Brian Levin

Brian Levin

Biographical details
Born	Granite City, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Peru State College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2010	Murray State (asst.)
2011–2016	UMSL
2014–2016	Akron Racers
2017–2019	Belmont
2020–2022	Southern Miss
2023–2024	Iowa (asst.)
2025	Iowa (Interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall	405–215 (.653)

Brian Levin is an American softball coach who is currently an assistant coach at Iowa. ^[1]

Coaching career

Belmont

On August 8, 2016, Levin was announced as the new head coach of the Belmont softball program. ^[2] On June 14, 2019, Levin left the Belmont program to become the head coach at Southern Miss. ^[3]

Southern Miss

On June 14, 2019, Levin was announced as the new head coach of the Southern Miss softball program. ^[4] On July 12, 2022, Levin announced his resignation as head coach at Southern Miss, citing a desire to spend more time with his family. ^{[5] [6]}

Iowa

On July 20, 2022, Levin was announced as an assistant coach for the Iowa Hawkeyes softball program. ^[7] 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. ^[8] On March 7, 2025, Iowa announced a change in softball leadership, as Levin departed the program. ^{[9] [10]}

Head coaching record

Sources: ^[11]

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UMSL Tritons (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2011–2016)
2011	UMSL	31–20	20–5	1st
2012	UMSL	27–25	16–18	5th (West)
2013	UMSL	41–13	26–4	1st (West)	NCAA Tournament
2014	UMSL	49–8	26–4	1st (West)	NCAA Midwest Super Regional
2015	UMSL	48–8	25–5	1st	NCAA Midwest Super Regional
2016	UMSL	53–9	26–4	2nd	NCAA Tournament
UMSL:		249–83 (.750)	139–40 (.777)
Belmont Bruins (Ohio Valley Conference)(2017–2019)
2017	Belmont	35–22	10–12	8th
2018	Belmont	25–25	6–16	10th
2019	Belmont	31–23	12–10	6th
Belmont:		91–70 (.565)	28–38 (.424)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Conference USA)(2020–2022)
2020	Southern Miss	14–8	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Southern Miss	22–31	4–16	6th (West)
2022	Southern Miss	29–23	9–15	5th (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.