Erik Bakich

Head Coach

Erik Bakich was hired as the sixth head coach in Maryland baseball history on June 29, 2009, coming off seven successful seasons as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt.

Bakich spent the last seven seasons with the Commodores, where he established himself as one of the best recruiters in college baseball, hauling in top-25 classes all seven years in Nashville, including the top-ranked class in 2005 and second-ranked class in 2008.

In addition to his duties as recruiting coordinator, Bakich trained the Commodores' outfielders and served as a hitting coach. In 2004, Vanderbilt experienced the biggest batting-average increase in program history, hitting .304 that season coming off a .258 clip the previous year. Vanderbilt finished in the top three in the SEC in team batting three of the last four seasons under Bakich's tutelage.

Bakich brings familiarity with ACC baseball, as he began his college coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Clemson in 2002, assisting in the Tigers' recruiting efforts and working with the team's outfielders and infielders. Clemson advanced to the College World Series that season.

Vanderbilt head coach Tim Corbin added Bakich to his staff in 2003 and handed over the team's primary recruiting duties, immediately.

Prior to his coaching career, Bakich was a standout player for two seasons at East Carolina after transferring from San Jose City College in California. Bakich finished his playing career at ECU with a .315 batting average, 14 home runs and 85 RBIs, helping lead the Pirates to back-to-back Colonial Athletic Association championships in 1999 and 2000.

Bakich graduated from East Carolina in 2000 with a degree in Exercise and Sports Science. Upon graduation, Bakich played professionally in the Independent Professional Baseball League until 2001. At the conclusion of his playing career, Bakich returned to East Carolina, where he served as an assistant strength and condition coach for one year.

Sean Kenny

Assistant Coach/Pitching Coach

Sean Kenny joined the Maryland coaching staff in July 2009 after six successful seasons at Pepperdine, where he served as the Waves' pitching coach, also assisting in recruiting and summer camps.

Kenny was hired by Pepperdine in June 2003 after serving five seasons as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at San Diego.

In six seasons as Pepperdine's pitching coach, Kenny oversaw a staff that produced 11 All-WCC first team selections, two conference pitchers of the year and freshmen of the year. During Kenny's tenure, 13 Waves pitchers were drafted by Major League Baseball teams.

In 2004, senior right-hander Jacob Barrack was tabbed All-WCC first team and was selected in the 19th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.

In 2005, the Waves' pitching staff produced a 3.84 ERA and was anchored by senior right-hander Kea Kometani (a 15th-round selection of the Texas Rangers), junior Paul Coleman (the WCC pitcher of the year and a ninth-round pick of the Detroit Tigers), senior Steve Kleen (an 11th-round selection of the Oakland A's) and freshman Barry Enright (the WCC freshman of the year).

In 2006, Pepperdine's staff registered a 3.48 ERA and produced a pair of first-team All-WCC selections in Enright and freshman Brett Hunter. Enright was tabbed the conference's co-pitcher of the year while Hunter was named to the league's all-freshman team and was selected a freshman all-American. Coleman, who led the staff with a 2.59 ERA, was drafted in the 12th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Pepperdine's staff produced a 3.33 team ERA in 2007 and produced a pair of first-team All-WCC selections in Enright and Adam Olbrychowski, and had three other pitchers drafted in addition to Enright and Olbrychowski.

Nick Gaudi and Nathan Newman were all-WCC first team under Kenny's tutelage in 2008. Hunter and Newman were selected in the first 10 rounds of that year's MLB Draft, however, Newman opted to come back for his senior year and was drafted in June 2009 by the Detroit Tigers.

Five of Kenny's pitchers received all-WCC honors following the 2009 campaign including redshirt freshman Cole Cook, who also was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team. Both Gaudi and Matt Bywater were named to the all-WCC first team, while Scott Alexander and Bryce Uhrig earned honorable mention accolades from the conference.

Kenny's pitchers established a Pepperdine record last season with 477 strikeouts, which broke the previous standard of 445 set by the Waves' 1992 national championship team. They also averaged 9.10 strikeouts per nine innings.

During Kenny's time at San Diego (1999-2003), the Toreros compiled an overall record of 168-128-2 (.567), captured two West Coast Conference titles and advanced to the NCAA Championships his final two seasons.

While at San Diego, Kenny guided a pitching staff that led the WCC in ERA in 2002 and produced the conference's pitcher of the year in junior left-hander Ricky Barrett. Barrett, who was tabbed a third-team all-American, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins.

