Head coach Rob Vaughn has built Maryland baseball around mental toughness, grooming his players to be the best athletes and men they can possibly be. This season more than ever, that pillar will need to be on full display for the Terps to succeed in an unprecedented year.
The Terps are looking for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2017 and the first with Vaughn at the helm. Last season, Vaughn’s group was making strides 15 games into the season. The Terps were 10-5 with conference play around the corner. Instead of finding out if this was the team to make the leap in the Vaughn era, Maryland, on a road trip at the time, and all of collegiate athletics were shut down due to COVID-19.