Larry Owens (baseball)
Lawrence W. Owens (born December 31, 1968) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach of the Bellarmine Knights. Owens played college baseball at Bellarmine before transferring to Vincennes and Armstrong State and in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for one season in 1990.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Bellarmine |
| Conference | ASUN |
| Record | 188–146 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 31, 1968 |
| Playing career | |
| 1987 | Bellarmine |
| 1988 | Vincennes |
| 1989–1990 | Armstrong State |
| 1990 | Pulaski Braves |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994 | Wabash Valley (asst) |
| 1995 | Missouri State (asst) |
| 1996–1997 | Louisville (PC) |
| 1998–1999 | Austin Peay (PC) |
| 2000–2004 | Memphis (PC) |
| 2005 | San Diego Surf Dawgs (PC) |
| 2007–2010 | Kannapolis Intimidators (PC) |
| 2011–2013 | Bristol White Sox (PC) |
| 2014–present | Bellarmine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 188–146 |
| Tournaments | ASUN: 0–0 NCAA DI: 0–0 NCAA DII: 2–6 |
Playing career
Owens attended Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana, where he played for the school's baseball teams where he pitched. He then attended Bellarmine University in 1986 before transferring to Vincennes University and ending up at Armstrong State University. As a senior in 1990, Owens was named an honorable mention All-American.[1] He drafted in the 27th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves.[2]
Coaching career
After being the pitching coach for the San Diego Surf Dawgs, Owens joined the Boston Red Sox as an area scout in November, 2005.[3]
On August 7, 2013, Owens was named the head baseball coach at Bellarmine University.[4]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine Knights (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2014–2020) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Bellarmine | 19–31 | 10–26 | 8th (East) | |||||
| 2015 | Bellarmine | 28–24 | 20–16 | 3rd (East) | GLVC Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Bellarmine | 25–26 | 15–11 | 3rd (East) | GLVC Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Bellarmine | 34–21 | 20–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Bellarmine | 38–19 | 16–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Midwest Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Bellarmine | 34–21 | 20–13 | 7th | GLVC Tournament | ||||
| 2020 | Bellarmine | 10–4 | 3–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Bellarmine Knights (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Bellarmine | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Bellarmine: | 188–146 | 104–82 | |||||||
| Total: | 188–146 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "AASU Baseball All-Americans". www.assu.prestosports.com. Armstrong State University. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "Honkers Officials". Post Bulletin. June 8, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- "Boston Red Sox sign San Diego Surf Dawgs Pitching Coach Larry Owens". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 11, 2005. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- John Spugnardi (August 7, 2013). "BU hires MLB coach as new baseball coach". www.catholicsportsnet.com. CatholicSportsNet.com, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Bellarmine Knights profile