Rodney Hennon
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Rodney Hennon
| image = Rodney Hennon 2014.JPG
| alt = Rodney Hennon at Russ Chandler Stadium 2014
| caption = Hennon in 2014
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Georgia Southern
| current_conference = Sun Belt
| current_record = 855–597
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|11}}
| birth_place = Dalton, Georgia, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1990–1993
| player_team1 = Western Carolina
| player_positions = OF
| coach_years1 = 1994–1997
| coach_team1 = Western Carolina (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1998–1999
| coach_team2 = Western Carolina
| coach_years3 = 2000–present
| coach_team3 = Georgia Southern
| overall_record = 936-628
| tournament_record = Sun Belt: 15–10
NCAA: 3–12
| championships = *6x Southern Conference baseball tournament: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2014
2x Southern Conference: 2000, 2001
- Sun Belt East Division 2019
| awards = 2x SoCon Coach of the Year: 2000, 2001
| coaching_records =
| CBASEHOF_year =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gseagles.com/coaches.aspx?rc=122|publisher=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Baseball Coaching Staff|accessdate=April 15, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/archives/dalton-high-grad-rodney-hennon-has-built-coaching-legacy-at/article_244de70a-08e7-557d-b9a6-eb59a4c15334.html|newspaper=Dalton Daily Citizen|title=Dalton High grad Rodney Hennon has built coaching legacy at Georgia Southern|author=Devin Golden|date=January 1, 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/063099/SPTgsubaseballcoach.html#.VxGHlfkrK00|newspaper=Savannah Morning News|title=Hennon takes the ball for GSU|date=June 30, 1999|accessdate=April 15, 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://savannahnow.com/stories/052604/2186939.shtml#.VxGHlvkrK00|newspaper=Savannah Morning News|title=GSU's Hennon leads by example|date=May 26, 2004|accessdate=April 15, 2016}}
Head coaching record
Below is a table of the years that Hennon has been a head coach.
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Western Carolina Catamounts
| conference = Southern Conference
| startyear = 1998
| endyear = 1999
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1998
| name = Western Carolina
| overall = 45–15
| conference = 20–6
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 1999
| name = Western Carolina
| overall = 36–23
| conference = 18–10
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|name=Western Carolina|overall=81–38|confrecord=38–16}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Georgia Southern Eagles
| conference = Southern Conference
| startyear = 2000
| endyear = 2014
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2000
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 38–23
| conference = 23–7
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2001
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 42–20
| conference = 21–9
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2002
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 39–25
| conference = 18–11
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2003
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 39–21
| conference = 19–10
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2004
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 34–25
| conference = 21–9
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2005
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 38–22
| conference = 18–11
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2006
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 31–27
| conference = 16–11
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2007
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 34–28
| conference = 13–14
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2008
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 33–25
| conference = 16–11
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2009
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 42–17
| conference = 20–8
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2010
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 34–24
| conference = 19–11
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2011
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 36–26
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2012
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 33–27
| conference = 15–15
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 27–32
| conference = 13–17
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2014
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 40–23
| conference = 15–12
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|name=Georgia Southern|overall=|confrecord=265–168}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Georgia Southern Eagles
| conference = Sun Belt Conference
| startyear = 2015
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 30–27
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = Sun Belt tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 36–24
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = Sun Belt tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 38–21
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = 3rd {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 30–26
| conference = 18–11
| confstanding = T-3rd {{small|(east)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2019
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 35–24
| conference = 18–12
| confstanding = 1st {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 11–5
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding = {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 34–23
| conference = 14–10
| confstanding = 2nd {{small|(East)}}
| postseason = Sun Belt tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2022
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 41–20
| conference = 23–7
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 27–29
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = 5th (East)
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2024
| name = Georgia Southern
| overall = 33–26
| conference = 17–13
| confstanding = T-1st (East)
| postseason = Sun Belt Tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal|name=Georgia Southern|overall=855–590|confrecord=158–105}}
{{CBB yearly record end|overall=936–628}}{{Cite web |title=2025 Baseball Media Guide (PDF) |url=https://gseagles.com/documents/2025/2/12/GS_BSB_2025_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Georgia Southern University Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=WCU Baseball Record Book - Updated July 2024 (PDF) |url=https://catamountsports.com/documents/2024/7/16/WCUBASE_RecordBook_7_16_24.pdf |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=Western Carolina University |language=en}}{{notelist}}
See also
References
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External links
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