University of North Georgia Athletics

During his first year on the coaching staff in 2026, Craig helped guide the Nighthawks to one of their most successful seasons in program history. North Georgia finished the season 42-16 overall with a program record 26 wins in conference play. The Nighthawks went on to capture the program’s first outright Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Regular Season Title since 2017.

North Georgia continued to see success in the postseason, finishing as the Runner-Up in the PBC Tournament Championship and making an appearance in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. Craig played a pivotal role in helping develop a program-record nine PBC All-Conference players, two All-Region selections (Kyle Robitzsch and Ben Hamacher) and an ABCA Southeast Region All-Defensive player (Hunter Thompson) during the 2026 campaign. 
 
Craig, a native of Ann Arbor, Mich., joined head coach Nolan Belcher’s staff prior to the 2026 season as recruiting coordinator after serving under the same role at NCAA Division I member Longwood. 
 
Craig arrived at Longwood after serving as the recruiting coordinator at Walters State Community College which was preceded by five successful seasons at NCAA D-III member Piedmont. 
 
At Piedmont, he worked as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach in 2023. Craig had three top-ranked recruiting classes at the D-III level during his tenure with the Lions. He helped guide Piedmont to the Collegiate Conference of the South’s (CCS) inaugural baseball tournament championship in 2023, where the Lions entered as the four-seed before winning four games in five days to take home the title. The team again won 25 games in 2024 and went 12-6 in CCS play. 
 
Over Craig’s five seasons at Piedmont, the Lions had a winning season five times, and they went 29-10 in his first season on staff while finishing an impressive 19-3 in USA South conference play. 
 
Updated: July 2026