University of Maryland Men's Baseball

Vaughns tutelage, Dunn emerged as one of the best freshman hitters in the conference, leading Maryland with a .300 average and 16 doubles. Dunn also earned Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Week honors in single week, becoming the first double player/freshman of the week in the Big Ten since Kyle Johnson did it for Purdue in 2013. Fellow freshman earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors after leading the Terps in home runs (9) and slugging (.479). Costes was also a two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week. That helped Maryland to a school record seven conference player of the week honors during the 2016 season. Vaughn also oversaw the transformation of , who raised his average from his freshman year mark of .183 to .278. Vaughns development of paid dividends for the Terps as the Maryland native finished his career with the second most triples in Maryland history (9) and the third most in a single season in 2016 (4). The 2015 season saw Vaughns offense put up huge power numbers. Maryland slugged 52 home runs, a 33 home run jump from 2014. Six Terps notched five home runs or more with Cuas leading the charge with 11. The Terps also put up more doubles (114) and triples (19) than in 2014. Marylands slugging percentage jumped from .359 to .405. This offensive helped the Terps win a school record 42 games and capture their second straight NCAA Regional title. Lowe staked his claim as one of the best hitters in the nation under Vaughn. The second baseman was named a second team All-American by D1Baseball.com and earned First Team All-Big Ten honors after a season that saw him bat .331 with a team-high 58 runs and 53 RBIs. Lowe also hit nine home runs, notched a team-high 18 doubles and four triples. Lowe ranked in the top-15 of the Big Ten in all major offensive categories and earned Big Ten Player of the Week on one occasion. Lowe was also named to the midseason USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award watch list. The award is given to the best amateur baseball player in the country. Martir became one of the best offensive catchers in the country in 2015, earning third team All-American honors. Martir ranked seventh in the Big Ten with a .342 average, eighth in doubles (17), eighth in slugging (.502) and second in OBP (.441). Martir also notched 45 RBIs and hit seven home runs. Cuas earned second team All-Big Ten honors after another season under Vaughns tutelage. His 11 home runs and 53 RBIs ranked third in the Big Ten. Vaughn also helped become Marylands third Freshman All-American in the last two seasons. Smith notched a .273 average with 55 runs scored and 35 RBIs. He recorded 14 doubles and hit seven home runs. Smith was named a Freshman All-American by Perfect Game and D1Baseball.com and also was a member of the 2015 Big Ten All-Tournament Team. He was also Big Ten Freshman of the Week on one occasion. Vaughn also oversaw the late season offensive explosion of junior , who was named the most outstanding player of the Los Angeles Regional after hitting two home runs to help the Terps overcome top overall seed UCLA. Wade finished his injury impacted season with a .335 average and a .468 slugging percentage. In 2014, Vaughn helped the Terps become one of the most dangerous offensive teams in the country over the final two months. Beginning in May, Maryland hit .294 as a team with a .399 slugging percentage en route to a NCAA Super Regional berth and the first 40-win season in school history. During that span, the Terps belted out 47 extra-base hits in 19 games including eight home runs. Vaughn oversaw the development and emergence of second baseman . After missing the 2013 season with a knee injury, Lowe finished second in the ACC in hitting (.348) and on-base percentage (.464), led the team in slugging (.464) and tied for the team lead in RBI (42). Lowe earned freshman All-American honors from Baseball America, Louisville Slugger, NCBWA and Perfect Game becoming the first Maryland player, along with pitcher , to earn All-American status since 2002 as well as earning third team All-ACC honors. The native of Humble, Texas, believes in an aggressive offensive approach built around speed and applying pressure to opposing defenses. After totaling 94 stolen bases in 2013; a mark that ranked second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and 30th nationally, Maryland totaled 85 stolen bases in 2014, which ranked second in the ACC and 32nd nationally. Over the two seasons, Marylands aggressive offensive approach on the base paths was spearheaded by White. During the 2014 season, White swiped a team-high 25 stolen bases after stealing a Maryland single-season record with 39 in 2013, which led the ACC and tied for fourth nationally. For his career, White totaled 86 stolen bases to set a Maryland record. Under Vaughn's tutelage, White also earned All-ACC honors in his final two seasons in College Park. As Marylands table setter, White hit .290 in 2014 with a .400 OBP and scored a team-high 49 runs en route to being selected in the 21st round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs. In addition, Schmit had a career year in 2014 finishing second on the team in batting average (.309), OBP (.413) and slugging (.420), and led the club in doubles (18). Schmit was drafted in the 26th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins. In 