Brett Young joined the baseball staff in the fall of 2021 as assistant coach. He will work primarily with the infielders, and serve as the hitting coach and the co-recruiting coordinator.Â
Young came Barry from Rowan where he helped lead the Profs to a 29-6 record, the regular season and tournament championships in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, the first regional title for Rowan since 2005 and 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 at as an assistant coach Oklahoma Panhandle State University in 2012 and then recently held the same position for one season at Widener University.
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.
