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Joe Braun

Joe Braun enters his first season as the Assistant Softball Coach at Chowan.

Braun comes to Chowan after spending a season at regional power Georgian Court in 2020 assisting with the pitching staff, outfield, and slapping.  Braun helped the Lions to a 38-6 overall record, top-25 national ranking and one win away from the NCAA Division II Softball Championship after a trip to the NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament.  During his stint with the Lions, Georgian Court posted a 25-1 record in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference on their way to a regular season and tournament title.  Braun helped lower the team ERA from 4.56 to 1.86 during his one season.

Prior to GCU, Braun spent two seasons at Baruch College while assuming the role as head coach for the 2020 season.  Braun spent the 2019 season as the Softball Recruiting Coordinator while also serving as Assistant to the Director of Facilities.  In addition to coaching at Baruch, Braun worked as a softball instructor and coach for the New Jersey Ruthless softball program.  He provided individual instruction as well as team instruction for all age groups in the organization. 

Before moving to the collegiate scene, Braun spent two seasons as the head varsity coach at Saint Rose High School increasing their win total by three and qualifying for the state tournament in back-to-back seasons and won the inaugural Gateway Gators Spring Swing Tournament.

Braun coached at Toms River North High School for three seasons as the junior varsity softball coach.  He also coached the New Jersey Fury Elite Club Program's U10, U12, and U18 programs.

Joe played baseball collegiately at USC-Spartanburg (now USC Upstate) before serving in the United States Air Force for four years.  Braun graduated from Western Governors University with a bachelor’s degree in Education with a specialization in biological sciences.  He would obtain his master’s in Education with a specialization in athletic coaching from Northcentral University.

Braun and his wife Shannon have three daughters: MacKenzie, Sydney and Kelsey.