Kenny began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at Saint Mary's College in 1997, where he worked with the Gaels' outfielders. He took on his first full-time coaching assignment at Laney Community College in Oakland, Calif., where he served as pitching coach in 1998.

A product of Pioneer High School in Michigan, Kenny was a two-time Mid-American Conference selection as a pitcher at Eastern Michigan. He went on to play three seasons of professional baseball in the New York Mets' organization after being a 17th-round selection by the club in 1993.

Dan Burton

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Dan Burton joined the University of Maryland coaching staff in July 2009 after one year as a volunteer assistant at Austin Peay and a standout playing career at Louisville, where he was a key member of the Cardinals' 2007 College World Series team.

At Maryland, Burton will head the Terps' recruiting efforts as the recruiting coordinator. Early on in his coaching career, Burton has established himself as one of the nation's top recruiters.

Burton handled the outfielders and served as assistant hitting instructor at Austin Peay. He also created and ran the Govs' strength and conditioning programs.

Burton's coaching career began as a student assistant at Louisville in 2008. He helped guide the Cardinals to a second straight NCAA Regional berth and a 41-21 record.

Burton was a first baseman and outfielder during his four-year playing career at Louisville. During his senior season he was an integral part of the team that advanced to the 2007 College World Series. In Omaha, Burton went 4-for-13, including a three-run home run in their only College World Series win against Mississippi State. The 2007 Cardinal squad set many school records: most wins (47), first NCAA Tournament win, first regional championship, first super regional championship and first College World Series appearance.

During his senior campaign, Burton batted third for the Cardinals and posted career bests in batting average (.309), home runs (8), RBIs (57) and stolen bases (21). All told, he finished his career with a .287 batting average, posting 231 hits and 141 RBIs. Additionally, he was ranked fourth in games played (225), fifth in career at-bats (806), seventh in doubles (48), and was hit by a pitch 37 times, good for third in Louisville history.

In 2006, Burton was named Big East Player of the Week. During his freshman year, he was named to the Conference USA all-freshman team. Burton was named to Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects list in the Clark Griffith Baseball League in the summer prior to joining the Cardinals.

Burton also was successful in the classroom, receiving second-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District recognition as a senior. He received his degree in computer information systems from Louisville in 2008.

After completing his college career, Burton played a season and a half of professional baseball with the Evansville Otters of the independent Frontier League. In 120 games, he had 114 hits, 20 doubles, 11 home runs, 45 RBIs and 18 stolen bases.

Nolan Neiman

Assistant Coach

Neiman joins the Terrapins after spending the 2009 season as the assistant coach at the Florida Gulf Coast University, where he helped guide the Eagles to a 36-18 overall record. FGCU also won the Atlantic Sun regular season championship with a 23-7 conference mark. At FGCU Neiman saw a trio of Eagles join the first team all Atlantic Sun, led by starting pitcher Chris Sale (7-4, 2.72 ERA, 104 K's in 89.1 innings), third baseman Tim Roberson (.345 average, 19 HR, 65 RBI) and designated hitter Zach Maxfield (.383 average, league-best 20 HR, 66 RBI). Also under his tutelage, Neiman watched catcher Bobby Green threw out 56% of would be base stealers throughout the year, good for tops in the A-Sun.

Prior to his stint at FGCU, Neiman spent two seasons (2007-08) as the top assistant and recruiting coordinator at DeSales University. In 2008 Neiman played a strong role in guiding the Bulldogs to a Freedom Conference Championship and saw 2 players named to the Mid Atlantic All Region Team, 8 to the All Freedom Conference Team and freshman Mike Newland named Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year. In 2007 and Neiman's first year in Center Valley, he watched the Bulldogs have 2 players named to the Mid Atlantic All Region Team, 7 named to the All Freedom Conference Team and watched freshman Doc Neiman, named Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year.

Before joining the Bulldogs, Neiman served as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, he served as the head coach for the New Market Rebels in the Valley League in 2008 and the Limeport Milkmen in 2007.

Neiman attended DeSales University, where he was a three-year starter for the Bulldogs. He helped lead the Bulldogs to four consecutive Freedom Conference Championships, four NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournaments, helped capture the school's first-ever Regional Championship and was a member of the only team in school history to advance to the NCAA Division III College World Series in 2003.

At DeSales, Neiman earned All-Freedom Conference honors three times, was named the Freedom Conference Player of the Year his junior year and earned American Baseball Coaches Association All-Mid-Atlantic Regional honors three times. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports management.