UCF baseball coach Terry Rooney leaves program – Orlando Sentinel

UCF baseball coach Terry Rooney has left the program after eight seasons to pursue another coaching opportunity, the school said in a statement Tuesday night.

Rooney, 42, has joined the Alabama baseball staff as an associate head coach, according to national baseball writer Kendall Rogers, who broke the news on twitter.

UCF was Rooney’s first head coaching job. He compiled an overall record of 261-209. He was the 2014 American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and led the Knights to NCAA postseason play in 2011 and 2012. 

“We wish Terry and his family the best of luck,” UCF vice president and athletics director Danny White said in a news release. “During his tenure at UCF, Coach Rooney showed a great deal of passion for his players and the program. We thank him for his efforts over the past eight years. Terry and his teams have laid a great foundation to continue building on in the future.”