 3rd | |||||
| Western Carolina: | 81–38 | 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 | 40–23 | 15–12 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| Georgia Southern: | 265–168 | ||||||||
| Georgia Southern Eagles (Sun Belt Conference) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Georgia Southern | 30–27 | 18–12 | 4th | Sun Belt tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Georgia Southern | 36–24 | 16–14 | 6th | Sun Belt tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Georgia Southern | 38–21 | 18–12 | 3rd (East) | Sun Belt tournament | ||||
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | 30–26 | 18–11 | T-3rd (east) | Sun Belt tournament | ||||
| 2019 | Georgia Southern | 35–24 | 18–12 | 1st (East) | Sun Belt tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Georgia Southern | 11–5 | 0–0 | (East) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
| 2021 | Georgia Southern | 34–23 | 14–10 | 2nd (East) | Sun Belt tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Georgia Southern | 41–20 | 23–7 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Georgia Southern | 27–29 | 16–14 | 5th (East) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2024 | Georgia Southern | 33–26 | 17–13 | T-1st (East) | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| 2025 | Georgia Southern | 28–31 | 13–17 | T-9th | Sun Belt Tournament | ||||
| Georgia Southern: | 883–621 | 171–122 | |||||||
| Total: | 964–659 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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