Matt Swope

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Matt Swope
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Maryland
Conference Big Ten
Record61–51 (.545)
Biographical details
Born (1980-06-01) June 1, 1980 (age 45)
New Carrollton, Maryland, U.S. [1]
Playing career
1999–2002 Maryland
Position(s) Outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2017–2022 Maryland (assistant)
2022–2023Maryland (associate)
2024–presentMaryland
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013–2017 Maryland (director of operations)
Head coaching record
Overall61–51 (.545)

Matthew Ross Swope (born June 1, 1980) is an American college baseball coach and currently the head coach for the Maryland Terrapins baseball team. Swope previously played collegiately and was an assistant coach for Maryland before becoming head coach.

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Early life and education

Matt Swope was born on June 1, 1980, and is a native of New Carrollton, Maryland. Swope attended DeMatha Catholic High School before he attended college. After high school, Swope chose to attend the University of Maryland, where he also opted to play baseball for Maryland. Swope enjoyed a successful career at Maryland, with many of his total statistics still remaining in the top ten all-time for Maryland baseball. Swope graduated from Maryland in 2003 with a degree in criminology and criminal justice. [2]

Coaching career

After a couple of years on various professional baseball teams, Swope rejoined Maryland to become the director of operations for baseball. Swope was elevated to the position of assistant coach after helping improve the quality of various aspects of Maryland Terrapins baseball. Later, Swope would become associate head coach for Maryland. Following the 2023 season and former coach Rob Vaughn's departure to become the head coach for Alabama, Swope became the head coach for the Maryland Terrapins baseball team. [1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Maryland 34–2210–1411th
2025 Maryland 27–2912–1813th
Maryland:61–51 (.545)22–32 (.407)
Total:61–51 (.545)

      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

References

  1. 1 2 "Matt Swope - Baseball Coach".
  2. "'I was born a Terp' Matt Swope introduced as Maryland Baseball's next head coach". June 15, 2023.