Weeks Takes Over Montreat Softball Program

(Story provided by Montreat Sports Communications)

MONTREAT, N.C.— Corbin Weeks took over the Montreat College softball program as its interim head coach in May of 2023 after serving as an assistant baseball coach at the school since the beginning of 2022. As of August, the athletic department has announced the removal of the interim tag.

Prior to his new role, Weeks spent four seasons with the Montreat College baseball program after joining the staff in the winter of 2019. His primary duties included serving as the hitting coach, serving as the catching coach, assisting with recruiting and overseeing baseball operations. During his two seasons as a full-time assistant (2022 and 2023), Weeks helped coach the Cavaliers to two First Team All-AAC selections, three Second Team All-AAC nods, one spot on the All-AAC Gold Glove Team and one AAC All-Tournament Team honor. The Cavs snagged five AAC Player of the Week awards during that same span, all while achieving remarkable results in the classroom, including four College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® nods and 38 AAC All-Academic Team honors. The 2022 and 2023 seasons also marked Montreat baseball's first back-to-back winning seasons since 2008 and 2009.

"Coach Weeks is the right person to lead our softball program moving forward. He's an extremely hard worker and will be 100% committed to developing our young ladies spiritually, academically and athletically as they pursue excellence on and off the field," Director of Athletics Garrett Jones noted.

Outside of Montreat College, Coach Weeks spent the past several years as the founder and owner of Next Level Baseball North Carolina and Carolina Prospects Softball. NLB NC, which Weeks founded in 2020, has seen approximately 50 of its athletes commit to colleges ranging from NCAA Division I to NJCAA. NLB NC teams have been a staple in the national Perfect Game rankings since their inception. Weeks founded Carolina Prospects Softball in 2022.

"In his short time as interim coach, Corbin has worked passionately to cast a vision not only to our current roster but also to new recruits that will be joining our Cavalier softball team. I can already sense a tremendous amount of momentum and am looking forward to what God has in store for our softball program," Jones concluded.

Weeks began his coaching career at Florida 8A powerhouse George Jenkins High School in Lakeland, Fla. for the 2017 season before accepting the head coaching job at Mulberry High School, also in central Florida, for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

"I am thankful for the opportunity to serve Montreat College in this new role. This institution is near to my heart, and we will continue to promote excellence through our softball program," Weeks said of his hiring.

Prior to his coaching career, Weeks pursued his baseball career at Southeastern University (Fla.). The Fire finished as the runner-up at the 2013 NCCAA D1 National Championship. In 2014, Weeks helped lead the Fire to their best season in program history (46-16) at the time, while winning The Sun Conference for the first time in school history. The Fire fell just short of the NAIA World Series after losing in the regional final. He finished his career with a .293 batting average, 105 hits, 22 doubles, six home runs, and 65 RBIs in 145 games played.

Weeks lives in Montreat, N.C. with his wife, Sydnie, and his son, Brewer.