Mississippi State University Baseball

Brian O'Connor, a 2024 Hall of Fame inductee and the all-time winningest coach at Virginia, was named the 19th head baseball coach in Mississippi State histo...

Joe Savino has spent time playing for and also working under head coach Brian O’Connor. Savino served as Virginia’s pitching coordinator during the 2025 season after pitching for the Cavaliers as a graduate student one year prior. He posted a 3-2 record with a 4.20 ERA with 24 strikeouts across nine appearances (eight starts) and 30 innings during his lone season at UVA. The Ronkonhoma, New York native also pitched in 50 career games across three seasons for Elon. He accumulated 193 strikeouts and only 32 walks in 160 innings with a 3.94 career ERA for the Phoenix. During his junior campaign at Elon, Savino was selected as an All-CAA honorable mention after sporting a 5-1 record with three saves and a 3.86 ERA across 53 2/3 innings. Savino graduated from Elon with a degree in finance.

Began at Mississippi State: August 2024 Job Responsibilities: Assists with pitching and the development of Mississippi State's pitching staff Education: South Carolina, 2023 Personal: French played college baseball at Clemson University, University of South Carolina and University of Houston.

Mississippi State baseball head coach Brian O’Connor has added a key leader to the program’s infrastructure, naming Justin Armistead the Bulldogs’ associate ...

Justin Weiss joined Mississippi State’s staff in the summer of 2025 after working under Brian O’Connor for two seasons a Virginia. Weiss was hired as a scouting and operations assistant in the fall of 2023 before being promoted to director of baseball operations the following year. During his first season at Virginia, he helped the Cavaliers reach the College World Series. The Summit, New Jersey native began his coaching career in his home state working for Locked In Baseball in Morris Knolls, where he focused on data and analytics to help elevate high school players. Weiss played collegiately at Lafayette College where he hit .360 for his career as a catcher and earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll twice. He graduated from Lafayette College in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and law with a minor in history.

New Mississippi State head baseball coach Brian O'Connor has turned to a trusted and familiar voice as he builds his staff in Starkville. O'Connor announced ...

Mississippi State head baseball coach Brian O'Connor has added another key piece to his inaugural coaching staff in Starkville, announcing the hiring of long...

Mississippi State head baseball coach Brian O’Connor has announced the hiring of Mike Roberts as the Bulldogs’ Director of Player Development and Scouting. R...

Travis Reifsnider brings the unique perspective of having played for and also worked for head coach Brian O’Connor. Following four stellar seasons at James Madison, Reifsnider transferred to Virginia to play in 20 games for O’Connor as a graduate student in 2023. He selected as the Cavaliers’ Teammate of the Year during the Hoos Choice Awards. Reifsnider reunited with O’Connor in the fall of 2024 as UVA’s director of player development and accompanied him when he was hired at Mississippi State in June 2025. The Richmond, Virginia native began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Monmouth in 2023, working with the Hawks’ hitters and catchers. Monmouth collected 114 extra-base hits and stole 54 bases during his lone season while his catchers threw out 51 base runners, an 82-percent increase from the year prior. Reifsnider also logged 99 career games playing at James Madison where hit .290 with 15 doubles, one triple, 16 home runs and 56 RBIs. He was tabbed first team All-CAA as a utility player during his senior campaign in 2022 after serving as an outfielder, catcher and designated hitter. He started 40 of 43 games that season batting .303 with nine doubles, a triple, 13 homers and 37 RBIs. His long ball total was the most in a single season by a JMU hitter since 2011.