Xavier University Baseball

Siemers Family Baseball Head Coach Billy O'Conner was named the seventh head coach of the Xavier baseball program in June of 2017 after a decorated playing c...

Angela Wyss joined Xavier University as the Director of Student-Athlete Academic Support Services in October of 2014. She was promoted to Senior Director of Student-Athlete Academic Support Services in January of 2020 and promoted again to Assistant Athletics Director for Student Athlete Academic Support Services in July of 2022. Wyss supervises a staff of three full-time advisors in addition to working with the baseball and swimming programs. Prior to coming to Xavier, Angela worked on Florida Atlantic University's staff as an Associate Director for the Student-Athlete Center for Academic Excellence from 2009-2015. Her primary duties included working with several athletic teams, including men's basketball, supervising two full-time advisors, coordinating the Guest Coach Program, overseeing the faculty feedback system through Grades First, running the summer bridge program, and coordinating the class check program. Wyss served as an Academic Coordinator at Colorado State University from 2007-2009. At CSU, Wyss was the SAAC Coordinator, the Community Outreach Coordinator, the G.O.L.D. Team Coordinator, and the NCAA/CHAMPS/Life Skills Coordinator. She also taught a freshman student-athlete transition course. Angela coordinated the academic progress of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, and men's and women's track and field. Wyss first began working fulltime in collegiate athletics at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA where she served as the Dir

Casey Brann was named Xavier's Director of Baseball Operations for the 2025-26 academic year. Brann is a junior at Xavier, originally from Hamilton Ohio, where he attended Hamilton High School. Brann is in his third year working with Billy O'Conner's program, and is pursing a degree in Finance.

Claire Roscoe was added to the sports medicine staff as an athletic trainer in July of 2024. Roscoe joined Xavier from Mercyhurst University where she served...

David C. Hyland, PhD, CPA started as a Finance professor at Xavier University in 2004 and began assisting Billy O'Conner's staff during the 2019 season. In a...

Ethan Landon joined Billy O'Conner's staff as pitching coach in July 2025. Landon came to Xavier after spending the 2025 season at Toledo. At Toledo, Landon coached a pitching staff of 22 student-athletes and served as recruiting coordinator for pitchers. In 2025, Landon helped lead the Rockets to a 32-29 record, with Toledo's pitching posting a MAC-best 5.26 ERA. The Rockets finished the season with 428 strikeouts, a top-five mark in program history. Following the 2025 season, two members of the Rockets' pitching staff earned All-MAC honors, with lefty Jacob Tabor earning a spot on the MAC First Team, and right-hander Brady Sasse earning MAC Freshman Pitcher of the Year as well as Second Team honors.Prior to his time at Toledo, Landon spent two seasons at Troy University as the Trojans' pitching coach. He helped Troy to an NCAA regional appearance and 40-win season in 2023, followed by a 37-22 record in 2024. Troy set program records with 636 strikeouts and 21 saves in 2023. Troy's pitching staff earned a pair of 2023 All-Sun Belt selections in first-team pick Grayson Stewart and second-team pick Noah Manning. In 2023, Landon also coached right-handed pitcher Zach Fruit, who was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, and righty Ben Thompson, who signed with the Los Angeles Angels. Prior to Troy, Landon was part of travel baseball organizations Motor City Hit Dogs in Michigan and GRB Rays in Wisconsin. He also volunteered with the Miracle League of Mid-Michigan. Landon played coll

Matt Jennings was hired in 2007 as a member of the athletics strength and conditioning staff. He was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Strength and Conditioning in April of 2021. Jennings oversees the strength and conditioning for all of Xavier's 19 NCAA Division I teams. Jennings’ previous experience includes time as a strength coach at Wake Forest University, the University of South Carolina and High Point University in addition to a graduate assistant position at the University of Tennessee and an internship with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He came to Xavier from High Point University, where he had been the head strength and conditioning coach since June of 2007. Jennings, who was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., received a bachelor of arts degree in physical education and exercise sports science from North Carolina in 1996. Jennings also was a two-year member of the Tar Heel football team. Jennings completed a master’s degree in sport administration from Tennessee in 1998. He is a member of the CSCCA (Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association) and holds the certification of MSCC (Master Strength and Conditioning Coach). Jennings and his wife, Jill, are the proud parents of three children, Delaney, Zachary and Jacob. Highlights of Coach Jennings' career include: Coaching High Point University 2007-2009 Inaugural Head Strength & Conditioning Coach / 16 Big South Conference Teams University of South Carolina 2004-2007 Assistant Strength & Conditioni

Billy O'Conner announced Riley Bertram's promotion to recruiting coordinator in Fall 2025. Bertram joined Xavier’s staff in Fall 2023, helping the Musketeers to 30-plus wins and a Top 50 RPI in each of the last two seasons. The 2024 Musketeers collected 30 victories against the 25th hardest schedule overall and third hardest non-conference schedule. In BIG EAST play, Xavier went 12-9, earning the No. 4 seed the BIG EAST Tournament. Last season’s Musketeer squad finished with 32 wins, taking on the fifth hardest non-conference schedule in the nation. Xavier posted a 14-7 record in BIG EAST play, earning the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. Bertram, originally from Zionsville, Ind., played a middle infielder in college, and spent the 2023 season as a grad student at Clemson after spending four seasons at Michigan. For his career, Bertram was a .275 hitter with a .365 slugging percentage and .373 on-base percentage through 195 games. In his five collegiate seasons, he made 174 starts, drove in 110 RBIs and scored 115 runs. On defense Bertram, finished his college career with a .967 fielding percentage. During the 2023 season at Clemson, Bertram was a team captain, earning ACC All-Tournament First Team honors after helping the Tigers to the tournament championship. A two-time captain at Michigan, Bertram was an All-Big Ten Tournament First Team selection for the 2022 Big Ten Tournament Champions, and a member of the 2019 squad that made the championship series of the Colleg

Siemers Family Baseball Head Coach Billy O’Conner announced the addition of Troy LaNeve to the Xavier Baseball coaching staff in Fall 2025 LaNeve joined the ...

Siemers Family Baseball Head Coach Billy O'Conner announced the addition of Tyler Hutson to the Xavier Baseball coaching staff in Fall 2025. Hutson joins Xav...