Bobby O’Connor has been hired as Ballard Memorial’s new head softball coach. He also will assist new Ballard County Middle School softball coach Scott Alexander this fall.O’Connor is no stranger to Ballard sports. He was assistant BCMS football coach under LeToun Bledsoe for the 2014 team that won the divisional championship. O’Connor also was the girls’ basketball coach for three years, boys’ seventh-grade basketball coach for two years, and assistant softball coach for two years, all at BCMS. He was Ballard Rec League coordinator for softball, baseball and T-ball for three years, and currently is finishing up his seventh season as Ballard Bombshells’ summer league coach.