John Szefc
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVirginia Tech
ConferenceACC
Record168–130
Biographical details
Bornc. 1967 (age 56–57)
Goshen, New York, U.S.
Alma materDrexel University (1989)
Playing career
1986–1987Connecticut
1988–1989Drexel
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1990–1994Drexel (assistant)
1995Sacred Heart (assistant)
1996–2002Marist
2003–2008Louisiana–Lafayette (assistant)
2009–2010Kansas (assistant)
2011–2012Kansas State (assistant)
2013–2017Maryland
2018–presentVirginia Tech
Head coaching record
Overall556–385–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2x MAAC Conference Tournament (2000,2001)
  • NEC Regular season and Conference Tournament (1997)
  • MAAC Regular season and Conference Tournament (2002)
  • ACC Regular season (2022)
Awards

John Szefc is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as the head coach of the Virginia Tech baseball team. He has held that position since leaving the University of Maryland in June, 2017, where he had coached since the 2013 season.[1][2]

Playing career

Szefc played for two seasons for Connecticut before transferring to Drexel. He was an all-conference selection in 1989, his senior year. He graduated from Drexel in 1989.[2]

Coaching career

After completing his degree at Drexel, Szefc became an assistant coach at his alma mater. He remained for five seasons before moving to Sacred Heart for one season. In August 1995, he was hired as head coach at Marist.[3] He remained at Marist for seven seasons. In just his second season, the Red Foxes earned their first Northeast Conference championship, and Szefc was named NEC Coach of the Year. In addition to 1997, Marist appeared in the 2000, 2001, and 2002 NCAA tournaments. The Red Foxes were 41–14 in 2002, Szefc's final year with the team, and defeated Southwest Missouri State in the NCAA tournament. Five players from that team would be selected in the Major League Baseball Draft.[2]

Szefc became an assistant coach at Louisiana–Lafayette, where he served as hitting coach and top assistant. The Ragin' Cajuns offense in his six seasons improved dramatically, with a 60-point jump in batting average over his first three seasons. The 2005 team set a school record for hits, and ranks second in school history in runs and runs batted in. Szefc also served as recruiting coordinator for ULL, and the team won a pair of Sun Belt Conference championships and appeared in the 2005 and 2007 NCAA tournaments.[2]

Following his time in Louisiana, Szefc moved to Kansas, where he also served as recruiting coordinator and hitting coach in the highly competitive Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks appeared in the Big 12 Conference baseball tournament both years Szefc served in Lawrence, and advanced to the Regional Final in 2009.[4] He then moved to Kansas State for the 2011 season, holding the same roles with the Wildcats while also adding the associate head coach title. Szefc's hitters again improved over previous seasons, ranking highly in KSU record books for offensive production.[5]

Szefc was named head coach at Maryland on July 18, 2012. He will face budget constraints in College Park due to financial issues in the Maryland athletic department, but will move from the Atlantic Coast Conference to the Big Ten Conference.

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On June 9, 2017, Virginia Tech Athletic Director Whit Babcock named Szefc the Hokies new head coach.[1][2][6]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Marist Red Foxes (Northeast Conference) (1996–1997)
1996 Marist 16–24 8–13 7th
1997 Marist 32–19 14–7 T–1st NCAA Regional
Marist Red Foxes (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1998–2002)
1998 Marist 30–17 18–8 2nd (North)
1999 Marist 27–23 14–12 3rd (North)
2000 Marist 30–17–2 16–11 4th NCAA Regional
2001 Marist 33–21–1 17–10 3rd NCAA Regional
2002 Marist 41–14 22–5 1st NCAA Regional
Marist: 209–135–3 109–66
Maryland Terrapins (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2013–2014)
2013 Maryland 30–25 11–19 4th (Atlantic)
2014 Maryland 40–23 15–14 2nd (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference) (2015–2017)
2015 Maryland 42–24 14–10 T–3rd NCAA Super Regional
2016 Maryland 30–27 13–11 T–6th
2017 Maryland 37–21 15–9 5th NCAA Regional
Maryland: 179–120 68–63
Virginia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Virginia Tech 21–33 8–22 7th (Coastal)
2019 Virginia Tech 26–27 9–21 6th (Coastal)
2020 Virginia Tech 11–5 1–2 (Coastal) Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Virginia Tech 27–25 16–20 7th (Coastal)
2022 Virginia Tech 45–14 19–9 1st (Coastal) NCAA Super Regional
2023 Virginia Tech 30–23 12–17 5th (Coastal)
2024 Virginia Tech 8-3 (Coastal)
Virginia Tech: 168–130 65–91
Total: 556–385–3

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Eric Garland (July 18, 2012). "Maryland hires John Szefc as new baseball coach". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Szefc Hired as Head Baseball Coach". umterps.com. July 18, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Vol. 47 No. 1, September 21, 1995". library.marist.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-10-29.
  4. ^ "John Szefc Profile". kuathletics.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "John Szefc Profile". kstatesoprts.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  6. ^ Steve Yanda (July 18, 2012). "Maryland to hire John Szefc as head baseball coach". Washington Post. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1996". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1997". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  9. ^ "Northeast Conference Baseball Record Book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  10. ^ "1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". MAACSports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  11. ^ "1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". MAACSports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  12. ^ "1999 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". MAACSports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  13. ^ "2001 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". MAACSports.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  14. ^ "2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball Standings". MAACSports.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  15. ^ "2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Record Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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