PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore announced the addition of Edgar Vanegas to Hawks' baseball coaching staff ahead of the 2027 season. 

Edgar Vanegas joins the UMES baseball program after spending the 2025-26 season as an assistant baseball coach at Greenbrier High School in Greenbrier, Tennessee. In that role, Vanegas assisted with daily practice planning, drill execution and individualized player development while providing instruction on mechanics, fundamentals and game awareness. He also directed game-day operations, including warmups and in-game adjustments, while working with school staff to support student-athlete academic progress.

Prior to Greenbrier, Vanegas spent two seasons as a student assistant baseball coach at Talladega College from 2023-25. He assisted the head coach with practice planning, drill development and player evaluations while providing real-time instruction during practices and games. Vanegas also contributed to injury-prevention and recovery efforts while assisting with travel logistics, equipment management and game-day operations.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Vanegas served as a baseball coach and general counselor at Camp Winadu in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he worked with athletes ages 10-16 on baseball fundamentals, confidence building and team development while providing mentorship in a camp environment.

A former Talladega College baseball player, Vanegas competed for the Tornadoes from 2021-25. He also competed in soccer at Talladega during the 2022 season.

Vanegas earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a minor in biology from Talladega College in 2025.