Fresh off of leading UVA baseball back to the College World Series for the seventh time, Brian O'Connor has signed a contract extension to remain the head coach through 2031.
to remain the Virginia men's basketball head coach through April 2030, UVA director of athletics Carla Williams announced that“I’m excited every single day I come to Disharoon Park and look forward to the opportunity to sustain this championship college baseball program,” Brian O’Connor said.
The extension comes at a good, but busy time for O'Connor, who is currently in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska preparing to coach the Cavaliers at the 2024 College World Series. O'Connor, who took over as the UVA baseball head coach in 2004, has led the program to seven College World Series appearances, each of which have come since 2009, second-most in the country over that span.
18 of Virginia's 21 NCAA Tournament appearances have come under O'Connor and the Cavaliers made 14-straight NCAA Tournaments from 2004 to 2017. O'Connor's current winning percentage of .704 is the highest of any active college coach and his 885 wins are the fourth-most of any program since 2004. In O'Connor's 21 seasons leading the program, Virginia has produced 98 MLB Draft picks, including 15 first round picks, and 31 players who have made MLB debuts.
“We are incredibly fortunate to have Brian O’Connor leading our program,” Carla Williams said. “He has established a championship program, in every sense and we’re looking forward to continuing that legacy for many years to come in Charlottesville." O'Connor will look to lead Virginia to a second national title this week in Omaha. UVA's run at the College World Series begins on Friday at 2pm , when the Cavaliers take on ACC rival North Carolina at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.Managing Editor and Publisher, CavaliersNow Email: [email protected]: @mattynewtssWebsite | LinkedIn | Instagram Matt Newton is the managing editor and publisher at CavaliersNow.
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