page_title: UCF Knights baseball
section_title: Rooney era (2009–2016)
hierarchical_section_title: UCF Knights baseball / History / Rooney era (2009–2016)
caption_attribution_description: English: UCF hosts Florida, March 6, 2018 Jonathan India at bat
context_page_description: The UCF Knights baseball team represents The University of Central Florida in National Collegiate Athletics Association Division I. The Knights compete in the American Athletic Conference. The Knights play their home games on UCF's main campus in Orlando, Florida at John Euliano Park, and are currently coached by head coach Greg Lovelady.
context_section_description: Terry Rooney became head coach in 2008 after serving as an assistant coach at LSU, Notre Dame, Stetson, Old Dominion, James Madison, and George Washington. In his second season, Rooney led the Knights to a 33–22 (10–14) record, 11 more wins than the prior season and the best conference record since the team started in Conference USA in 2006. On June 21, 2010, Rooney signed a four-year contract extension with the university, making him the Knights head baseball coach through 2014.
  Following a 38–21 season, Rooney led the Knights to their first NCAA Tournament under his leadership in 2011. The year was a high for the Knights, defeating the No 4. ranked Florida Gators in Gainesville and the then-ranked No. 5 Gators in Orlando. The Knights also defeated the No. 6 ranked Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee during the 2011 campaign. In 2012, Rooney led the Knights to a No. 7 ranking during week ten, and an appearance in the Coral Gables Regional.
  From 2013-2016, the Knights were 121-114 under Rooney's leadership. UCF did not appear in another NCAA tournament despite a 36-23 record in 2014 where Rooney won American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year. In 2015, the Knights were 22-7 and ranked No. 6 in the nation through their first 30 games but eventually ended the season 31-27. After going 26-33 in 2016 despite a 6-0 start, Rooney departed from UCF and eventually joined the Alabama staff as an assistant coach.
caption: The Knights host Florida in a midweek game.
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