American softball coach
Lauren Karn is an American former softball player and current head coach at Maryland .[ 2] Oakland .[ 3]
Coaching career
Oakland
On July 17, 2017, Karn (formerly Cognigni) was named the head coach of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies softball team.[ 4]
Maryland
On August 31, 2023, Karn was named the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins softball team.[ 5] [ 6]
Personal life
Karn and her husband Justin have two children. One boy, Mickey, and one girl, Sophie. Sophie was born a week before Oakland was scheduled to face Northwestern in the 2022 NCAA Tournament .[ 7]
Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (Horizon League ) (2018–2023)
2018
Oakland
23–27
13–8
2nd
2019
Oakland
18–33
9–14
6th
2020
Oakland
7–11
0–0
Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021
Oakland
26–16
23–11
T-2nd
2022
Oakland
26–17
18–7
1st
NCAA Regional
2023
Oakland
21–21
14–7
1st
Oakland:
121–125 (.492)
77–47 (.621)
Maryland Terrapins (Big Ten Conference ) (2024–Present)
2024
Maryland
0–0
0–0
Maryland:
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
Total: 121–125 (.492)
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion
References
^ McLeod, Justin (October 2, 2023). "Coaching Hires that Click: Lauren Karn at Maryland" . ExtraInningSoftball.com . Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved February 1, 2024 . ^ "Lauren Karn" . UMTerps.com . University of Maryland. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .^ "Lauren Karn" . OaklandU.SideArmSports.com . Oakland Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .^ "LAUREN COGNIGNI NAMED OAKLAND'S HEAD SOFTBALL COACH" . OaklandU.SideArmSports.com . Oakland Athletics. July 17, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .^ "Lauren Karn Named New Maryland Softball Head Coach" . UMTerps.com . University of Maryland. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .^ McAfee, Roger (August 31, 2023). "Breaking News: Maryland Names Lauren Karn Head Coach" . ExtraInningSoftball.com . Extra Inning Softball. Retrieved January 31, 2024 . ^ Paul, Tony. "Labor gains: Oakland softball coach's daughter arrives just in time for NCAAs" . DetroitNews.com . Detroit News. Retrieved February 1, 2024 .
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