Biographical details | |
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Born | Vienna, Virginia | May 21, 1957
Playing career | |
1976 | Georgia |
1977 | Allegany |
1978–1979 | George Mason |
Position(s) | Catcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1980–1981 | George Mason (Asst.) |
1982–2022 | George Mason |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 1,083–1,056–7 |
Tournaments | NCAA: 1–14 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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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]
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.
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]
Below is a table of Brown's records as a collegiate head baseball coach. [8] [9] [10]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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 | 27–20–1 | 8–10 | 5th | |||||
1987 | George Mason | 31–23 | 9–6 | 3rd | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1988 | George Mason | 34–27–1 | 8–6 | T-2nd | NCAA Regional | ||||
1989 | George Mason | 23–25 | 3–10 | 5th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1990 | George Mason | 23–25 | 6–8 | 4th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1991 | George Mason | 30–27 | 4–11 | T-5th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1992 | George Mason | 39–18 | 13–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
1993 | George Mason | 33–15 | 10–1 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
1994 | George Mason | 18–32–1 | 1–16 | 7th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1995 | George Mason | 31–25 | 11–7 | T-2nd | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1996 | George Mason | 25–29 | 12–9 | 4th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1997 | George Mason | 29–24 | 10–11 | T-4th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1998 | George Mason | 26–28 | 8–12 | 6th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
1999 | George Mason | 30–24–1 | 9–12 | 4th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
2000 | George Mason | 21–34–1 | 7–14 | T-7th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 1] | ||||
2001 | George Mason | 21–32 | 5–15 | 8th | CAA Tournament [lower-alpha 2] | ||||
2002 | George Mason | 28–29 | 7–4 | T-2nd (Colonial) | CAA Tournament | ||||
2003 | George Mason | 31–20 | 9–8 | 3rd (Colonial) | CAA Tournament | ||||
2004 | George Mason | 39–19 | 20–4 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2005 | George Mason | 35–19 | 15–9 | 2nd | CAA Tournament | ||||
2006 | George Mason | 20–31 | 12–18 | T-7th | |||||
2007 | George Mason | 27–27 | 14–14 | T-5th | CAA Tournament | ||||
2008 | George Mason | 30–25 | 18–10 | 3rd | CAA Tournament | ||||
2009 | George Mason | 42–14 | 19–5 | 1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
2010 | George Mason | 28–22 | 11–13 | T-5th | |||||
2011 | George Mason | 21–32–1 | 7–23 | 11th | |||||
2012 | George Mason | 33–24 | 16–14 | 4th | CAA Tournament | ||||
2013 | George Mason | 18–35 | 7–20 | 10th | |||||
: | 279–282 | ||||||||
George Mason Patriots (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2014–2022) | |||||||||
2014 | George Mason | 34–22 | 16–9 | 3rd | NCAA Regional | ||||
2015 | George Mason | 23–27 | 12–2 | T-8th | |||||
2016 | George Mason | 19–35 | 7–17 | 12th | |||||
2017 | George Mason | 26–33 | 13–11 | 7th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
2018 | George Mason | 29–27 | 16–8 | T-2nd | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
2019 | George Mason | 19–35 | 5–19 | 12th | |||||
2020 | George Mason | 1–14 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
2021 | George Mason | 14–29 | 7–14 | 7th (South) | |||||
2022 | George Mason | 23–33 | 13–11 | 5th | Atlantic 10 Tournament | ||||
: | 1,083–1,056–7 | 89–91 | |||||||
Total: | 1,083–1,056–7 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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