Larry Owens (baseball)

Lawrence W. Owens (born December 31, 1968) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. He is the head baseball coach of the Bellarmine Knights. Owens played college baseball at Bellarmine before transferring to Vincennes and Armstrong State and in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for one season in 1990.

Larry Owens
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamBellarmine
ConferenceASUN
Record188–146
Biographical details
Born (1968-12-31) December 31, 1968
Playing career
1987Bellarmine
1988Vincennes
1989–1990Armstrong State
1990Pulaski Braves
Position(s)Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994Wabash Valley (asst)
1995Missouri State (asst)
1996–1997Louisville (PC)
1998–1999Austin Peay (PC)
2000–2004Memphis (PC)
2005San Diego Surf Dawgs (PC)
2007–2010Kannapolis Intimidators (PC)
2011–2013Bristol White Sox (PC)
2014–presentBellarmine
Head coaching record
Overall188–146
TournamentsASUN: 0–0

NCAA DI: 0–0
NCAA DII: 2–6

Playing career

Owens attended Jeffersonville High School in Jeffersonville, Indiana, where he played for the school's baseball teams where he pitched. He then attended Bellarmine University in 1986 before transferring to Vincennes University and ending up at Armstrong State University. As a senior in 1990, Owens was named an honorable mention All-American.[1] He drafted in the 27th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves.[2]

Coaching career

After being the pitching coach for the San Diego Surf Dawgs, Owens joined the Boston Red Sox as an area scout in November, 2005.[3]

On August 7, 2013, Owens was named the head baseball coach at Bellarmine University.[4]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bellarmine Knights (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2014–2020)
2014 Bellarmine 19–3110–268th (East)
2015 Bellarmine 28–2420–163rd (East)GLVC Tournament
2016 Bellarmine 25–2615–113rd (East)GLVC Tournament
2017 Bellarmine 34–2120–82nd (East)NCAA Regional
2018 Bellarmine 38–1916–82nd (East)NCAA Midwest Regional
2019 Bellarmine 34–2120–137thGLVC Tournament
2020 Bellarmine 10–43–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Bellarmine Knights (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2021–present)
2021 Bellarmine 0–00–0
Bellarmine: 188–146104–82
Total:188–146

      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

See also

References
  1. "AASU Baseball All-Americans". www.assu.prestosports.com. Armstrong State University. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  2. "Honkers Officials". Post Bulletin. June 8, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  3. "Boston Red Sox sign San Diego Surf Dawgs Pitching Coach Larry Owens". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 11, 2005. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. John Spugnardi (August 7, 2013). "BU hires MLB coach as new baseball coach". www.catholicsportsnet.com. CatholicSportsNet.com, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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