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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1968 |
| Playing career | |
| 1987 | Bellarmine |
| 1988 | Vincennes |
| 1989–1990 | Armstrong State |
| 1990 | Pulaski Braves |
| Position(s) | Pitcher |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1994 | Wabash Valley (asst) |
| 1995 | Missouri State (asst) |
| 1996–1997 | Louisville (PC) |
| 1998–1999 | Austin Peay (PC) |
| 2000–2004 | Memphis (PC) |
| 2005 | San Diego Surf Dawgs (PC) |
| 2007–2010 | Kannapolis Intimidators (PC) |
| 2011–2013 | Bristol White Sox (PC) |
| 2014–2022 | Bellarmine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 212–225 |
| Tournaments | NCAA DI: 0–0 NCAA DII: 2–6 |
Lawrence W. Owens (born December 31, 1968) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher. Owens played college baseball at Bellarmine before transferring to Vincennes and Armstrong State and in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) for one season in 1990. He served as the head coach of the Bellarmine Knights (2014–2022).
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. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL).[1] As a senior in 1990, Owens was named an honorable mention All-American.[2] He drafted in the 27th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball draft by the Atlanta Braves.[3]
Coaching career
In 1997, Owens returned to the CCBL as pitching coach of the Falmouth Commodores.[4] After being the pitching coach for the San Diego Surf Dawgs, Owens joined the Boston Red Sox as an area scout in November, 2005.[5]
On August 7, 2013, Owens was named the head baseball coach at Bellarmine University.[6] Owens resigned from his position with the Knights following the conclusion of the 2022 season. He had a 212–225 record over nine seasons.[7]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine Knights (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2014–2020) | |||||||||
| 2014 | Bellarmine | 19–31 | 10–26 | 8th (East) | |||||
| 2015 | Bellarmine | 28–24 | 20–16 | 3rd (East) | GLVC Tournament | ||||
| 2016 | Bellarmine | 25–26 | 15–11 | 3rd (East) | GLVC Tournament | ||||
| 2017 | Bellarmine | 34–21 | 20–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Midwest Regional | ||||
| 2018 | Bellarmine | 38–19 | 16–8 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Midwest Regional | ||||
| 2019 | Bellarmine | 34–21 | 20–13 | 7th | NCAA Midwest Regional | ||||
| 2020 | Bellarmine | 10–4 | 3–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| Bellarmine: | 104-82 | ||||||||
| Bellarmine Knights (ASUN_Conference) (2021–2022) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Bellarmine | 13–36 | 8–16 | 4th (North) | ASUN Tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Bellarmine | 11–43 | 8–22 | 5th (West) | |||||
| Bellarmine: | 212–225 | 16–38 | |||||||
| Total: | 212–225 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ P&L Promotions. "#52 - Larry Owens - Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox". tcdb.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ↑ "AASU Baseball All-Americans". www.assu.prestosports.com. Armstrong State University. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Honkers Officials". Post Bulletin. June 8, 1994. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ↑ "Larry Owens". bellarmine.edu. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ↑ "Boston Red Sox sign San Diego Surf Dawgs Pitching Coach Larry Owens". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 11, 2005. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ↑ John Spugnardi (August 7, 2013). "BU hires MLB coach as new baseball coach". www.catholicsportsnet.com. CatholicSportsNet.com, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ↑ Andrew Chernoff (June 14, 2022). "Chris Dominguez named Bellarmine baseball head coach". www.wlky.com. Hearst Media. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Bellarmine Knights profile