John Szefc
| Sport(s) | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Maryland |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1967 (age 49–50) Goshen, New York |
| Alma mater | Drexel University (1989) |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1987 | Connecticut |
| 1988–1989 | Drexel |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1994 | Drexel (asst.) |
| 1995 | Sacred Heart (asst.) |
| 1996–2002 | Marist |
| 2003–2008 | Louisiana–Lafayette (asst.) |
| 2009–2010 | Kansas (asst.) |
| 2011–2012 | Kansas State (asst.) |
| 2013–Present | Maryland |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| NEC Coach of the Year: 1997 | |
John Szefc is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins baseball team. He has held that position since prior to the 2013 season.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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