Murray State University Athletics
Softball
- Title:
- Assistant Softball Coach
- Email:
- blevin@murraystate.edu
- Phone:
- 270-809-7018
Brian Levin joined the Murray State softball staff in January 2010 as a first-year assistant coach. Levin works with the infielders and will help with scouting opponents and aide in practice planning.
Levin has spent the last 20 years in the military, including the last 15 stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky., with the 5th Special Forces Group. While stationed at Ft. Campbell he was an active volunteer coach for football, baseball and softball at Ft. Campbell High School.
The Granite City, Ill., native is also the founder of STAAR hitting mechanics and camps and the ASA Clarksville Heat Softball Organization in Clarksville, Tenn. In his 10 years of coaches his teams have consistently hit over .300 as a team.
Levin played collegiate football and baseball at Peru State College where he was a two-time all-conference player. He finished his baseball career with a .344 batting averaging and moved on to play Fastpitch softball in southeast Nebraska and semi-professional baseball in the St. Louis area. Levin also earned All-American placekicker honors in college.
Levin earned a bachelor's degree in industrial technology from Peru State in 1988 and a master's degree from Northcentral University in sports management and leadership in 2009.
Levin is married to the former Michelle Morgan and has two children, Alisha (23) and Matthew (19). Alisha played softball for Providence, while Matthew is on the football team at Henderson State.
