CHARLESTON – Charleston Southern Baseball announced the hiring of Brett Young as the assistant coach for hitting on Friday afternoon. Young will arrive to the Buccaneers after spending the past three seasons at Barry University and serving as the program's head coach for the 2024 season.
 
"I am excited for the addition of Brett Young to our baseball program and coaching staff," said Head Coach Karl Kuhn. "Brett brings head coaching experience to our program as well as a reputation of accountability and details, which are pillars inside our baseball program. His recruiting experience and countless contacts up and down the eastern seaboard will take our recruiting efforts to another level. Brett made a pair of national championship appearances as a player and brings that championship pedigree to Charleston Southern. His offenses at Barry University have been aggressive and incredibly productive. He is going to bring that productivity to Charleston Southern baseball. I could not be more excited to add Brett to our coaching staff."
 
During his time at Barry, he has been part of over 80 total victories with 28 of them coming this past spring when he served as the head coach. During his second year as an assistant coach, the 2023 season, they posted a 35-19 record on the year and advanced to the Super Regional round for the first time in program history. The NCAA tournament appearance marked the fourth time they had done so in school history as they won the South Region 2 title to secure their spot in the event.
 
"I am extremely excited to join the staff at Charleston Southern University," said Young. "I am appreciative of Coach Kuhn believing in my abilities to positively impact both the CSU baseball program and also the school itself. I can't wait to get to campus and get to work! Go Bucs!"
 
Additionally, Young served as the recruiting coordinator during each of his two seasons when he was an assistant coach for Barry. One of the top accomplishments during his time there was securing the top-rated class in the NCAA Division II according to Perfect Game during each of his seasons with the Buccaneers, claiming those honors for his groups in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
 
Prior to Barry, he coached at Rowan where he helped lead the Profs to a 29-6 record, regular season and tournament championships in the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Additionally, they won the first regional title for Rowan since 2005 and led them to a berth in the NCAA Division III World Series.
 
Prior to Rowan, he served as the head coach at Paul VI High School for five seasons, from 2015 to 2020, guiding a squad that was ranked in the Top-5 in South Jersey and Top-20 in the state. He began his coaching career in 2006 at his alma mater, Haddon Township High School, where he had two stints for a total of three years (2006-08, 2010). During his time at both schools, he saw 28 of his players move on to play collegiate baseball and had one player ­– Will Gambino of Paul VI – chosen in the MLB Draft.
 
He started his collegiate career coaching as an assistant coach at Oklahoma Panhandle State University in 2012 and moved to Widener University after that for a season.
 
Young, a first baseman and outfielder, played at James Madison University, Gloucester County College (RCSJ-Gloucester) and the University of Delaware. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in 2002 before an injury cut short his professional playing career.
 
In 2017, he was inducted into the Haddon Township Athletic Hall of Fame for his playing career in both basketball and baseball.
 
Young earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical education from Oklahoma Panhandle in 2012 and a master's in secondary education from the University of Phoenix in 2020.
 
Young and his wife Amanda have a young son named Brock.