Rob Vaughn
{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Rob Vaughn
| image = Rob Vaughn.png
| alt =
| caption = Vaughn with Maryland in 2019
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Alabama
| current_conference = SEC
| current_record = {{winning percentage|73|38|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|7|7}}
| birth_place = Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 2006–2009
| player_team1 = Kansas State
| player_years2 = 2009
| player_team2 = Bristol White Sox
| player_years3 = 2009
| player_team3 = Kannapolis Intimidators
| player_years4 = 2010
| player_team4 = Great Falls Voyagers
| player_positions = Catcher
| coach_years1 = 2011–2012
| coach_team1 = Kansas State (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 2013–2017
| coach_team2 = Maryland (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 2018–2023
| coach_team3 = Maryland
| coach_years4 = 2024–present
| coach_team4 = Alabama
| overall_record = {{winning percentage|256|153|record=y}}
| tournament_record = NCAA: {{winning percentage|6|10|record=y}}
| championships =
- 2× Big Ten regular season (2022, 2023)
- Big Ten tournament (2023)
| awards =
- 2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2022, 2023)
| coaching_records =
}}
Robert Earl Vaughn (born July 7, 1987) is an American baseball coach and former catcher. He is the current head baseball coach at Alabama. He previously served as head coach at Maryland from 2018 to 2023.{{cite web |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/terps/tracking-the-terps/bal-assistant-rob-vaughn-is-named-maryland-head-baseball-coach-20170615-story.html |title=Rob Vaughn is promoted to Maryland head baseball coach |author=Jonas Shaffer |date=June 16, 2017 |publisher=The Baltimore Sun |work=www.baltimoresun.com |accessdate=May 20, 2018}} 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.
Coaching career
On June 22, 2017, Vaughn was named head coach for Maryland.{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2017/6/22/rob_vaughn_named_maryland_baseball_head_coach.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613011122/https://bigten.org/news/2017/6/22/rob_vaughn_named_maryland_baseball_head_coach.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |title=Rob Vaughn Named Maryland Baseball Head Coach |publisher=Big Ten Conference |work=BigTen.org |date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=June 12, 2023}} In July 2021, he signed a five-year contract extension with Maryland.{{cite web |last1=Spiko |first1=Dylan |title=Maryland baseball head coach Rob Vaughn receives five-year extension |url=https://www.testudotimes.com/maryland-terps/2021/7/21/22585669/maryland-baseball-head-coach-rob-vaughn-five-year-extension-contract-big-ten-offseason |website=Testudo Times |publisher=SB Nation |access-date=21 July 2021}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2022/5/24/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524160304/https://bigten.org/news/2022/5/24/big-ten-announces-baseball-all-big-ten-honors-and-individual-award-winners.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 24, 2022 |title=Big Ten Announces Baseball All-Big Ten Honors and Individual Award Winners |website=BigTen.org |date=May 24, 2022 |access-date=May 24, 2022}} During the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season, he led Maryland to a 42–19 record, the regular season and Big Ten tournament championship, their first tournament championship in program history. He was subsequently named the Big Ten Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.{{cite web |url=https://bigten.org/news/2023/5/22/big-ten-announces-baseball-postseason-awards-recipients.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523182509/https://bigten.org/news/2023/5/22/big-ten-announces-baseball-postseason-awards-recipients.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |title=Big Ten Announces Baseball Postseason Awards Recipients |publisher=Big Ten Conference |work=BigTen.org |date=May 22, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2023}}
On June 12, 2023, he was named head coach for Alabama.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/37842801/rob-vaughn-leaves-maryland-joins-alabama-baseball-coach |title=Rob Vaughn leaves Maryland, joins Alabama as baseball coach |website=ESPN.com |date=June 12, 2023 |access-date=June 12, 2023}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Maryland Terrapins
| conference= Big Ten Conference
| startyear = 2018
| endyear = 2023
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Maryland
| overall = 24–30
| conference = 9–14
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Maryland
| overall = 29–29
| conference = 12–12
| confstanding = T-6th
| postseason =
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{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Maryland
| overall = 10–5
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2021
| name = Maryland
| overall = 30–18
| conference = 28–16
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2022
| name = Maryland
| overall = 48–14
| conference = 18–5
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = confboth
| season = 2023
| name = Maryland
| overall = 42–19
| conference = 17–7
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Maryland
| overall = {{winning percentage|183|115|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winning percentage|84|54|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Alabama Crimson Tide
| conference= Southeastern Conference
| startyear = 2024
| endyear =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2024
| name = Alabama
| overall = 33–24
| conference = 13–17
| confstanding = T–4th {{small|(West)}}
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = Alabama
| overall = 41–18
| conference = 16–14
| confstanding = T–7th
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record subtotal
| name = Alabama
| overall = {{winning percentage|74|42|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winning percentage|29|31|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
| overall = {{winning percentage|257|154|record=y}}
}}
See also
References
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