Back-to-back Big Ten Coach of the Year Rob Vaughn is leaving College Park and will be replaced with a familiar face in Matt Swope. 

Swope, the associate head coach, will become the ninth head coach in program history, announced Monday by Athletic Director Damon Evans. A press conference to introduce Swope will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Vaughn will be headed to Tuscaloosa as the next head coach of Alabama. He spent a decade at the University of Maryland, starting as an assistant coach in 2013. Since being named head coach in 2018, Vaughn has turned Maryland into one of the most respected programs in college baseball.

During his time in College Park, Vaughn led Maryland to their first Big Ten Championship in history during the 2022 season and the first Big Ten Tournament Championship this past year. With an overall record of 183-117, Vaughn left a lasting impact on this University and this program.

“I want to thank Rob Vaughn for his 10 years at Maryland as he has lifted the Terrapin program to heights we have never seen before,” said Evans. “During his 10 years with the Terps, we appeared in six NCAA Regionals, an unprecedented era in program history, and hosted the first-ever NCAA Regional in school history, last season. We wish Rob and his family the very best in their move to Tuscaloosa.”

Swope, a New Carrollton native, is a familiar name in the Maryland baseball program. Swope started at the University in 1999 when he played outfield and held the program’s career runs record. He returned to the university in 2013 as director of operations. From there, he was promoted to assistant coach in 2017 and associate head coach in 2022.

Since being named associate head coach, the Maryland offense set multiple program records under Swope’s direction. The program saw new records for most home runs (137), most hits (684), most runs (578), most RBIs (552), highest slugging percentage (.564), and most walks (385).

“This is truly a dream come true, to be named the head baseball coach at the University of Maryland,” Swope said. “Growing up just down the road from College Park, then playing for the Terps, returning to join the staff, and now being able to lead the Terps is something that means the world to me. I love this place and will work tirelessly to continue the winning ways we have made the standard for Maryland baseball.”