Charlie Long enters his 29th year at North Carolina Wesleyan College and fifth season as Assistant Athletics Director for Community Relations and Marketing. Long is a 2016 NCWC Athletics Hall of Fame inductee and a 2017 Hall of Fame selection at his alma mater, the University of Mount Olive. 

The longest tenured coach in NCWC baseball history, Long was a member of the Battling Bishop coaching staff for 27 years, first as an assistant and then as head coach before stepping down at the conclusion of the 2018 season. He was proud to be a part of 1,160 total games during his tenure, and for his efforts, his #10 jersey is slated for retirement and will live on alongside six other Bishop legends whose contributions to the baseball program will not be forgotten.

In the fall of 1991, Long joined the Bishops' staff as head volleyball coach while serving as the school's first full-time assistant baseball coach. In 1995, he functioned as the Bishops' interim head coach and led Wesleyan to the Conference Championship, making it to the title game of the South Regional.

Long took over as full-time head coach for the Bishops in 1999, leading his Battling Bishops to their second NCAA Division III National Championship in his inaugural campaign. That same championship season saw him named both the Dixie Conference and South Region Coach of the Year, as well as the North Carolina College Coach of the Year and American Baseball Coaches Association National Coach of the Year. Seven years later in 2006, the veteran skipper again earned South Region Coach of the Year honors after leading NCWC to its 12th World Series appearance. The Bishops, who received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the USA South Tournament, hosted and won the South Regional crown.

The 2009 and 2010 seasons saw Long earn USA South Coach of the Year honors for the second and third times of his career after leading NCWC to back-to-back USA South Regular Season crowns, bringing the program's all-time total to 17. Wesleyan also secured its 6th Conference Tournament Title in 2009, as well as the program's 21st appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Overall, Long captured ten USA South (formerly Dixie) Regular Season and/or Tournament Championships, while leading Wesleyan to a 16-9 overall record in NCAA Tournament play. He also guided six players to All-American honors, while several went on to play at the professional level.

Long is a tremendous proponent of Division III athletics because of the type of desire and determination the philosophy brings out in the individual players. Athletes are dedicated and have a desire to prove that that they can play at any level. This attitude proved to be a successful formula for the Bishops during Long's coaching tenure and is a philosophy he now employs within the NCWC Office of Advancement.

Long is married to the former Tamara Johnson of Front Royal, VA. They have five children: Zachary, Holly, Justin, Colin, and Savanna.

Long can also be reached at 252-955-4238.