BREVARD, N.C. - Throughout the Fall, the Brevard College Department of Athletics will be highlighting its staff members in a tri-weekly Staff Highlight Series, giving members of the Athletic Administration and Coaching Staff the opportunity to introduce themselves to the BC community through a series of questions and biographical elements.
Next up in BC's Staff Highlight Series is Brevard College Head Softball Coach Bre Shearin, a former student-athlete at South Florida State College, Palm Beach State College and Columbia College.
bctornados.com: What has been your favorite professional memory?
Coach Shearin: Being able to take my team at Columbia down to South Florida to play my JUCO. It was a surreal experience to go back and coach against them!
bctornados.com: What makes Brevard College a special place?
Coach Shearin: The amazing scenery and everyone on campus is so warm and welcoming!
bctornados.com: Who has been the biggest influence in your professional career?
Coach Shearin: James Morrison (Assistant AD at Columbia College).
bctornados.com: What is some advice you would give to young people looking to get into the profession?
Coach Shearin: Coaching is hard but so worth it. Be prepared for long nights and early mornings but also be prepared for laughs, memories, and connections that last a lifetime.
Coach Shearin in action at Palm Beach State College.
Shearin was named Head Softball Coach at Brevard College in the Fall of 2020 and enters her first season at the helm of BC Softball in the 2020-21 year.
Since 2017, Shearin served as Head Softball Coach at Columbia College where she most recently helped mentor four softball student-athletes to the Appalachian Athletic Conference All-Academic team in 2020.
A native of Jupiter, Florida, Shearin began her coaching career in January of 2017 as Associate Head Coach at Columbia College. She rapidly was elevated to Head Coach in June 2017 where she went on to improve both the overall and conference record of the Koalas each season. Moreover, Shearin was able to bring in large classes as a recruiter totaling 50 student-athletes over three seasons.
Prior to her coaching career, Shearin was an accomplished softball student-athlete beginning her collegiate career at South Florida State College in Avon Park, Florida. At South Florida, she was a First-Team All-Conference performer as a third baseman, leading her squad in virtually every offensive category en route to being named the team's Most Valuable Player. Shearin then played at Palm Beach State College where she was named the school's Female Athlete of the Year, First-Team All-Conference honors, Team MVP, and Offensive Player of the Year. She concluded her college career at Columbia College where she was a team captain and named Second-Team All-Conference.
Active in the community, Shearin has been involved in the Miracle League which provides children and adults with severe disabilities the opportunity to play team sports. She also has worked with the Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services where she assisted in training and placing service dogs to autistic children.
Shearin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Behavioral Science from Columbia College and currently is pursuing a Master's of Arts degree in Athletic Coaching.
Coach Shearin in action while at Columbia College.
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