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Brian O'Connor (baseball coach)

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Brian O'Connor (baseball coach)

Brian Patrick O'Connor (born April 21, 1971) is an American college baseball head coach at Mississippi State University. He was previously the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers from 2004 to 2025. O'Connor led the Cavaliers to fourteen NCAA baseball tournaments and seven College World Series Appearances during his time 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. O'Connor is a native of Omaha, where the College World Series is held each year.

Infobox

Title
Head coach
Team
Mississippi State
Conference
SEC
Record
0–0 (–)
Annual salary
$2.9 million
Born
(1971-04-21) April 21, 1971 (age 54)Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
1990–1993
Creighton
Position
Pitcher
1993–1995
Creighton (pitching)
1995–2003
Notre Dame (asst.)
2004–2025
Virginia
2025–present
Mississippi State
Overall
917–388–2 (.702)

Tables

Statistics overview · Head coaching record
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004–2025)
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004–2025)
Season
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004–2025)
2004
2004
Season
2004
Team
Virginia
Overall
44–15
Conference
18–6
Standing
2nd
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2005
2005
Season
2005
Team
Virginia
Overall
41–20
Conference
14–14
Standing
7th
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2006
2006
Season
2006
Team
Virginia
Overall
47–15
Conference
21–9
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2007
2007
Season
2007
Team
Virginia
Overall
45–16
Conference
19–9
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2008
2008
Season
2008
Team
Virginia
Overall
39–23
Conference
15–15
Standing
4th (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2009
2009
Season
2009
Team
Virginia
Overall
49–15–1
Conference
16–11–1
Standing
4th (Coastal)
Postseason
College World Series
2010
2010
Season
2010
Team
Virginia
Overall
51–14
Conference
23–7
Standing
1st (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Super Regional
2011
2011
Season
2011
Team
Virginia
Overall
56–12
Conference
22–8
Standing
T–1st (Coastal)
Postseason
College World Series
2012
2012
Season
2012
Team
Virginia
Overall
39–19–1
Conference
18–12
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2013
2013
Season
2013
Team
Virginia
Overall
50–12
Conference
22–8
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Super Regional
2014
2014
Season
2014
Team
Virginia
Overall
53–16
Conference
22–8
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
College World Series Runner-up
2015
2015
Season
2015
Team
Virginia
Overall
44–24
Conference
15–15
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
College World Series champions
2016
2016
Season
2016
Team
Virginia
Overall
38–22
Conference
19–11
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2017
2017
Season
2017
Team
Virginia
Overall
43–16
Conference
18–12
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2018
2018
Season
2018
Team
Virginia
Overall
29–25
Conference
12–18
Standing
5th (Coastal)
2019
2019
Season
2019
Team
Virginia
Overall
32–24
Conference
14–16
Standing
5th (Coastal)
2020
2020
Season
2020
Team
Virginia
Overall
14–4
Conference
2–1
Standing
(Coastal)
Postseason
Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021
2021
Season
2021
Team
Virginia
Overall
36–27
Conference
18–18
Standing
T–3rd (Coastal)
Postseason
College World Series
2022
2022
Season
2022
Team
Virginia
Overall
39–19
Conference
17–13
Standing
3rd (Coastal)
Postseason
NCAA Regional
2023
2023
Season
2023
Team
Virginia
Overall
50–15
Conference
19–11
Standing
1st (Coastal)
Postseason
College World Series
2024
2024
Season
2024
Team
Virginia
Overall
46–17
Conference
18–12
Standing
2nd (Coastal)
Postseason
College World Series
2025
2025
Season
2025
Team
Virginia
Overall
32–18
Conference
16–11
Standing
6th
Virginia:
Virginia:
Season
Virginia:
Team
917–388–2 (.702)
Overall
378–245–1 (.607)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2025–present)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2025–present)
Season
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2025–present)
2026
2026
Season
2026
Team
Mississippi State
Overall
0–0
Conference
0–0
Mississippi State:
Mississippi State:
Season
Mississippi State:
Team
0–0–0 (–)
Overall
0–0–0 (–)
Total:
Total:
Season
Total:
Team
917–388–2 (.702)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion
Season
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Virginia Cavaliers (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2004–2025)
2004
Virginia
44–15
18–6
2nd
NCAA Regional
2005
Virginia
41–20
14–14
7th
NCAA Regional
2006
Virginia
47–15
21–9
2nd (Coastal)
NCAA Regional
2007
Virginia
45–16
19–9
2nd (Coastal)
NCAA Regional
2008
Virginia
39–23
15–15
4th (Coastal)
NCAA Regional
2009
Virginia
49–15–1
16–11–1
4th (Coastal)
College World Series
2010
Virginia
51–14
23–7
1st (Coastal)
NCAA Super Regional
2011
Virginia
56–12
22–8
T–1st (Coastal)
College World Series
2012
Virginia
39–19–1
18–12
2nd (Coastal)
NCAA Regional
2013
Virginia
50–12
22–8
2nd (Coastal)
NCAA Super Regional
2014
Virginia
53–16
22–8
2nd (Coastal)
College World Series Runner-up
2015
Virginia
44–24
15–15
2nd (Coastal)
College World Series champions
2016
Virginia
38–22
19–11
2nd (Coastal)
NCAA Regional
2017
Virginia
43–16
18–12
2nd (Coastal)
NCAA Regional
2018
Virginia
29–25
12–18
5th (Coastal)
2019
Virginia
32–24
14–16
5th (Coastal)
2020
Virginia
14–4
2–1
(Coastal)
Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021
Virginia
36–27
18–18
T–3rd (Coastal)
College World Series
2022
Virginia
39–19
17–13
3rd (Coastal)
NCAA Regional
2023
Virginia
50–15
19–11
1st (Coastal)
College World Series
2024
Virginia
46–17
18–12
2nd (Coastal)
College World Series
2025
Virginia
32–18
16–11
6th
Virginia:
917–388–2 (.702)
378–245–1 (.607)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (Southeastern Conference) (2025–present)
2026
Mississippi State
0–0
0–0
Mississippi State:
0–0–0 (–)
0–0–0 (–)
Total:
917–388–2 (.702)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "Brian O'Connor Contract"
    https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/mississippi-state/2025/06/05/brian-oconnor-contract-mississippi-state-baseball-coach-salary/84008879007/
  2. "Instant Analysis: Virginia 4, Vanderbilt 2"
    https://www.espn.com/college-sports/baseball/cws/story/_/id/13145452/virginia-cavaliers-win-first-ncaa-baseball-championship-vanderbilt-commodores
  3. www.abca.org
    https://www.abca.org/ABCA/Awards/Assistant_Coach_of_the_Year/default.aspx
  4. www.sportswriters.net
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190128202609/http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/awards/coach/index.html
  5. virginiasports.com
    https://virginiasports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=2&path=baseball
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