Terry Rooney (baseball coach)
Terry Rooney is an American college baseball coach and former player. He is currently the pitching coach for the Houston Cougars.
Rooney was previously the head coach of the UCF Knights baseball team from 2009–2016.Head coaching career
In 2009, Rooney replaced longtime UCF Knights head coach, Jay Bergman. On June 21, 2010, Rooney signed a four-year contract extension with the university, making him the Knights head baseball coach through 2014. In 2011, Rooney led the Knights to a 39–23 season and their first NCAA Tournament appearance under his leadership. UCF reached the tournament again in 2012. In 2014, the Knights' first year in the American Athletic Conference, Rooney was named conference Coach of the Year. Rooney left following the 2016 season after compiling a record of 261–210 at UCF.From 1997–2003, Rooney was an assistant coach at
George Washington, James Madison, Old Dominion and Stetson. In 1997, he was pitching coach of the Cotuit Kettleers, a collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod League. In 2004, Rooney joined the staff at Notre Dame under head coach Paul Mainieri. In 2007, he followed Mainieri to LSU before leaving in 2009 to become the head coach of the UCF Knights. In 2017 following his tenure at UCF, he was the associate head coach/interim head coach at Alabama.Head coaching record
