Rodney Hennon

Rodney Hennon
Rodney Hennon at Russ Chandler Stadium 2014
Hennon in 2014
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamGeorgia Southern
ConferenceSun Belt
Record933–634-1
Biographical details
Born (1969-11-11) November 11, 1969 (age 55)
Dalton, Georgia, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1993Western Carolina
Position(s)OF
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994–1997Western Carolina (assistant)
1998–1999Western Carolina
2000–presentGeorgia 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]

  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.