Dan O'Brien (baseball coach)

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Dan O'Brien
Santa Clara baseball coach Dan O'Brien pregame 2016-02-28.jpg
O'Brien in 2016 at Stephen Schott Stadium.
Biographical details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Playing career
1993–1995 UC San Diego
Position(s) First baseman/third baseman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997UC San Diego (asst.)
1998–2011UC San Diego
2012–2017Santa Clara
Head coaching record
Overall582–477–1 (.550)
Tournaments NCAA D-II: 11–9
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 4× CCAA Tournament (2005, 2009–11)
  • 3× CCAA regular season (2009–11)

Daniel Peter O'Brien (born 1971) is an American baseball coach who currently works in the player development department of the San Francisco Giants organization. He was named to that position prior to the 2018 season. [1] He previously coached Santa Clara University and the University of California, San Diego's baseball programs. [2] [3] [4]

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Education and minor league playing career

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 independent league team Greenville Bluesmen in 1996. [2] [5]

Coaching career

In 1997, O'Brien became a full-time assistant at UC San Diego. 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. [2] [6]

On May 24, 2017, O'Brien resigned from Santa Clara. [7]

Administrative career

Since resigning from field coaching, he has operated TEN90 Coaching Group, a company that specializes in baseball talent development. In 2018, San Francisco Giants then-Director of Player Development David Bell hired O'Brien to the development staff of the Giants. He has since held the title of Development Coach for the Giants. [8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UC San Diego Tritons (NCAA Division III independent)(1998–2000)
1998UC San Diego 20–18
1999UC San Diego 19–18
2000UC San Diego 22–13
UC San Diego (D-III):61–49 (.555)
UC San Diego Tritons (California Collegiate Athletic Association)(2001–2011)
2001UC San Diego 14–347–2811th
2002UC San Diego 30–23–123–175th
2003UC San Diego 25–2819–19T–6th
2004UC San Diego 35–2422–185th
2005UC San Diego 37–2023–172nd (North)
2006UC San Diego 35–2423–132nd
2007UC San Diego 37–2524–124thNCAA D-II Regionals
2008UC San Diego 43–1825–112ndNCAA D-II Regionals
2009UC San Diego 41–1527–91stNCAA D-II Fourth Place
2010UC San Diego 54–835–51stNCAA D-II Runner-Up
2011UC San Diego 42–1529–111stNCAA D-II Regionals
UC San Diego (D-II):393–234–1 (.627)257–160 (.616)
UC San Diego (total):454–283–1 (.616)257–160 (.616)
Santa Clara Broncos (West Coast Conference)(2012–2017)
2012 Santa Clara 26–285–199th
2013 Santa Clara 14–391–239th
2014 Santa Clara 26–3016–114th
2015 Santa Clara 26–2812–157th
2016 Santa Clara 23–2910–179th
2017 Santa Clara 13–409–187th
Santa Clara:128–194 (.398)53–103 (.340)
Total:582–477–1 (.550)

      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

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References

  1. ↑ "How ex-player David Bell plans to modernize the Giants' farm system". 14 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dan O'Brien". Santa Clara Broncos. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bio - Dan O'Brien". UCSD Tritons. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Fitt, Aaron (July 1, 2011). "Coaching Roundup: Santa Clara Hires UCSD's Dan O'Brien". Baseball America . Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dan O'Brien". baseball-reference. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ Patronis, Amy Farnum (February 19, 2012). "O'Brien changes vibe at Santa Clara". NCAA. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Head Baseball Coach Stepping Down". Santa Clara Broncos. May 24, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ "San Francisco Giants announce 2018 player development staff". MLB.com .
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