Dan O'Brien (baseball coach)
 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 44–45) |
| 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 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- 1 2 "Dan O'Brien". Santa Clara Broncos. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Bio - Dan O'Brien". UCSD Tritons. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ Fitt, Aaron (July 1, 2011). "Coaching Roundup: Santa Clara Hires UCSD's Dan O'Brien". Baseball America. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
- ↑ Patronis, Amy Farnum (February 19, 2012). "O'Brien changes vibe at Santa Clara". NCAA. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)