Dan O'Brien (baseball coach)

Dan O'Brien

O'Brien in 2016 at Stephen Schott Stadium.
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Santa Clara
Conference West Coast
Biographical details
Born 1971 (age 4445)
Playing career
1993–1995 UC San Diego
1996 Greenville Bluesmen
Position(s) First baseman/third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997 UC San Diego (asst.)
1998–2011 UC San Diego
2012–present Santa Clara

Daniel Peter O'Brien (born 1971) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Santa Clara Broncos baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 2012 season.[1][2][3]

O'Brien played at UC San Diego, led the team in home runs, continues to rank highly on several career lists. In his first year, he helped the team to a third place finish in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. He then served as a player/coach for one season with the Greenville Bluesmen under Lyle Yates, and returned to the Tritons the following season as a full-time assistant. After two years, he was elevated to the top job. After three seasons, the Tritons moved the program to Division II, joining the California Collegiate Athletic Association. O'Brien helped establish the Tritons as a strong program in the CCAA, leading them to the College World Series in consecutive years, finishing third and second in 2009 and 2010, respectively. He took over a struggling Santa Clara program in 2012, and has sought to rebuild it in his first two seasons.[1][4]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UC San Diego Tritons (NCAA Division III independent) (1998–2000)
1998 UC San Diego 20–18
1999 UC San Diego 19–18
2000 UC San Diego 22–13
UC San Diego (DIII): 61–49
UC San Diego Tritons (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (2001–2011)
2001 UC San Diego 14–34 7–28 11th
2002 UC San Diego 30–23–1 23-17 5th
2003 UC San Diego 25–28 19-19 t-6th
2004 UC San Diego 35–24 22-18 5th
2005 UC San Diego 37–20 23-17 3rd
2006 UC San Diego 35–24 23-13 2nd
2007 UC San Diego 37–25 24-12 4th NCAA Regionals
2008 UC San Diego 43–18 25-11 2nd NCAA Regionals
2009 UC San Diego 41–15 27-9 1st D-II College World Series 4th Place
2010 UC San Diego 54–8 35-5 1st D-II College World Series Runner-Up
2011 UC San Diego 42–15 29-11 1st NCAA Regionals
UC San Diego (DII): 393–234–1
UC San Diego (Total): 454–283–1
Santa Clara Broncos (West Coast Conference) (2012–present)
2012 Santa Clara 26–28 5–19 9th
2013 Santa Clara 14–39 1–23 9th
2014 Santa Clara 26-30 16-11 4th WCC Tournament
2015 Santa Clara 26-28 12-15 7th
Santa Clara: 85–125 34–66
Total: 546–408–1

      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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dan O'Brien". Santa Clara Broncos. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. "Bio - Dan O'Brien". UCSD Tritons. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. Fitt, Aaron (July 1, 2011). "Coaching Roundup: Santa Clara Hires UCSD's Dan O'Brien". Baseball America. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  4. Patronis, Amy Farnum (February 19, 2012). "O'Brien changes vibe at Santa Clara". NCAA. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

External links

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