Brian Nowakowski joined the CCSJ baseball coaching staff in 2011 as an assistant coach and was elevated to head coach in 2012.
Nowakowski led the Crimson Wave to their first-ever Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament appearance in 2021. As the head coach, he earned his 100th win with CCSJ on March 27th in an 11-inning 4-3 win over Saint Francis.