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Head Varsity Coach-Jeff Baumgartner As the founding coach here at O'Connor, Coach Baumgartner has compiled a varsity record of 66-46-1. The Eagles won their first region championship in 2007 and have finished in the "top 5" in the state of Arizona twice in 4 varsity seasons. Coach Baumgartner has helped 16 players go off to play college baseball out of the 3 graduating classes. Coach Baumgartner's first head coaching experience was in 2000 at Valley Lutheran High School,a 2A school in Phoenix, AZ. Under Coach Baumgartner, The Flames of Valley Lutheran accumulated a 13-10 record, finishing one win out of the State Playoffs. After leaving Valley Lutheran, Coach Baumgartner, was the pitching coach for one season at 5A Mountain Ridge High School, in Glendale, AZ under Head Coach, Tony Chiarelli. Mountain Ridge won the region and made it to the Semi-Finals of the State Championship, only to lose to eventual State Champions, Canyon Del Oro.
Born and raised in Oregon, Coach Baumgartner played high school baseball for Sprague High School for his father, Bill, who was inducted into the Oregon Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2003. The Olympians won 3 League Championships during Jeff's years at Sprague, as well as a State Championship in 1995. Jeff later went on to play four years of college baseball at Western Oregon University, a NCAA Division II school, under his brother, Terry. Together they won the Cascade Conference Championship in 1999. During his tenure at Western, Jeff broke Terry's school record for career pitching appearances as a starter, releiver and closer for The Wolves.
Coach Baumgartner has lived in Phoenix for the past 8 years. Coach B teaches Health and Weight training at O’Connor. He currently lives in the O'Connor community with his wife Darlene. They are expecting their first child in May.
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Varsity Assistant Coach-Justin McLain Coach McLain will be assisting Coach Baumgartner on Varsity for his 3nd season. Coach McLain was an O'Connor J.V coach for the previous two seasons. He also coached at Phoenix Christian High School for six years before joining the Eagles staff. Coach McLain also serves as the Head Basketball Coach for the Lady Eagles. Justin is a native of Arizona and played for the 2A powerhouse Phoenix Christian. A 3-sport star at PC, Justin lettered for four years in football, basketball and baseball. Justin was named to the "All-State Team" in 1998, as he led his team to the State Title. Coach McLain went to Point Loma College in San Diego, California, where he played baseball. He then graduated with his degree in Secondary Education from Ottowa University. Justin and his wife, Julie live in the O'Connor community and are expecting their first child in April.
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Varsity Assistant Coach-Bill Baumgartner Bill is in his 2nd season on the Eagles staff. Coach B senior has helped out the program over the years in bunting and will look to improve the baserunning in 08’.
As a head coach for 30 years in Oregon, Bill won 3 State Championships including the 1995 State Championship in which he coached, Jeff Baumgartner(his son)and Todd Bramble. In 2003, Bill was inducted into the Oregon Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. Bill and his wife, Diane, are residents of Sun City half the year and spend the other half of the year at the Eagle Crest Resort in Oregon.
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Pitching Coach-Jared Gainey Returning for his 5rd year as pitching specialist for the Eagles is Jared Gainey. Coach Gainey has worked with the freshman and JV pitchers over the last 5 years and is a great asset to the Eagles as he helps develop the young pitcher. As another proud transplant from Oregon, Jared has been in Arizona for 5 years. Jared played high school baseball at McKay High School in Salem, Oregon, which was in the same league as Coach Baumgartner's Sprague Olympians. Jared pursued a college pitching career at Lewis and Clark College before a shoulder injury shortened his career. He then transferred and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Education. Jared teaches French on the O'Connor campus and has a wife, Katie.
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Junior Varsity Coach-Greg Rice Starting his 3nd year with the Eagles coaching staff is Greg Rice. He is a familiar face to the O'Connor community as he has been a P.E. instructor and Head Girls Golf Coach for the past 4 years. Coach Rice led the girls golf team to State in each of his 4 years. Coach Rice has bounced around from Frosh and JV coaching in the program but will serve as head JV coach in 08. Born and raised in Fontana, California, Coach Rice lettered in baseball and football through high school. His standout play garnered him "All-League" awards in both sports his senior year. Coach Rice then took his athletic talents to San Jacinto Junior College where he again played both sports. Greg then finished out his career at the College of the Redlands in California. Coach Rice and his wife, Laura have three daughters; twins Emily(20)Jenna(20)and Megan(12).
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Freshman Coach-Tony Burgarello
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