New Maryland coach Erik Bakich has made a splash with his hire of pitching coach Sean Kenny, according to a source close to the situation. Kenny has spent the last six years as the pitching coach at Pepperdine, and the five before that as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at San Diego. He is widely regarded as one of the top pitching coaches on the West Coast, and he immediately gives the Terrapins added credibility. Kenny will assist in recruiting as well, though he will not be named Maryland’s recruiting coordinator.

Bakich is familiar with Kenny’s brother, Seth, who is an assistant coach at Austin Peay State, located not far from Vanderbilt (where Bakich was an assistant). Bakich’s other assistant, Dan Burton, also spent last year as a volunteer on the Austin Peay coaching staff.