*4TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY IN CAREER WINS (21)
*4TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY IN CAREER INNINGS PITCHED (229.2)
*4TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY IN WALKS PER GAME (1.80)
*10TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY IN CAREER STRIKEOUTS (154)
*11TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY IN CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE (.750)
*4TH IN PROGRAM HISTORY IN CAREER STARTS (33)
2017 (SENIOR): Made 13 appearances with four starts… Contributed a 5.61 ERA and struck out 30 in 33.2 innings pitched… Posted a team-season long 8.1 innings pitched in GSC Tournament against West Alabama, allowing just two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and no walks… Pitched 3.2 innings of shutout, one-hit relief against Mississippi College on 2/19 to earn first win of the season… Owned a 2.95 GSC ERA, good for second best on the team… Finished the season with a 1.99 ERA over his last six appearances of the season, allowing just four earned runs over his last 18.1 innings pitched… Posted a team-best 1.63 ERA at home.
2016 All-GSC Second Team
2016 D2CCA All-South Region Second Team
2016 (JUNIOR): Tossed a team-high 87 innings in 2016, recording a 3.83 ERA and a South Region-best 1.34 walks allowed per nine innings average.... Threw eight innings of shutout ball against top-ranked Tampa, who was riding a 17-game winning streak up until then... Earned NCBWA South Region Pitcher of the Week honors for that performance, and concluded his season being named to the 2016 All-GSC Second Team and D2CCA All-South Region Second Team... O’Connor currently stands fifth in program history with 20 career wins.
2015: Finished the season 7-4 with 65 innings pitched in 10 starts and 16 total appearances... led the South Region with a 2.00 ERA during the regular season... finished the year with a 2.22 ERA, good for fourth-best in the region, with 44 strikeouts and 12 walks... currently ranked second all-time with a career 2.48 ERA... ranked fourth all-time with a career 1.73 walks per game... pitched 23 conseuctive scoreless innings in four starts from 4/12-5/3, including eight shutout innings in the GSC Tournament against top-seeded West Alabama before allowing four runs in the ninth.
2014 Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year
2014: Recorded a 5-0 record with a 2.86 ERA and .260 opponent's batting average in 44 innings pitched as a midweek starter and long relief option out of the bullpen... made four starts and nine relief appearances... struck out 24 and walked nine... posted a dominant 1.96 ERA in 23 innings of relief... pitched seven shutout innings, allowing three hits with four strikeouts in a win over North Georgia 3/19
2013: Redshirt.
High School: Attended Malden Catholic High School and Bridgton Academy… lettered four years in baseball and played pitcher and infield… posted a 9-2 record with a 1.45 ERA at Bridgton Academy… had five saves with a 3.23 ERA at Malden Catholic… led his team to a Division I North finalist finish as a freshman… won Catholic Conference championships his sophomore, junior and senior seasons… lettered four years in basketball while playing shooting guard and small forward… averaged 10.2 points per game… named MVP of his basketball team as a sophomore… also lettered two years on the football team as a quarterback and safety… played legion baseball in summer 2012 and led Billerica to the Massachusetts Legion World Series… pitched a perfect game on July 29, 2012… also posted a 6-0 record with a 0.00 ERA, striking out 65 with just five walks.
Personal: Son of Barbara and James… has one sibling, Cole… his father James pitched four years at Holy Cross… also has a cousin that played NFL football for the Tennessee Titans… majoring in physical education… spent 90 hours of community service at an elementary school and worked with children in gym classes.
