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2019 LOGGERS Coaching Staff
Brian Lewis, Field Manager
Brian Lewis will be returning for his fourth season as skipper of the Log-
gers in 2019, but is entering his seventh season with the club after serving
as an assistant coach from 2013-2015. In three seasons at the helm, Lewis
has guided the Loggers to a 109-105 (.509) record. Under Lewis’ guidance
the past three seasons, the Loggers have produced ten all-NWL selections
including 2018 honorees Braiden Ward (Washington), Shane McGuire (San
Diego) and Harrison Freed (Butler) to go along with a trio in 2017 that in-
cluded David Villar (South Florida), Kennie Taylor (Duke) and Korey Lee
(California). The 2016 season saw a league-high four all-NWLers in Mason
McCoy (Iowa), Griffi n Conine (Duke), Cullen Large (William & Mary) and Nick Raquet (William
& Mary) . The Loggers also had a league-high 21 players drafted in the 2017 Major League Draft.
Along with serving as the fi eld manager of the Loggers, Lewis is also enjoying his third season as
the head coach of the Viterbo (La Crosse) V-Hawks. Prior to joining the V-Hawks, Lewis served as
the head coach of the La Crosse Central High School baseball program during the 2014-2015 school
year. Before moving to the La Crosse area, Lewis was the hitting coach at Illinois Central College
and an assistant coach at Lewis & Clark Community College from 2001-2011. The Alton, Ill. na-
tive also coached professionally in the Frontier League (Independent Pro) where he was director of
baseball operations as well as the hitting coach for the River City Rascals from 2003-2006. Lewis’
summer collegiate experience dates back to the years 2001-2003 when he was the fi eld manager for
the Dubois County Bombers of the Prospect League. During his time in the coaching ranks, Lewis
has coached four current and/or former major league players including Joe Thatcher, Cory Wade,
Jeff Gray and Justin Christian.
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