KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is proud to announce that Lee (Tenn.) University head coach Mark Brew is the Rawlings-NAIA National Baseball Coach of the Year. The award will be presented to coach Brew at the 2009 Rawlings-NAIA Awards Luncheon on Jan. 3 in San Diego, Calif. The luncheon is part of the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Convention which runs from Jan. 2-5 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina.

Brew, who guided the Flames to a national runners-up spot in 2008, is 114-25 entering his third season. Last year, Lee made its third World Series appearance overall and earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament. The Flames ended their year with a 63-10 record. Brew mentored two players to NAIA-All American status including First-Team pitcher Pablo Lopez and Second-Team first baseman Chris Warters.