Sally Baum will forever hold the distinction of being Goucher’s first head coach to be chosen Coach of the Year in the Landmark Conference.

In a vote by the conference’s head coaches, Baum was selected Landmark Coach of the Year for 2007-08 as a reward for guiding the Gophers to an 11-8 record and a spot in the conference’s postseason tournament. After going 5-0 during the regular season in-conference, Baum received her second Coach of the Year commendation in 2010-11. She earned the same honor while Goucher was a member of the Capital Athletic Conference, being voted Co-Coach of the Year in the CAC in 2004-05. Her 1986-87 squad won 18 matches, which still stands as a single-season school record.

In 1991, Baum was inducted into the Slippery Rock University Athletics Hall of Fame for her outstanding play in field hockey, softball and women's lacrosse.

Baum, who has logged 28 seasons as the head coach of the Gophers, and her husband, Michael, are the parents of four sons, the youngest of which, Steve, lettered for Goucher’s men’s tennis, soccer and swimming teams.