Maryland’s softball head coach, Lauren Karn, knows what it takes to take a program to new heights and success.
Before coming to Maryland last year, Karn led the University of Oakland softball program for six seasons from 2018-23. She achieved her best stretch during her final three seasons, leading the program to three straight seasons with a winning percentage of .500 or higher. She became the first coach in program history to achieve that feat.
Karn also led Oakland to back-to-back Horizon League titles in 2022 and 2023 and a spot in the NCAA tournament during the 2022 season.
The two-time Horizon League Coach of the Year believes her experience at Oakland has helped her establish a blueprint for a winning culture at Maryland.
“The key to that is finding the right people to do it with and making sure we all have the same excitement in the work that has to be done to get there,” Karn said. “You shouldn’t have to convince somebody to want to win at this level. For me, we’re checking off those boxes in the recruiting process and trying to chip away at it one class at a time.”
Karn continued, explaining the characteristics she seeks in people she brings into her program. Many of the individuals on her current team embody those qualities, which has created excitement for the upcoming season.
“Finding people who want to come make a difference right away and feel that winning is important to them because it is for me. There are a lot of other factors in my program that are instrumental as well, but winning is really important because otherwise, what are we doing? We are really excited about what our group’s doing right now and the progress that we can make once they start playing games.”
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