Brian Levin

Brian Levin
Biographical details
BornGranite City, Illinois, U.S.
EducationPeru State College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010Murray State (asst.)
2011–2016UMSL
2014–2016Akron Racers
2017–2019Belmont
2020–2022Southern Miss
2023–2024Iowa (asst.)
2025Iowa (Interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall405–215 (.653)

Brian Levin is an American softball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Iowa.

Coaching career

Belmont

On August 8, 2016, Levin was announced as the new head coach of the Belmont softball program. On June 14, 2019, Levin left the Belmont program to become the head coach at Southern Miss.

Southern Miss

On June 14, 2019, Levin was announced as the new head coach of the Southern Miss softball program. On July 12, 2022, Levin announced his resignation as head coach at Southern Miss, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.

Iowa

On July 20, 2022, Levin was announced as an assistant coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes softball program. On December 17, 2024, Levin was named interim head coach as Renee Luers-Gillispie took a leave of absence for the 2025 season for a personal health matter. On March 7, 2025, Iowa announced a change in softball leadership, as Levin departed the program.

Head coaching record

Sources:

College

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UMSL Tritons (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2011–2016)
2011 UMSL 31–2020–51st
2012 UMSL 27–2516–185th (West)
2013 UMSL 41–1326–41st (West)NCAA Tournament
2014 UMSL 49–826–41st (West)NCAA Midwest Super Regional
2015 UMSL 48–825–51stNCAA Midwest Super Regional
2016 UMSL 53–926–42ndNCAA Tournament
UMSL: 249–83 (.750)139–40 (.777)
Belmont Bruins (Ohio Valley Conference) (2017–2019)
2017 Belmont 35–2210–128th
2018 Belmont 25–256–1610th
2019 Belmont 31–2312–106th
Belmont: 91–70 (.565)28–38 (.424)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA) (2020–2022)
2020 Southern Miss 14–80–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Southern Miss 22–314–166th (West)
2022 Southern Miss 29–239–155th (West)
Southern Miss: 65–62 (.512)13–31 (.295)
Total:405–215 (.653)

      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

  1. ↑ "Brian Levin". HawkeyeSports.com. University of Iowa. July 20, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Welcome Brian Levin". BelmontBruins.com. Belmont University. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "USM names new softball head coach". WDAM.com. WDAM. June 15, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Brian Levin Named Softball Coach". SouthernMiss.com. University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ Eckert, David. "Southern Miss softball coach Brian Levin resigns". Hattiesburg American. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Softball Coach Brian Levin Announces Resignation". SouthernMiss.com. University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "BRIAN LEVIN NAMED ASSISTANT SOFTBALL COACH". HawkeyeSports.com. University of Iowa. July 20, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ Siebring, Owen. "Gillispie steps away from Iowa for 2025 softball season". CBS2Iowa.com. Sinclair, Inc. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Iowa Announces Change in Softball Leadership". HawkeyeSports.com. Iowa Hawkeye Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Votzmeyer, Colin; Martin-Trainor, Jami. "Iowa Interim Head Coach Brian Levin departs from softball program". DailyIowan.com. The Daily Iowan. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ "OVC Softball Record Book" (PDF). OVCSports.com. OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE. Retrieved August 2, 2019.