2013, his first season in College Park, the Terps saw their batting average jump 11 points in 2013 from the 2012 season along with increases in several other offensive categories. Along with the jump in batting average, the Terps saw an increase in slugging percentage, and an 18-point increase in on-base percentage (.358 to .376). The Terps also recorded 118 doubles, an increase of 20 from the season before, 11 shy of the program record. Before coming to Maryland, Vaughn spent the 2011-2012 seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Kansas State, where he coached the catchers, hitters and was in charge of base-running instruction. A native of Humble, Texas, Vaughn began his coaching career in 2010 after spending two seasons in the Chicago White Sox organization. Vaughn served as student assistant coach before being elevated to a volunteer assistant coach prior to the 2011 season. In that capacity, Vaughn worked with the catchers, served as the first base coach, assisted with hitting and pitching instruction, and oversaw all on-campus recruiting activities. Vaughn is no stranger to building tradition as he helped Kansas State reach the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history in 2009 as a player, then saw it reach the post season for the third straight year in 2011 as a coach. While at K-State, he helped tutor three top-10 round picks in the MLB Draft in Jason King, Nick Martini and Jared King, while helping three other hitters achieve draft status that were previously undrafted. As a player at Kansas State, Vaughn caught the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, All-American and fourth round pick, AJ Morris. In addition, Vaughn also caught Brad Hutt, the career wins leader at K-State, as well as James Allen, who is the all-time leader in saves for the Wildcats. Vaughn was drafted in the 30th round in the 2009 MLB Draft and was fortunate to play and work with some of the best guys in the business. While in the White Sox organization with Bristol (Rookie), Great Falls (Rookie) and Kannapolis (Low A), Vaughn hit .228 with two doubles, five home runs and 13 RBI in 29 games between Bristol and Kannapolis in 2009. He followed that up by hitting .277 with five RBI in 19 games with Great Falls. OFFENSIVE IDENTITY Vaughn utilizes the offense identity that he refers to as "The Pack." Every single hitter in The Pack has a role. Some run, some drive in runs, some are masters of execution and some do all three, but they all know their role. They function together as a unit and all play with the three Pillars of the Pack: Approach, Toughness and Intensity. THE STRENGTH OF THE PACK IS THE WOLF; THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF IS THE PACK. PERSONAL Vaughn is married to the former Kayleigh Strickler. The couple got married in October of 2010 in Manhattan, Kan., and currently reside in Annapolis, Md.

Swope was named to the post in August of 2012. Swope is involved in every facet of the Terrapin baseball operation including but not limited to management of the Terps budget, fundraising, scheduling, travel logistics, team events, compliance, social media, equipment and apparel. The Maryland alum oversees the state and foundation budgets as well as being directly involved with the Home Run Club, which liaises with former players and boosters of the program, helping raise over $535,000 in private funds since 2012. In addition, Swope has mentored 8 All-Americans, 19 players that have been drafted by Major League Baseball and 2 academic All-Americans since 2013. "It's very important for our program to bring a guy like Matt back into the operations position," said head coach John Szefc. "Obviously, he's a very passionate guy about the University of Maryland and particularly Maryland baseball. He has the know-how to really help me on the operation end of things as far as doing a lot of important things behind the scenes. He's also very connected with our alumni and boosters. I think he'll really help to grow that area with him being an alumnus. You can't put a price on the advantage of having Matt back in our program." Swope was a four-year starter and had an illustrious career in College Park from 1999-2002. Playing in the outfield for the Terps, Swope finished his career with .331 batting average, 16 home runs and 135 RBI. He is Maryland's career leader in runs (181), ranks second in hits (253) and walks (106), third in total bases (360), fifth in RBI and at bats (764), and eighth in stolen bases (44). As a senior in 2002, Swope posted a .368 batting average with 64 runs scored, 55 RBI and 31 extra base hits to help the Terps win a then program-record 34 games. As a junior, Swope hit .328 and tallied 7 home runs and 34 RBI. The New Carrollton, Md., native was taken in the 24th round of the 2002 MLB Draft by the Montreal Expos where he spent the season with their Class A affiliate Clinton Lumber Kings and their Class A Short-Season affiliate Vermont Expos. In 2005, Swope spent the season with the Washington Wild Things of the Frontier League. Swope and the Wild Things enjoyed a successful season. The Wild Things set a Frontier League record with 63 wins, while Swope hit .309 with nine home runs, including one in the playoffs. Swope had a 28-game hitting streak during the 2005 season. Swope received his bachelor's degree in criminology and criminal justice from the University of Maryland in 2003.