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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Terry Rooney, who helped build the foundation for LSU’s 2009 College World Series title, was hired as the Tigers’ Associate Director of Program Development and Recruiting, coach Jay Johnson announced on July 12, 2023.

Rooney returned to LSU, where he worked as pitching coach/recruiting coordinator under coach Paul Mainieri for two seasons (2007-08). Rooney helped lead the Tigers to a berth in the 2008 College World Series, and he assembled the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class that contributed significantly to LSU’s 2009 National Championship team.

Rooney most recently worked as the pitching coach/recruiting coordinator at Purdue for two seasons (2022-23).

Over the course of Rooney’s career, he has mentored 14 pitchers that went on to reach the big leagues. He’s also coached 20 pitchers that were selected in the first 10 rounds of the MLB Draft, most recently Houston’s Robert Gasser – a second-round pick in 2021.

As an assistant at Old Dominion during the 2000 and 2001 seasons, he recruited and signed future American League MVP and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.

Rooney worked under Mainieri as Notre Dame’s pitching coach from 2004-06, and he joined Mainieri’s staff at LSU in the summer of 2006. Rooney helped lead the Tigers in 2008 to the College World Series in a season that included a school-record 23-game win streak.

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