Mark Montgomery is leaving his post as Louisiana Tech softball coach and has agreed to become Maryland's next head softball coach.

Sources confirmed to the News-Star the news first reported by Justin's World of Softball Sunday morning. An official announcement from Maryland on Montgomery's hiring is expected Monday

In seven years serving as the Lady Techsters head coach, Montgomery revived the program, going from winning 27 games his first season in 2013 to the team taking 45 games, the second-highest win regular season win total in history as well as capturing the Conference USA championship that clinched its second NCAA tournament appearance during his tenure in 2019.

Overall, Louisiana Tech went 226-163 under the guidance of Montgomery. He earned C-USA and Louisiana Sports Writers Association co-Coach of the Year honors last season.

The Techsters had one of the more remarkable stories in all of college softball. During the season in April, an EF-3 tornado hit Ruston, claiming two lives in the community and cause catastrophic damage to multiple Louisiana Tech athletic facilities, including the Lady Techster Softball Complex. Tech couldn't practice on its home field, instead at Ruston High School, and had to play its final home series against Western Kentucky at Louisiana-Monroe. Amid the adversity, Louisiana Tech swept WKU to earn the regular season title and went on to win the C-USA tournament as the top seed.

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