Just when I felt like I was starting to get a grasp on this Terrapin baseball coaching search thing stuff like this happens.
According to the post, Turtle Thomas, the head coach at Florida International, received contact from Maryland Athletic Director Debbie Yow.
Thomas, who has been FIU’s coach since the beginning of 2008 and most recently led the Golden Panthers to a 34-21 record in 2009, came out of the woodwork on this one and even admits as much saying:
”This sort of came from out of the blue,” Thomas said. “I didn’t apply for the job. The Maryland athletic director left me a message about bringing me in for an interview.”
Associate Athletic Director for Compliance/Baseball Supervisor Dan Trump told me last week the search committee had narrowed down the search to a “short list” and was happy with the candidates they had.
More on this once I get a hold of Trump.
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