William O'Conner Jr. (born January 2, 1987) is an American

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coach and former

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. O'Conner is the head coach of the

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team. O'Conner played college baseball at the

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for coach Tracy Smith before transferring to the

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to play for coach

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from 2008 to 2009.

Playing career

O'Conner attended

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. O'Conner then enrolled at the

, to play

for the

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team. As a freshman at the Indiana University in 2006, O'Conner had a .176

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, a .233

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(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

to play for the

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-

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Team.

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

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staff as a volunteer coach in 2013. 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. O'Conner lead the Musketeers to a 21–35 finish in his first season.

Head coaching record

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