A day after Louisiana State was eliminated from the College World Series, Tigers hitting coach Cliff Godwin announced he was leaving to become Terry Rooney’s top assistant at Central Florida. Rooney, who has spent the last two years as LSU’s pitching coach, was hired as UCF’s head coach on June 12. LSU coach Paul Mainieri told the Baton Rouge Advocate that he was excited for both coaches. Mainieri shouldn’t have much trouble finding replacements; LSU is a traditional power with a great base of young talent, a beautiful new stadium opening next year and one of college baseball’s finest gentlemen at the helm.