Jim Griffin started The Next Level in 2012 and has been training pitchers, hitters, and fielders ever since.  Jim has had the privilege of working with some of the area's best talent. 

Pure Legend 

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Wyoming Valley West Graduate

East Stroudsburg University Graduate 

WVW Head Softball Coach 

Jim is a graduate of Nanticoke HS and Fordham University. 

• First Team WVC at Nanticoke. 

• First Team All-Conference at Fordham.

• Third Team All American. 

• Patriot League Pitcher of the Year (1992)

• Drafted by Chicago White Sox.

• Won the Vincent T. Lombardi award as the school's top male athlete at Fordham.  

Kings College 

Former Head Coach at LCCC

• 1995-1999 Connecticut First Team Class M All-State

• 1999- Brakettes -Tradition national champions National Fastpitch PONY title Sterling, Va. 

• Misericordia University

• Wendy’s Athlete of the Month in April, 2000

• Second-team NFCA All-Regional selection 

• Pennsylvania Athletic Conference All Star team

• Third in the PAC in batting .454

• 16th in nation with .43 doubles per game

NJCAA (2018)

• D-II 3rd Team All-American

NJCAA (2019)

• 1st Team All-Conference 

• D-II 2nd Team All-American 

• 14 home-runs

• .439 Batting Average 

Delaware Valley College 

1st team WVC 

Youngstown State

Lackawanna Community College

Eastern PA Athletic Conference Player of the Year