Brian Wolverton spent the last two softball seasons as a volunteer assistant coach at Rutgers University-Camden, beginning with the program’s run to the NCAA Division III national title in 2006.

Now the long-time head coach at Northern Burlington Regional High School will begin his collegiate head coaching career with the Lady Raptors.

Wolverton has been named as the head softball coach at Rutgers-Camden, stepping into the role vacated when long-time Head Coach Carl Taylor resigned in early August. Taylor compiled a 249-130-2 record in 12 seasons at Rutgers-Camden, including the only national championship in school history and a berth in the last four NCAA tournaments.

"I am truly grateful for the opportunity to take over such a well-established and successful program,” Wolverton said. “Coach Taylor has built a tradition of success that will be difficult to match. I have learned much from him over these past two years and look forward to the challenge of continuing what he has started.”

Wolverton is no stranger to coaching success. He was part of the Rutgers-Camden staff that earned honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as the Speedline/NFCA Division III National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2006. On the scholastic level, he has been the head coach of the Northern Burlington girls’ varsity team since 1997, compiling a 193-71 record, including Burlington County League Liberty Division titles in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2005. His team won both the South Jersey and state Group 2 titles in 2002, and captured the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional title in 2005. During both of those seasons he received honors as the area’s Softball Coach of the Year, being cited in 2002 by the Trentonian, the Burlington County Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer, and earning the honor from the Trenton Times in 2005.

Wolverton has placed over 30 players in college programs, including nine at Division I schools, and has coached numerous All-County, All-Area and All-South Jersey players. Eleven of his players were named to various All-State teams.

From 2005-07, Wolverton served as the head coach of the Burlington County team in the Carpenter Cup, the annual tournament sponsored by the Philadelphia Phillies. He coached the South Jersey Senior All-Star team in 2002, 2005 and 2007.

Wolverton, who also has coached field hockey, football, basketball and track over the years, combines with Mike Medrick to run the annual “Play Like a Champ” softball camp at Cherokee and Northern Burlington High Schools. The camp has been serving South Jersey youth softball players for over 20 years.

Wolverton was a Math Education major who graduated from Trenton State College (now known as The College of New Jersey) in 1995. In addition to coaching at Northern Burlington, he is a teacher of Mathematics and Computer Programming at the school. He was named Northern Burlington’s Teacher of the Year in both 2002 and 2004, and has served as the Department Chairperson for the Business, Practical Arts and Mathematics Departments since 2000.
Now Wolverton joins the head coaching staff at Rutgers University-Camden.

“The idea of joining the athletic department at Rutgers-Camden is truly a dream come true,” he said. “I will do everything in my power to make sure that Rutgers Softball has continued success not only on the field, but in the classroom and community as well.”