Billy O'Conner

William O'Conner Jr. (born January 2, 1987) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. O'Conner is the head coach of the Xavier Musketeers baseball team. O'Conner played college baseball at the Indiana University for coach Tracy Smith before transferring to the Xavier University to play for coach Scott Googins from 2008 to 2009.

Billy O'Conner
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamXavier
ConferenceBig East
Record52–76
Biographical details
Born (1987-01-02) January 2, 1987
Cincinnati, Ohio
Playing career
2006–2007Indiana
2008–2009Xavier
2009Arizona League Rangers
2009Spokane Indians
2010Washington Wild Things
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2011–2012Xavier (vol. asst.)
2013Northern Kentucky (vol. asst.)
2014–2017Xavier (asst.)
2018–presentXavier
Head coaching record
Overall52–76
TournamentsBig East: 2–2
NCAA: 0–0

Playing career

O'Conner attended Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. O'Conner then enrolled at the Indiana University, to play college baseball for the Indiana Hoosiers baseball team.

As a freshman at the Indiana University in 2006, O'Conner had a .176 batting average, a .233 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .206 SLG.

As a sophomore in 2007, O'Conner batted .310 with a .310 SLG, 9 hits, and 9 RBIs.

In the 2008 season as a junior, O'Conner transferred to the Xavier University to play for the Xavier Musketeers baseball team and hit 5 doubles and 21 RBIs.

O'Conner had his best season as a senior in 2009, with home runs (2) and was a key contribute with RBIs (39), batting average (.333) and slugging (.412). He was named Honorable mention All-Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament Team.[1]

Coaching career

O'Conner joined the Xavier coaching staff as a volunteer coach in 2011. He stayed with the Musketeers through the 2012 season. O'Conner joined the Northern Kentucky Norse baseball staff as a volunteer coach in 2013.[2] He re-joined the Xavier staff in 2013 as a full-time assistant. O'Conner spent 4 seasons as an assistant for the Xavier baseball staff.

Xavier

In June 2017, O'Conner was named the head coach of the Musketeers program.[3] O'Conner lead the Musketeers to a 21–35 finish in his first season.

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Xavier Musketeers (Big East Conference) (2018–present)
2018 Xavier 20–357–116th
2019 Xavier 27–3112–42ndBig East Tournament
2020 Xavier 5–100–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Xavier: 52–7619–15
Total:52–76

      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

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See also

References
  1. "Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Records" (PDF). www.atlantic10.com. Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. "2013 Northern Kentucky University Baseball Media Guide". www.nkuathletics.com. Northern Kentucky University. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  3. Adam Baum (July 13, 2017). "XU, Elder grad Billy O'Conner lands 'dream job'". www.cincinnati.com. Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
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