Maryland baseball coach John Szefc, who ushered in an era of unprecedented success for a long-suffering Terps program, has left for the same position at Virginia Tech, a source confirmed.
With Szefc’s exit, first reported Thursday night by TechSideline.com, Maryland has lost its past two coaches to schools not considered national powers.
Szefc was hired in 2012 to replace Erik Bakich, who left for a middling Michigan program after three years in which he helped transform the Terps into a winning team. A former star at Drexel and associate head coach at Kansas State, Szefc led Maryland in his second year to a 40-win season for the first time in program history and the program’s first NCAA regional title.