In addition to his playing career at East Carolina, Godwin also graduated magna cum laude in 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in management information systems, and went on to earn his MBA from ECU in 2002.
[1] After graduating, Godwin spent two years playing professionally with the Gateway Grizzlies and the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League.
At Vanderbilt, he served as the Commodores' Director of Baseball Operations before joining Paul Mainieri's staff at Notre Dame for the 2005 season.
After two seasons with Mainieri at LSU, which included a trip to the College World Series in 2008, Godwin coached at UCF.
Following his stint at UCF, Godwin moved on to Ole Miss, where he served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.