Brian O'Connor is the head coach of the University of Virginia baseball team. 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). In his first four years at the helm, O'Connor has taken the Virginia baseball team to four consecutive NCAA baseball tournaments compiling an overall record ...
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Brian O'Connor is the head coach of the University of Virginia baseball team. 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). In his first four years at the helm, O'Connor has taken the Virginia baseball team to four consecutive NCAA baseball tournaments compiling an overall record of 177-66 (.728).
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...
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