Julie Wright will become the fourth head coach in Terrapins softball history, the school announced Friday morning. A little more than a month after Courtney Scott Deifel left the program for Arkansas after one year at the helm, the athletic department has filled the vacancy.
Wright most recently served as the head coach for Idaho State, where she led the Bengals to three straight Big Sky titles. She served as the coach for the past five seasons.
“We are excited to welcome Julie to our Maryland Athletics family,” Athletic Director Kevin Anderson said in a news release. “Julie brings outstanding energy and passion to our program. Throughout her accomplished coaching career, she has been committed to successfully developing students both academically and athletically. We are excited to have Julie lead our softball program in the highly competitive Big Ten Conference.”
The 1995 Ohio graduate has experience working in the Big Ten, too. Prior to her stint at Idaho State, she worked as an assistant and associate head coach for Wisconsin.
Wright also spent time at Akron, Kansas and Ohio. She takes over a Terps program that went 27-27 this past season after enduring an 11-35 campaign in 2014.
“Maryland Athletics has great momentum moving into the future,” Wright said in the release, “and I cannot wait to get started.”
