Brian O'Connor (baseball coach)

Brian O'Connor
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVirginia
ConferenceACC
Record885–370–2
Biographical details
Born (1971-04-21) April 21, 1971 (age 53)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1993Creighton
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995Creighton (pitching)
1995–2003Notre Dame (asst.)
2004–presentVirginia
Head coaching record
Overall885–370–2 (.705)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 2015 College World Series
  • 7× CWS Appearances (2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2023, 2024)
  • 2× Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament (2009, 2011)
  • 2× Atlantic Coast Conference (2010, 2011)
Awards
  • 5× ACC Coach of the Year (2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
  • ABCA, Baseball America National Assistant Coach of the Year (2001)
  • AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)
  • Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2004)
  • College Baseball Foundation Coach of the Year (2006)
  • NCBWA, CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Coach of the Year (2009)
  • Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game National Coach of the Year (2015)

Brian Patrick O'Connor (born April 21, 1971) is an American college baseball coach who is currently 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 fourteen NCAA baseball tournaments during his 15 seasons in Charlottesville, 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.[1]

O'Connor is a native of Omaha, where the College World Series is held each year.

  1. ^ Sherman, Mitch (June 25, 2015). "Instant Analysis: Virginia 4, Vanderbilt 2". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 25, 2015.