University of South Carolina Beaufort Men's Baseball

Brian Lewis enters his first season as Head Coach of the USCB baseball program after being elevated to the role on July 1, 2025. He spent the 2024 season as the team’s hitting and third base coach under former Head Coach Ted Falkner. Prior to joining USCB, Lewis served as Head Coach at Viterbo University, an NAIA program in La Crosse, Wisconsin, for seven seasons. While at Viterbo, he coached 10 NSAA All-Conference players and two Gold Glove winners. In 2022, he guided the V-Hawks to the NSAA Conference Tournament semifinals—the program’s deepest postseason run in nearly a decade. Before his tenure at Viterbo, Lewis was the hitting coach at Illinois Central College (2011–14) under Bear Kelley, the program’s all-time winningest coach. He also spent 11 seasons as an assistant at Lewis & Clark Community College (Ill.), working under USC Hall of Famer and former MLB first-round draft pick Randy Martz. Lewis also brings extensive summer collegiate coaching experience from the Northwoods League, where he currently serves as Field Manager of the Minot Hot Tots. He previously managed the St. Cloud Rox (2022–23) and the La Crosse Loggers (2016–21), following a three-year stint as an assistant with the Loggers. Over his Northwoods League career, Lewis has compiled 290 wins, ranking 4th all-time in league history. In the professional ranks, he was the Director of Player Personnel and Hitting Coach for the River City Rascals (2003–06) and Pitching Coach for the Kalamazoo Kings (2010) in the Frontier League. Over the course of his career, Lewis has coached more than 150 MLB Draft picks, including first-round selections Korey Lee (Astros, 2019), Brice Matthews (Astros, 2023), Chase Davis (Cardinals, 2023), and Charlie Condon (Rockies 2024). He has worked with 14 Major Leaguers, including current players Lars Nootbaar, Riley Adams, David Villar, Mason McCoy, Kyle Nelson, and Brice Matthews.  A native of Alton, Illinois, Lewis holds a B.A. in Organizational Leadership from Greenville University. As a player, he helped lead Lewis & Clark Community College to two Region 24 titles and an NJCAA Division II World Series appearance before finishing his career at Fontbonne University under current Saint Louis University Head Coach Darin Hendrickson.

Chris Rooney enters his second season on USCB’s coaching staff in 2025, serving as Head Coach Brian Lewis’ pitching coach. A native of Sandy Hook, Virginia, Rooney joined the Sand Sharks after serving as pitching coach for the Alexandria Aces, a collegiate summer league team in the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League. Over two seasons with the Aces, the team compiled a 55–17 record and captured two division titles. Under Rooney’s guidance, the pitching staff led the league in both wins and strikeouts. In addition to his work with the Aces, Rooney spent three seasons as a head coach and pitching coordinator for PrimeTime Baseball, Northern Virginia’s premier baseball academy. Prior to that, he was a member of the Liberty University coaching staff from 2018 to 2020 and served as a volunteer assistant at Averett University in 2017. Rooney earned his Bachelor’s degree in Sports Management from Liberty in 2017, followed by a Master’s degree in Sports Management – Athlete Coaching and Administration in 2020, also from Liberty.