Bill Brown (baseball coach)

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Bill Brown
Biographical details
Born (1957-05-21) May 21, 1957 (age 67)
Vienna, Virginia
Playing career
1976 Georgia
1977 Allegany
1978–1979 George Mason
Position(s)Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1981George Mason (Asst.)
1982–2022George Mason
Head coaching record
Overall1,083–1,056–7
TournamentsNCAA: 1–14
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • 6× CAA Coach of the Year (1987, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2008, 2009)

Bill Brown (born May 20, 1957) is an American baseball coach. He served as the head baseball coach of the George Mason Patriots from 1982 to 2022. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Playing career

Raised in Vienna, Virginia, Brown helped lead his George C. Marshall High School team to the Virginia State Finals in his senior season of 1975. He then played a single season each at Georgia and Allegany Community College before arriving at George Mason. He played two seasons as a catcher with the Patriots, earning NAIA All-District honors in his junior season.

Coaching career

After his playing days ended, Brown worked in the Mason Athletic Department while he completed his degree, serving as an assistant baseball coach from 1980 to 1981 under new head coach Walt Masterson. Upon Masterson's retirement, Brown was elevated to head coach. Under Brown, the Patriots have seen 27 players drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft, four of whom have reached the Majors. Mason has reached seven NCAA Regionals and claimed three conference championships. Brown was named Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year a record six times before the Patriots moved to the Atlantic 10 Conference beginning with the 2014 season. [1] On July 8, 2022, Brown stepped down as the head coach of the Patriots. [7]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Brown's records as a collegiate head baseball coach. [8] [9] [10]

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
George Mason Patriots (ECAC South)(1982–1985)
1982 George Mason 19–24
1983 George Mason 19–24
1984 George Mason 21–20
1985 George Mason 38–23 NCAA Regional
George Mason Patriots (Colonial Athletic Association)(1986–2013)
1986 George Mason 27–20–18–105th
1987 George Mason 31–239–63rdCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1988 George Mason 34–27–18–6T-2nd NCAA Regional
1989 George Mason 23–253–105thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1990 George Mason 23–256–84thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1991 George Mason 30–274–11T-5thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1992 George Mason 39–1813–41st NCAA Regional
1993 George Mason 33–1510–11st NCAA Regional
1994 George Mason 18–32–11–167thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1995 George Mason 31–2511–7T-2ndCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1996 George Mason 25–2912–94thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1997 George Mason 29–2410–11T-4thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1998 George Mason 26–288–126thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
1999 George Mason 30–24–19–124thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
2000 George Mason 21–34–17–14T-7thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1]
2001 George Mason 21–325–158thCAA Tournament [lower-alpha 2]
2002 George Mason 28–297–4T-2nd (Colonial)CAA Tournament
2003 George Mason 31–209–83rd (Colonial)CAA Tournament
2004 George Mason 39–1920–41st NCAA Regional
2005 George Mason 35–1915–92ndCAA Tournament
2006 George Mason 20–3112–18T-7th
2007 George Mason 27–2714–14T-5thCAA Tournament
2008 George Mason 30–2518–103rdCAA Tournament
2009 George Mason 42–1419–51st NCAA Regional
2010 George Mason 28–2211–13T-5th
2011 George Mason 21–32–17–2311th
2012 George Mason 33–2416–144th CAA tournament
2013 George Mason 18–357–2010th
:279–282
George Mason Patriots (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2014–2022)
2014 George Mason 34–2216–93rd NCAA Regional
2015 George Mason 23–2712–2T-8th
2016 George Mason 19–357–1712th
2017 George Mason 26–3313–117th Atlantic 10 tournament
2018 George Mason 29–2716–8T-2nd Atlantic 10 tournament
2019 George Mason 19–355–1912th
2020 George Mason 1–140–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 George Mason 14–297–147th (South)
2022 George Mason 23–3313–115th Atlantic 10 tournament
:1,083–1,056–789–91
Total:1,083–1,056–7

      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

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 In this season, all of the Colonial Athletic Association's members qualified for its postseason tournament.
  2. ↑ In this season, all eligible members of the Colonial Athletic Association qualified for the postseason tournament.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Player Bio:Bill Brown". George Mason Patriots. Archived from the original on December 30, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ Kathy Orton (May 28, 2009). "George Mason Baseball Soars to New Heights". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ Phil Stanton (February 3, 2012). "The Jimmy Buffett of College Baseball". College Baseball Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
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  6. ↑ Rick Kozlowski (October 1, 2012). "Former Cougar now at George Mason after restarting diamond career". The Journal . Martinsburg, WV. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Baseball's Bill Brown Steps Down as Head Coach". www.gomason.com. George Mason Athletics. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "2014 CAA Baseball Record Book" (PDF). CAASports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
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