CSM COACHING CHANGES

February 12, 2007 - The College of Southern Maryland will be looking to fill two coaching positions, as long time CSM softball coach Tommy Morrison has decided to retire after 22 years with the CSM softball program (the last 12 as the head coach), and Head Men's Basketball Coach Brandon Martin resigned after three years.

      Tom Morrison arrived on the scene of CSM athletics in 1986, when he served as Assistant Coach to John Creaturo.  Together, Morrison and Creaturo turned CSM into a softball powerhouse in Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference (MDJUCO) and Region XX play.  Before the two arrived, CSM had never had a winning season in softball, only playing a handful of games each year.  From 1986 - 1994, with John Creaturo as Head Coach and Tom Morrison as Assistant Coach, the Hawks went 143-64 (.690), winning five MDJUCO titles and four Region XX Championships.

      Tom Morrison became Head Softball Coach in 1995, after John Creaturo left the area for business reasons.  Coach Morrison continued the Hawks success, going 286-133-1 (.683) in his 12 years at the helm of Hawks softball, winning four MDJUCO titles, three Region XX Championships, and taking CSM to compete in the National Championship Tournament three times.

     John Creaturo, who returned to the area and has served as Assistant Softball Coach under Morrison the past ten years, will become Head Coach for the 2008 softball season. He intends to coach for only one season, and CSM will begin looking for a new Head Softball Coach in January of 2008, to begin coaching full time during the 2009 season.

     Brandon Martin became Head Basketball Coach prior to the 2004-05 campaign.  His teams went 17-51 during his three years at CSM.  Several players who played for Coach Martin have gone on to continue their careers at four year schools.  The college is now in the process of reviewing applicants for the Head Coaching position, and hopes to select a new Men's Head Basketball Coach within the next few weeks.