Rob Vaughn
Robert Earl Vaughn (born July 7, 1987) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He is the head baseball coach at the University of Maryland, College Park.[1] He played college baseball at Kansas State University from 2006 to 2009 for coach Brad Hill before pursuing a professional career from 2009 to 2010.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Maryland |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 160–108 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 7, 1987 Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kansas State University |
| Playing career | |
| 2006–2009 | Kansas State |
| 2009 | Bristol White Sox |
| 2009 | Kannapolis Intimidators |
| 2010 | Great Falls Voyagers |
| Position(s) | Catcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011–2012 | Kansas State (assistant) |
| 2013–2017 | Maryland (assistant) |
| 2018–present | Maryland |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 160–108 |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 5–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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Coaching career
He signed to a five-year extension in July 2021.[2] During the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season, Vaughn led Maryland to a 44–10 record, the program’s best regular season in program history. He was subsequently named the Big Ten Coach of the Year.[3]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference) (2018–present) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Maryland | 24–30 | 9–14 | 9th | |||||
| 2019 | Maryland | 29–29 | 12–12 | T-6th | Big Ten Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Maryland | 10–5 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Maryland | 30–18 | 28–16 | 2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2022 | Maryland | 48–14 | 18–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2023 | Maryland | 19-12 | 4-2 | ||||||
| Maryland: | 160–108 | 68–49 | |||||||
| Total: | 160–108 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Jonas Shaffer (June 16, 2017). "Rob Vaughn is promoted to Maryland head baseball coach". www.baltimoresun.com. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- Spiko, Dylan. "Maryland baseball head coach Rob Vaughn receives five-year extension". Testudo Times. SB Nation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. May 24, 2022. Retrieved May 24, 2022.