Bill Brown (baseball coach)

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]

Bill Brown
Biographical details
Born (1957-05-21) May 21, 1957 (age 67)
Vienna, Virginia
Playing career
1976Georgia
1977Allegany
1978–1979George 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
  • CAA Coach of the Year (1987, 1992, 1993, 2004, 2008, 2009)

Playing career

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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

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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

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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)
1982George Mason19–24
1983George Mason19–24
1984George Mason21–20
1985George Mason38–23NCAA Regional
George Mason Patriots (Colonial Athletic Association) (1986–2013)
1986George Mason27–20–18–105th
1987George Mason31–239–63rdCAA Tournament[a]
1988George Mason34–27–18–6T-2ndNCAA Regional
1989George Mason23–253–105thCAA Tournament[a]
1990George Mason23–256–84thCAA Tournament[a]
1991George Mason30–274–11T-5thCAA Tournament[a]
1992George Mason39–1813–41stNCAA Regional
1993George Mason33–1510–11stNCAA Regional
1994George Mason18–32–11–167thCAA Tournament[a]
1995George Mason31–2511–7T-2ndCAA Tournament[a]
1996George Mason25–2912–94thCAA Tournament[a]
1997George Mason29–2410–11T-4thCAA Tournament[a]
1998George Mason26–288–126thCAA Tournament[a]
1999George Mason30–24–19–124thCAA Tournament[a]
2000George Mason21–34–17–14T-7thCAA Tournament[a]
2001George Mason21–325–158thCAA Tournament[b]
2002George Mason28–297–4T-2nd (Colonial)CAA Tournament
2003George Mason31–209–83rd (Colonial)CAA Tournament
2004George Mason39–1920–41stNCAA Regional
2005George Mason35–1915–92ndCAA Tournament
2006George Mason20–3112–18T-7th
2007George Mason27–2714–14T-5thCAA Tournament
2008George Mason30–2518–103rdCAA Tournament
2009George Mason42–1419–51stNCAA Regional
2010George Mason28–2211–13T-5th
2011George Mason21–32–17–2311th
2012George Mason33–2416–144thCAA tournament
2013George Mason18–357–2010th
:279–282
George Mason Patriots (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2014–2022)
2014George Mason34–2216–93rdNCAA Regional
2015George Mason23–2712–2T-8th
2016George Mason19–357–1712th
2017George Mason26–3313–117thAtlantic 10 tournament
2018George Mason29–2716–8T-2ndAtlantic 10 tournament
2019George Mason19–355–1912th
2020George Mason1–140–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021George Mason14–297–147th (South)
2022George Mason23–3313–115thAtlantic 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bill Brown Bio". George Mason Patriots. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  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.
  5. ^ "Coach's Corner with Mason baseball coach". The Broadside. March 7, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  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.
  9. ^ "2006 George Mason Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). George Mason Athletic Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  10. ^ "2014 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.