Our Staff

 TRENT BRITT, Owner 

Actively Certified Speed & Agility Coach, NSPA

Actively Certified High School Strength & Conditioning Coach, IYCA

Actively Certified Athletic Design Specialist, IYCA

Actively Certified Youth Fitness Specialist, IYCA

25+ Years combined experience in the Sports Performance/Coaching Fields

Have held over a dozen Formal Certifications

Study Partner w/ECU Performance Optimization Lab, Kinesiology Intern Site

Former Associate Professional Baseball Scout, LA Dodgers

Been blessed to work with over 140 Collegiate & Professional athletes

Active Member of the American Baseball Coaches Association

Active Member of the Eastern NC Football Coaches Association

18 seasons Coaching experience w/Pitt Comm Schools & Middle School

10 seasons Coaching experience with Greenville Little Leagues

12 Years in Cardiovascular/Diabetes division w/Sanofi-Aventis Pharma

Father of a D1 & Professional Baseball Player

GAYNEL BRITT, Owner 

Next Level Mom

Dalton & Taylor’s Mom

Next Level’s Head Shield Maiden

Former 3 Sport Athlete

COACH LANCE MARTIN

Next Level Full-Time Instructor/Head of Baseball Programming-16th year

Has been involved full-time with Baseball Player Development since 2006

Special Guest- LA Dodgers 2017 and 2019 Fall Instructional League

Pitt Community College Bulldog Assistant Coach ’10-‘12

Coached in the 2010 NJCAA World Series

Played at Mount Olive College ’04-‘06

Named to the CVAC All-Conference team

Played at Pitt Community College  ’02-‘04

COACH BEN FOX

Next Level Full-Time Softball &Baseball Instructor

Eastern NC native (Washington HS ’04-’06)

Local Youth Coach, 4 Babe Ruth All-Star State Titles

ECU Club Baseball Associate Head Coach 2009-‘16

ECU Club Baseball Head Coach 2017-present

2011 & 2017 NCBA National Champions

6 NCBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships

Has coached 33 NCBA All-Americans

COACH RODNEY HARRIS

Next Level Baseball Instructor-16th year

Been involved with Baseball Player Development for over 20 years

Next Level Strength & Speed Coordinator for Males-14th year

Head coach Pitt County Post 39 American Legion team ’10-’15

Head Coach EB Aycock ’05-‘13

Played at NC Wesleyan ’99-’03, 1999 Division III National Champion

Certifications held- CSCS, USA Weightlifting

Currently Managing in Greenville Little Leagues

TIM PAHUTA

Next Level Hitting & Fielding Instructor

21st Round Draft Pick out of High School

Played at Division 1 Seton Hall University 2001-2005

18th Round Draft Pick of the Washington Nationals in the 2005 MLB Draft

Played 8 Years in the Nationals Organization in A, A+ and AA

Hit 112 Professional Home Runs during his Professional Hitting Career

“Hitting a HR is the best feeling in the world. Let me help you experience it!”

 

COACH JOE MILLWEE

Next Level Hitting & Catching Instructor

Bachelor of Science, ECU

Currently Coaching With SBA

Catcher, Pitt Community College 2017-2020

2017 North Carolina High School State Champion, Northern Guilford HS

2x Preseason Perfect Game All-American

 

 

BEN BUNTING 

Next Level Hitting & Fielding Instructor

Played at UNC 2008-2011

3X NCAA World Series Participant

Led the Tar Heels in Hits as a Soph & Jr, Produced 84 Hits as a senior

Named to the 2009 All Regional Team

Led all players in the 2011 College World Series with a .462 Average

In almost 1,000 NCAA Plate Appearances, only 96Ks, best at UNC-CH

EVAN VOLIVA

Next Level Pitching Instructor

ECU Baseball- 5 Year Letterwinner

2x Regional Champion

3x AAC Champion

Led ECU in Appearances in 2019

3X All-State Selection at Currituck High School

18th Round Draft Pick of the NY Yankees in the 2019 MLB Draft

AVERY COLLINS

Next Level Pitching, Catching & Hitting Instructor

Current Graduate Assistant Coach for ECU Baseball for 2025 & 2026 seasons

Catcher by trade in college, goal is to be a College Pitching Coach

Son of a College Coach

2022-2023 seasons played at Cleveland State Community College

2024-2025 seasons played at Tusculum University

ANNA SAWYER

Next Level Softball Hitting & Fielding Instructor

ECU Softball- 2022-Present

Entering junior season as a 2-year returning starter

2024 season, started all 56 games…. hit .325 with 14 Doubles &  28 RBI

Grew up in Next Level, starred locally at DH Conley…4A State Champion 2022

2019-Named Conference Player of the Year & Daily Reflector Hitter of the Year

KYLER HARRIS

Next Level Pitching Instructor, M.S. in Kinesiology

Current Pitching Coach for Pitt CC Baseball

Summer of 2025, Greenville Yard Gnomes Pitching Analyst

2023-2024 Pitching Coach Paul D Camp CC; S&C Coach

2024 Juco World Series Appearance

2020-2022 Pitched at Northwestern Oklahoma St University

2018-2020 Pitched at Western Nebraska CC