COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Maryland baseball head coach Rob Vaughn was named the ABCA/ATEC East Region Coach of the Year, the publication announced on Tuesday. The news comes one day after Vaughn signed a contract extension keeping him in College Park through June 2027. 

Under Vaughn's leadership, the Terps won a school-record 48 games last season and captured the 2022 Big Ten Championship, the school's first conference title in 51 years. The team went 18-5 in conference play and didn't lose a single Big Ten series. The Terps also set school records for home runs (137), runs scored (572) hits (683), doubles (143), RBIs (534), and slugging percentage (.564). 

Vaughn was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2022 as six players earned All-Big Ten First Team, one player earned Second Team honors, and three earned Third Team accolades this past season. He also coached Chris Alleyne, Ryan Ramsey, and Jason Savacool to All-American status. 

In his five seasons as the Terrapins' head coach, Vaughn has compiled a 141-96 record for a .595 win percentage with NCAA Regional appearances in each of the last two seasons, including hosting NCAA Regionals in College Park for the first time in Maryland baseball history this June. Over those two seasons, Maryland has posted a combined record of 78-32 for a .709 win percentage.