Lewis resigns as head softball coach at Nicholls to take assistant’s job at Kansas

Justin Lewis has resigned as head softball coach at Nicholls, athletic director Jonathan Terrell announced Thursday.

Lewis resigned to accept the position of assistant coach at Kansas as first reported by Tory Trahan of Tory-T Sports.

“We can’t thank Coach Justin enough for what he accomplished in his few years on campus. He changed the culture of our program and had our team competing for championships after just one season. We wish him and his family the best on their next journey,” Terrell said in a statement released by the university.

Ron Frost, an assistant under Lewis, has been named the interim head coach.

Lewis led Nicholls to a 72-88 record, including 33-33 in Southland Conference play, in his three years as Lady Colonels coach.

Nicholls concluded the 2024 season 31-26, including 16-8 in the Southland.

A former firefighter, Lewis began his collegiate coach career at Texas A&M-Kingsville in 2019. He served as an assistant at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in 2021 before moving on to Fresno State, where he was an assistant coach and primary hitting instructor.

Lewis inherited a team that went 8-43 overall and 4-23 in conference play the year prior to his arrival at Nicholls in 2021.

Nicholls went 12-38 in his first year at Nicholls, including 4-14 in the Southland. The Lady Colonels saw dramatic improvement in Lewis’ second season was Nicholls posted a 29-24 mark, including 13-11 in the SLC.