Brian O'Connor (baseball coach)

Brian O'Connor
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamMississippi State
ConferenceSEC
Record0–0 (–)
Annual salary$2.9 million
Biographical details
Born (1971-04-21) April 21, 1971
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
1990–1993Creighton
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995Creighton (pitching)
1995–2003Notre Dame (asst.)
2004–2025Virginia
2026–presentMississippi State
Head coaching record
Overall917–388–2 (.702)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • 5× ACC Coach of the Year (2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
  • ABCA, Baseball America National Assistant Coach of the Year (2001)
  • AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)
  • Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2004)
  • College Baseball Foundation Coach of the Year (2006)
  • NCBWA, CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Coach of the Year (2009)
  • Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game National Coach of the Year (2015)

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.