Brian O'Connor (baseball coach)
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| Sport(s) | Baseball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Virginia |
| Conference | ACC |
| Record | Overall: 596–223–2 (.727) ACC: 234–131–1 (.641) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 20, 1971 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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2015 College World Series 2x Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament (2009, 2011) 2x Atlantic Coast Conference (2010, 2011) |
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| Awards | |
| 5x ACC Coach of the Year (2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) 2001 ABCA, Baseball America National Assistant Coach of the Year 2003 AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year 2004 Atlantic Region Coach of the Year 2006 College Baseball Foundation Coach of the Year 2009 NCBWA, CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Coach of the Year 2015 Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game National Coach of the Year |
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Brian Patrick O'Connor (born April 20, 1971) is the head baseball coach of the Virginia Cavaliers. Previously serving as an Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame, he was hired on July 8, 2003, to replace the retiring Dennis Womack (who moved on to assistant athletic director of facilities management and operations). O'Connor has taken the Virginia baseball team to thirteen consecutive NCAA baseball tournaments, including the 2009 College World Series, the first in school history; the 2011 College World Series, as the No. 1 national seed; the 2014 College World Series, as the No. 3 national seed; and the 2015 College World Series, which they won and became National Champions for the first time in school history.
O'Connor is a native of Omaha, where the College World Series is held each year.
O'Connor graduated from Creighton University in 1993 where as a pitcher he posted a career record of 20-13 with seven saves and a 3.78 ERA. He was an integral starter in Creighton's 1991 College World Series team. To this day he carries on a close relationship with former pitching coach Todd Wenberg.
O'Connor was selected in the 29th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. He posted a 4-2 record with a 4.03 earned run average for the Martinsville Phillies of the Appalachian Class A League in 1993.
After his time with the Philadelphia Phillies organization, O'Connor rejoined his college team as their pitching coach from 1993 to 1995.
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