University of North Carolina Athletics
Softball

Preston Long
- Title:
- Director of Operations
- Email:
- clong@unc.edu
- Phone:
- 919-962-6000
Preston Long enters 2023-2024 in his third season as Carolina's director of operations. He joined the Carolina softball staff in August 2021.
Long arrived in Chapel Hill after serving as the director of operations at NC State during the 2021 season. Among his responsibilities, he coordinated all team travel, planned and executed team meals and cut and tagged practice and game film.
An Apex, N.C., native, Long received both his undergrad and master's degrees from the University of South Carolina. While in Columbia, he held multiple roles within the Gamecock softball program, including head manager and graduate assistant.
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Long assisted with day-to-day team operations, including the ordering of equipment, inventory, laundry, compiling team analytics reports for each opponent and helping to coordinate tournaments.
Long arrived in Chapel Hill after serving as the director of operations at NC State during the 2021 season. Among his responsibilities, he coordinated all team travel, planned and executed team meals and cut and tagged practice and game film.
An Apex, N.C., native, Long received both his undergrad and master's degrees from the University of South Carolina. While in Columbia, he held multiple roles within the Gamecock softball program, including head manager and graduate assistant.
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Long assisted with day-to-day team operations, including the ordering of equipment, inventory, laundry, compiling team analytics reports for each opponent and helping to coordinate tournaments.






