O'Conner begins his first season as a volunteer assistant coach for the baseball team.
O’Conner spent the past two seasons as an assistant at Xavier. He has managed the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League’s Cincinnati Steam for the past two summers, where he led the team to a first-place finish in 2012. O’Conner was named the Joe Carbone Manager of the Year this summer for his efforts.
After beginning his collegiate career at Indiana University, O’Conner played his final two seasons at Xavier. He helped the Musketeers advance their first NCAA Division I Tournament after capturing the 2009 Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championship. He batted .333 with two homeruns and 39 RBIs as a senior.
O’Conner played two seasons at the professional level after graduating from Xavier. He spent one year as a member of the Texas Rangers organization, playing for the AZL Rangers and Spokane Indians, before playing one season for the Frontier League’s Washington Wild Things.
O’Conner earned his finance degree from Xavier in 2009.
